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Committee advances bill to let licensed cottage-food producers sell through third parties
Summary
HB 398 would let licensed cottage food operators sell non-potentially hazardous products to third-party vendors (retailers or restaurants) instead of limiting them to direct-to-consumer sales; the committee gave the bill a do-pass recommendation by voice vote.
Rep. (author) presented HB 398 to the committee as legislation to expand market access for licensed cottage-food operators by allowing them to sell packaged, non-potentially hazardous products through third-party vendors such as retailers and restaurants.
"This bill opens up opportunities for our cottage food operators to expand their small businesses," the author said, adding that the Department of Agriculture already licenses and oversees the…
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