Wins / Indiana, March 2026

Indiana exempts homestead vendors and small farms from food-establishment rules

Indiana HB 1424 lets homestead vendors and small farms with under $1.5 million in sales sell prepared foods, certain meat products, produce and baked goods directly to consumers from their property or a farmers market without the licensing and inspection rules that apply to restaurants, including foods that need temperature control. Signed March 12, 2026; in effect July 1, 2026.