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Committee reviews amendment to H.401 to raise small-producer thresholds and clarify home-kitchen exemption
Summary
Legislative counsel and fiscal staff reviewed Amendment 1.1 to H.401, which raises gross-receipts thresholds for licensing and fees for home and non-home food producers, clarifies an exemption for home kitchens under 43 58, and is expected to have a de minimis effect on the Food and Lodging Fee Fund.
Montpelier — The Agriculture, Food Resiliency, & Forestry committee reviewed Amendment 1.1 to H.401 on Oct. 12, 2025, which would change licensing thresholds and fees for small food manufacturers and home bakers and clarify an exemption for home kitchens under statute 43 58.
The amendment would raise the gross-receipts cutoff that triggers the $275 fee to $30,000 from the current $50,000 threshold and consolidate smaller producers into clearer categories. Under the proposed language, a “food manufacturing establishment operating a home kitchen whose average gross retail sales are less than or equal to $30,000 per year” would be exempt from licensure requirements and related licensure fees, legislative counsel Katie McLennan said.…
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