Another advocacy letter went out from Homemade Texas last month; this time to the tiny southwest Texas town of Brackettville. 🤠
I’ve always maintained that the farther you get from Austin, the more likely it is that local officials start making up their own rules when it comes to cottage foods. Unfortunately, this appears to be one of those situations.
A cottage food producer there was reportedly required to purchase a city permit because she “sells more and is considered a business.”
But here’s the thing: ALL cottage food operators are businesses under Texas law. The law does not create different categories based on whether someone “feels” like a business to local officials. If you qualify under the cottage food statute, local governments may not require permits or fees for your operation.
It was almost as if no one at the City of Brackettville had heard of this newfangled “cottage food law.”
This is exactly the kind of advocacy Homemade Texas provides for our Verified Sellers: stepping in when local governments misunderstand the law and helping ensure cottage food producers are treated fairly and lawfully across Texas.
