Indiana Direct-to-Consumer Compliance

24 category-by-category guides for producers selling straight to Indiana consumers – from cottage-eligible dry goods to licensed dairy, meat, and pet-food pathways. Verified against official Indiana sources, Sept. 2026.

General Consumer Product

Aromatics

Candles, wax melts, incense, reed diffusers & room sprays

Cottage Food Eligible

Baked Goods

Breads, cookies, cakes, pies & pastries made at home

Split Path

Beverages

Lemonades, syrups, tonics, kombucha & farm cider

MoCRA Registration Path

Body Care

Soaps, lotions, balms & topical skin products

Split Path

Canned Goods

Jams, pickles, salsas & home-canned vegetables

Cottage Food Eligible

Coffee & Tea

Roasted whole bean, ground coffee & loose-leaf tea blends

Licensed Facility Required

Dairy

Milk, cheese, butter, yogurt & cream

Cottage Food Eligible

Dried Goods

Dried fruit, dehydrated vegetables, pasta & snack mixes

Split Path

Eggs

In-shell chicken and other table eggs

Farm Exempt

Fruits

Fresh whole fruit sold direct from the farm or stand

Cottage Food Eligible

Grains & Flour

Milled flour, cornmeal, popcorn & whole grains

Cottage Food Eligible

Herbs & Spices

Dried culinary herbs, spice blends & seasoning mixes

Cottage Food Eligible

Honey

Extracted, comb & creamed honey from your own hives

Verify Before You Sell

Laundry

Homemade detergents, soap flakes & dryer sachets

Licensed Facility Required

Meats

Beef, pork, lamb, goat, poultry & rabbit

Verify Before You Sell

Mushrooms

Cultivated gourmet mushrooms, dried mushrooms & spawn

Cottage Food Eligible

Nuts & Seeds

Raw, roasted & candied nuts and seeds

Split Path

Oils

Cooking oils & herb/garlic-infused oils

Licensed / Registered Product Required

Pet Food/Treats

Dog and cat treats, specialty pet food & raw chews

Split Path

Plants & Flowers

Nursery stock, bedding plants, cut flowers & seeds

Cottage Food Eligible

Preserves

Jams, jellies, fruit butters & marmalades

Verify Before You Sell

Supplements

Vitamins, herbal capsules, powders & tinctures

Farm Exempt

Vegetables

Fresh whole vegetables sold direct from the farm

Cottage Food Eligible

Vinegars

Plain fermented vinegar & fruit/herb-infused vinegars