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Visit your local town's website to find the zoning board's contact information.</span></p> <p><a class="button-navy" href="https://www.nj.gov/nj/gov/county/localgov.html">Find your town's local zoning board through their website</a></p> <p><a class="button-navy" href="/health/cottagefood/rules-resources/faq/#Zoning">FAQ on Zoning</a></p>  </div> </section> <section class=" "> <h3 class="sectionTitle x-h5 accordion-header" id="heading_3"><button class="btn btn-link btn- text-wrap text-left collapsed" data-deeplink="" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#section_3" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="3">2. Confirm Your Business Idea Qualifies<i class="fas fa-chevron-circle-down"></i><i class="fas fa-chevron-circle-up"></i></button></h3> <div id='section_3' class='collapse accordion-content' aria-labelledby='heading_3' aria-expanded='false'> <p> </p> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-5"> <div class="column divider"> <h5 style="color: #163753; text-align: left;">Apply for Cottage Food if you want to:<br /><br /></h5> <div class="checkmark-container"><span class="checkmark">✔</span> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Make approved baked goods in your home kitchen</span></p> </div> <div class="checkmark-container"><span class="checkmark">✔</span> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Meet directly with your customer to deliver approved baked goods</span></p> </div> <div class="checkmark-container"><span class="checkmark">✔</span> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Make and sell approved baked goods/<a title="Non-TCS food means a food which will not support the growth of disease-causing bacteria. A non-TCS food does not need time and temperature controls to remain safe for consumption" href="/health/cottagefood/rules-resources/faq/index.shtml#nontcs">Non-TCS</a> products at events and farmers markets (combined with local health approvals)</span></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-5"> <div class="column"> <h5 style="color: #163753; text-align: left;">Do NOT apply for Cottage Food if you want to:<br /><br /></h5> <div class="cross-container"><span class="cross">❌</span> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Open a retail store or bakery. To do this, contact your <a href="https://www.nj.gov/health/lh/community/index.shtml" target="_blank" rel="noopener">local health department</a>.</span></p> </div> <div class="cross-container"><span class="cross">❌</span> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Work as a home chef or offer catering services. To do this, contact your <a href="https://www.nj.gov/health/lh/community/index.shtml" target="_blank" rel="noopener">local health department</a>.</span></p> </div> <div class="cross-container"><span class="cross">❌</span> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Operate a food cart or food truck. To do this, contact your <a href="https://www.nj.gov/health/lh/community/index.shtml" target="_blank" rel="noopener">local health department</a>.</span></p> </div> <div class="cross-container"><span class="cross">❌</span> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Send products through the mail. To do this, you need a commercial kitchen. Contact your <a href="https://www.nj.gov/health/lh/community/index.shtml" target="_blank" rel="noopener">local health department</a>.</span></p> </div> <div class="cross-container"><span class="cross">❌</span> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sell your product in grocery stores. To do this, you need a commercial kitchen. Contact the <a href="https://www.nj.gov/health/ceohs/phfpp/wfc/">wholesale food project</a>.</span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p style="text-align: left;"><br /><a class="button-navy" href="/health/cottagefood/rules-resources/rules/">See all the Cottage Food rules</a><br /><br /></p>  </div> </section> <section class=" "> <h3 class="sectionTitle x-h5 accordion-header" id="heading_4"><button class="btn btn-link btn- text-wrap text-left collapsed" data-deeplink="" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#section_4" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="4">3. Confirm Your Products Qualify<i class="fas fa-chevron-circle-down"></i><i class="fas fa-chevron-circle-up"></i></button></h3> <div id='section_4' class='collapse accordion-content' aria-labelledby='heading_4' aria-expanded='false'> <p><a class="button-navy" href="/health/cottagefood/food-products/approved/">See if your product qualifies</a></p>  </div> </section> <section class=" "> <h3 class="sectionTitle x-h5 accordion-header" id="heading_5"><button class="btn btn-link btn- text-wrap text-left collapsed" data-deeplink="" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#section_5" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="5">4. Take a Food Manager's Certification Course<i class="fas fa-chevron-circle-down"></i><i class="fas fa-chevron-circle-up"></i></button></h3> <div id='section_5' class='collapse accordion-content' aria-labelledby='heading_5' aria-expanded='false'> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Your Food Manager's Certification must be valid and in good standing at the time of application or renewal.</span></p> <p><a class="button-navy" href="/health/cottagefood/requirements/food-protection-manager-certification/">Find the course that's right for you</a></p>  </div> </section> <section class=" "> <h3 class="sectionTitle x-h5 accordion-header" id="heading_6"><button class="btn btn-link btn- text-wrap text-left collapsed" data-deeplink="" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#section_6" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="6">5. 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An updated proof of water potability is required with every renewal.</p> <p><a class="button-navy" href="/health/cottagefood/requirements/water-potability/">Find out where to get proof of water potability</a></p> <p> </p>  </div> </section> <section class=" "> <h3 class="sectionTitle x-h5 " id="heading_7"><br><h3 style="color:#163753;">Submit Your Application</h3></h3> <div id='section_7' class='' aria-labelledby='heading_7' aria-expanded=''> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">If you have completed the steps above, you are ready to submit your cottage food permit application.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Here are the steps for submitting your application:</span></p>  </div> </section> <section class=" "> <h3 class="sectionTitle x-h5 accordion-header" id="heading_8"><button class="btn btn-link btn- text-wrap text-left collapsed" data-deeplink="" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#section_8" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="8"><a id="application-form"></a>1. 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Your application will have incorrect or missing information.</li> <li>Fill out all sections of the application. Do not leave blank sections.</li> <li>Each statement must have a selected answer or the application will be denied.</li> <li>Any unanswered statement or NO selection may be grounds for denial of application.</li> <li>Willfully false answers may subject you to civil administrative penalties, denial of application and/or revocation of your permit.</li> <li>Complete Section IV, Attestations, in its entirety.</li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class=" "> <h3 class="sectionTitle x-h5 accordion-header" id="heading_9"><button class="btn btn-link btn- text-wrap text-left collapsed" data-deeplink="" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#section_9" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="9">2. For each Product, Frosting, and Filling, Complete the Product Questionnaire<i class="fas fa-chevron-circle-down"></i><i class="fas fa-chevron-circle-up"></i></button></h3> <div id='section_9' class='collapse accordion-content' aria-labelledby='heading_9' aria-expanded='false'> <p>For each different product that you intend to sell under the Cottage Food Operator's Permit, as well as each frosting and filling you intend to use, submit detailed answers to the following questions. A Food Safety Specialist will evaluate your answers to ensure that your product is non-TCS as required. Incomplete or vague answers that prevent a thorough safety review will result in a denial of your product.</p> <p>You may include these answers in the body of your email or in a separate document attachment with your submission. Please answer all questions for each product you will prepare. You may list multiple flavors on the same questionnaire if the base recipe is the same.</p> <p> </p> <div class="card"> <div class="card-body"> <h5 style="color: #163753; text-align: left;">Product Questionnaire: complete for each finished product, each frosting, and each filling<br /><br /></h5> <ol> <li>Name of Product, Filling, or Frosting<br /><br /></li> <li>Is this product information a trade secret? Trade secrets are not subject to the Open Public Records Act, therefore they are not accessible to the public.<br /><br /></li> <li>List all ingredients that are or may be used in this recipe. Include the quantity of each, preferably by weight in ALL ounces or ALL grams.<br /><br /></li> <li>Describe the step-by-step recipe instructions/process for making this product.<br /><br /></li> <li>Where do your ingredients come from? Indicate the source of raw ingredients.<br /><br /></li> <li>Submit a copy of the product label as it will appear on the finished product.</li> </ol> </div> </div> <p> </p>  </div> </section> <section class=" "> <h3 class="sectionTitle x-h5 accordion-header" id="heading_10"><button class="btn btn-link btn- text-wrap text-left collapsed" data-deeplink="" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#section_10" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="10"><a id="application-fee"></a>3. Pay the Non-Refundable Application Fee<i class="fas fa-chevron-circle-down"></i><i class="fas fa-chevron-circle-up"></i></button></h3> <div id='section_10' class='collapse accordion-content' aria-labelledby='heading_10' aria-expanded='false'> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Your application fee of <strong>$100</strong> pays for the processing and professional review of your submission by the New Jersey State Retail Food Specialist. This fee is not refundable.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Click the button below to open the online payment page. After you are finished payment, you will receive a payment confirmation number. Enter the payment confirmation number in the appropriate field on the application form.</span></p> <p><a class="button-navy" href="https://dohpay.nj.gov/en-US/?EFTCODE=14040&linkSeq=1197&amount=100" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Click here to pay with an e-check or credit card</a></p>  </div> </section> <section class=" "> <h3 class="sectionTitle x-h5 accordion-header" id="heading_11"><button class="btn btn-link btn- text-wrap text-left collapsed" data-deeplink="" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#section_11" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="11">4. Submit Your Application via Email<i class="fas fa-chevron-circle-down"></i><i class="fas fa-chevron-circle-up"></i></button></h3> <div id='section_11' class='collapse accordion-content' aria-labelledby='heading_11' aria-expanded='false'> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Add all required documents as attachments to one email:</span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Cottage Food Operator's Permit Application</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Completed Questionnaire</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Food Manager's Certification</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Proof of Water Potability</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">$100 application payment confirmation number</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Send your email to <a href="mailto:cfo@doh.nj.gov">cfo@doh.nj.gov</a> </span></p>  </div> </section> <section class=" "> <h3 class="sectionTitle x-h5 " id="heading_12"><br><h3 style="color:#163753;">What Happens Next?</h3></h3> <div id='section_12' class='' aria-labelledby='heading_12' aria-expanded=''> <p>A NJDOH Food Safety Specialist will review your submission for compliance with the Cottage Food Rule. If more information is needed, you will receive an email from <a href="mailto:CFO@doh.nj.gov">CFO@doh.nj.gov</a> or a representative will call you.</p> <p>The processing and careful review of your application takes 6-8 weeks. 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