2019 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 21a - Consumer Protection
Chapter 417 - General Provisions. Pure Food and Drugs
Section 21a-62c - Cottage food operations. Examination of premises. Licensure requirements.

(a) All cottage food operations shall be licensed annually by the Commissioner of Consumer Protection. The license application form shall be developed by the commissioner. The license shall specify the food products allowed to be produced by the cottage food operation. The annual license fee for cottage food operations shall be set by the Commissioner of Consumer Protection, provided such fee shall not exceed one hundred dollars.

(b) Prior to licensing, the commissioner shall, within existing resources, examine the premises of the cottage food operation to determine it to be in compliance with the provisions of this section and sections 21a-62b and 21a-62d to 21a-62h, inclusive.

(c) Any cottage food operation shall comply with all applicable municipal laws and zoning ordinances when conducting a business from a private residential dwelling. Upon request by the commissioner, the cottage food operation shall provide written verification, from a credible recognized source, as determined by the commissioner, of compliance with all local, state and federal laws regarding on-site wastewater systems.

(d) Any cottage food operation with a private water supply shall have the supply tested prior to receiving a license in order to demonstrate that the water supply is potable. Subsequent testing of such private water supplies shall be required at a frequency determined by the commissioner.

(e) Prior to receiving a license, each cottage food operation shall have attended and completed a food safety training program that includes training in food processing and packaging. A list of food safety training programs that are recognized by the commissioner shall be maintained on the Department of Consumer Protection's Internet web site.

(P.A. 18-141, S. 14.)