¿Puedes vender huevos de tus gallinas en Minnesota?

“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.”

“The requirements for selling your eggs at a farmers' market are the same as they would be if you were selling eggs to a food facility such as a restaurant or grocery store.”

“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 encouraged to register with the MDA.”

“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.”

“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.”

“Egg cartons may be reused for selling eggs. The cartons must be clean and maintained in a sanitary manner. You must apply the required labeling information to the cartons and cover or cross out any claims or label information not pertaining to the eggs in the carton.”

“Eggs must be clean and free of debris prior to sale. Dry cleaning with an abrasive material such as sandpaper is generally recommended. Wet cleaning using rags, sponges, or other devices to scrub or wipe by hand is prohibited.”

“You may sell eggs from any domesticated fowl, including chicken, turkey, duck, goose, and other species.”

“To obtain a certificate, producers must register with MDA and verify that they meet the licensing exemption criteria.”

“Producers with more than 3,000 laying fowl are subject to the USDA Shell Egg Surveillance program.”

“As of August 1, 2026, charitable food assistance programs in Minnesota that receive donated eggs from retailers are now allowed to distribute them to end consumers up to 30 days past their quality assurance date.”

“Meat, Poultry, and Egg Inspection 651-201-6300”

“Sales of eggs to customers who come to the producer’s premises are exempt from the egg handling regulations described in this fact sheet;”

“For sales of eggs away from the producer’s premises, whether to food facilities or directly to consumers at places like farmers’ markets, producers must follow state regulations for shell egg handling, labeling, and storage.”

“Mechanical refrigeration is required unless the product is delivered within four hours. Ice packs may be used to maintain temperature provided the product is delivered and sold in a combined total of four hours or less.”

“Poultry farmers, egg producers, CSAs, and individuals who sell shell eggs from their own flock to food facilities are considered an “approved source,” provided regulatory requirements prior to sale are met.”

“There is no fee associated with this registration and producers are provided a certificate of their registration to show to customers.”

“A freshness date not to exceed 30 days for Grade AA and 45 days for Grade A from the pack date.”

“A seller will need an approved facility and a food license issued by the MDA or one of its delegated authority agencies if eggs are purchased from someone else, then resold”

“The licensing provisions of sections 28A.01 to 28A.16 shall not apply to the following: … Persons selling the products of the farm or garden occupied and cultivated by them”

“provided that neither a producer of eggs when selling shell eggs produced on a farm occupied and cultivated by the producer, nor a hatchery which produces or purchases shell eggs solely for hatching shall be deemed a "person."”

"Egg handler" means a person who buys, sells, transports, stores, processes, or in any other way receives or has shell eggs. This includes farmers who sell candled and graded eggs off their premises.

“Checks and dirties must not be sold for human consumption as shell eggs, … except that a producer may sell such shell eggs of the producer's own production on the producer's premises directly to a household consumer for the consumer's own personal use.”

“All eggs offered for sale in cartons, boxes or cases, racks, or other packaging materials must contain the statement: "Perishable. Keep Refrigerated."”

“All eggs sold or offered for sale at retail must have been candled and graded and must be clearly labeled according to Minnesota consumer grades as established by rule under section 29.23. No eggs shall be sold or offered for sale as "ungraded," "unclassified," or by any other name that does not clearly designate the grade.”

“Wet cleaning of eggs using rags, sponges, or other devices to scrub or wipe the eggs by hand is prohibited.”

“The temperature of the wash water must be maintained at 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32 degrees centigrade) or above and must be at least 20 degrees Fahrenheit (11 degrees centigrade) warmer than the temperature of the eggs.”

“Eggs offered for sale in cartons, bags, containers, or other package form must be plainly and conspicuously labeled in printed letters not smaller than one-quarter inch in height … with the product identity; the grade and size; the name and address of the producer, processor, or distributor;”

“Containers, including packaging material inside the containers, must be maintained in a clean, sanitary condition.”

“Every egg handler selling eggs to a retailer must give the retailer an invoice showing the grade of the eggs under part 1520.1200.”

“The use of the word "Fresh" is limited to eggs of grades AA, A, and B quality which are not older than 30 days from the date of candling and grading.”

“relating to agriculture; allowing eggs to be donated past their quality assurance date;”

“plainly and conspicuously stamped and marked in letters not smaller than one-half inch in height with the product identity; the grade and size; the name and address of the producer, processor, or distributor; the words "packed for" or "distributed by" or equivalent;”

“Grade and size designations may not be abbreviated.”

“The definitions in this part and in Minnesota Statutes, section 29.21, apply to parts 1520.0200 to 1520.2000.”