Which Home Producers Are Not Considered Home-Based Vendors?

Individual vendors who sell whole, uncut produce:

• Vendors who solely sell whole, uncut produce are not considered HBVs and exempt from certain requirements (e.g., uncut melons, whole berries, microgreens, gourds, etc.).

Individual vendors who solely sell certain poultry, rabbits, or chicken eggs:

While meat and meat products are considered TCS foods, the homebased vendor rule 16-42-5.3-10 and 11 exempted poultry, rabbits and eggs sales at a farmers’ market or roadside stand. All products must meet the following requirements:

• Poultry and rabbits sold on the farm where the product is produced must be kept refrigerated at the point of sale and through delivery by the producer to the end consumer

• Poultry species and rabbits sold at farmers’ markets and roadside stands must be frozen at the point of sale

• The Indiana State Board of Animal Health (BOAH) regulates the slaughter and processing of poultry and poultry products. A vendor selling poultry should contact BOAH regarding additional requirements and abide by IC 15-17-5-11.

If in-shell chicken eggs are sold off the farm, the vendor should register and follow the rules and regulations set by the Indiana State Egg Board.

All other in-shell eggs (quail, pheasant, duck, turkey, etc.) sold off the farm at a farmers’ market or roadside stand shall follow the rules set forth by IC 16-42-5.3-11.