West of Mpls MN about 50 miles on Hwy 12 | In MN, there is nothing stopping a person from raising all of the eggs they can consume and directly sell any extra eggs to friends/neighbors/customers from 2,999 or less laying hens from their farm site for extra spending money no questions asked...just like many of our immigrant ancestors did...and a many new immigrants to MN are doing. A person can even hatch and raise their own replacement laying hens.
https://www.mda.state.mn.us/sale-eggs-minnesota#:~:text=Egg%20sales%...
Egg sales made directly to the consumer from the farm are permitted. If you are selling eggs from your own flock, you are excluded from licensing and are exempt from inspection as long as you have fewer than 3,000 layers. If customers are picking up the eggs at a location other than your farm (i.e., the sale is occurring away from the farm premises), you must meet the requirements described in the answer to the first question above.
If a small egg producer is a little more ambitious and wants to start an egg delivery service to their customers , all they need to do is fill out this flock registration form and follow a few simple rules like washing, candling, putting the eggs in a labeled carton, and keeping them refrigerated...just like my ancestors used to do. No fee, license, or government inspection of facilities is required.
https://www.mda.state.mn.us/sites/default/files/docs/2021-02/AG04016...
https://www.mda.state.mn.us/sale-eggs-minnesota
Producers selling a product of their own farm or garden are generally excluded from licensing. If you plan to sell eggs to food facilities or to consumers away from the premises of your farm, you are asked to register with the MDA. You must also meet certain requirements described in Minnesota statutes concerning poultry and eggs and Minnesota poultry and eggs rules. Basic compliance with these requirements includes the following:
Cleaning: The eggs must be cleaned by approved methods.
Candling and Grading: All eggs must be candled and graded.
Refrigeration: Eggs must be refrigerated at 45 degrees F or less after grading and be maintained at that temperature during storage.
Packaging: Containers (cartons, flats, and cases) of eggs must be labeled with the following mandatory information:
Grade and size of the eggs
Your name, address, and zip code
The statement: "Perishable. Keep Refrigerated."
A pack date in Julian calendar (day of the year)
A freshness date not to exceed 30 days from the date of pack. The freshness date must also have an explanation such as "exp...," "Best if used by...," or a similar statement.
The safe handling instructions: "To prevent illness from bacteria: Keep eggs refrigerated, cook eggs until yolks are firm, and cook foods containing eggs thoroughly."
My wife's registered with the State of MN small flock cousin delivers chicken and duck eggs to our refrigerator located in one of our Deputy Registrar offices for us and our co-workers. Cousin calls the office and says she's coming into town and asks how many dozen of each kind of eggs we want, we tell her, put payment in the office fridge, cousin delivers below store priced eggs to the office fridge and picks up her empty egg cartons to reuse...a pretty good arrangement IMO.
Edited by CMN 1/20/2025 15:33
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