Home Bakery Permit Requirements in Casper, WY

1. EIN (Employer Identification Number)

   Required if you have employees or operate as an LLC or corporation. Free from the IRS.

   Official government source

   Free·Immediate (online application)

   Free

   Immediate (online application)

1. Wyoming Department of Revenue — Sales Tax License

   Required for all businesses selling taxable goods or services in Wyoming. Wyoming charges a 4% state sales tax; counties may add up to 2% and optional resort taxes may apply. Register with the Wyoming Department of Revenue online.

   Official government source

   $60 one-time sales/use tax license fee (W.S. § 39-15-106(a))·Immediate (online)

   $60 one-time sales/use tax license fee (W.S. § 39-15-106(a))

   Immediate (online)

2. Wyoming Department of Agriculture — Food Safety Manager Certification

   Wyoming's Food Freedom Act (W.S. 11-49-101 et seq. — confirm current text with the legislature) broadly exempts homemade-food producers selling directly to consumers from state licensing and certification, so no food-manager certificate is required for Food Freedom Act sales. For questions or operations outside the exemption: Wyoming Department of Agriculture, Consumer Health Services.

   Official government source

   Not required for Food Freedom Act direct-to-consumer sales·1–2 days

   Not required for Food Freedom Act direct-to-consumer sales

   1–2 days

1. Wyoming Food Freedom Act — Homemade Food Exemption

   Wyoming's Food Freedom Act (W.S. 11-49-101 through 11-49-104) exempts homemade food sold directly to informed end consumers in Wyoming from state licensure, permitting, inspection, packaging, and labeling requirements — no registration is needed. Home-baked goods and confections qualify. The producer must inform buyers that the product is not licensed, regulated, or inspected; sales through a third-party retail location require the home-kitchen disclosure label.

   Official government source

   Free — no license or registration required·None — no application required

   Free — no license or registration required

   None — no application required

2. City of Casper Business/Health License (most businesses exempt)

   Casper does not require a general business license. The city licenses only enumerated business types (junk dealers, pawnshops, itinerant merchants, unsolicited salesmen, secondhand dealers, hotels/rooming houses, buses, taxicabs). However, businesses affecting public health - food service (including catering, food trucks, and bakeries), child day cares, body art/tattoo studios, massage therapy, and lodging - must obtain a City of Casper health license through the City Clerk after Casper-Natrona County Health Department inspection. Most other businesses (salons, trades, professional and personal services) need no city business license.

   Official government source

   $0 for most businesses; city health licenses $25-$100+ per year where required (e.g. restaurants $100 base)·Health licenses issued after inspection and fee payment; not applicable for most businesses

   $0 for most businesses; city health licenses $25-$100+ per year where required (e.g. restaurants $100 base)

   Health licenses issued after inspection and fee payment; not applicable for most businesses

Official Sources

• Wyoming Cottage Food Law
• City of Casper City Clerk

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