What has to be on the carton label in Yukon?

Clearly labelled as ungraded, Name of the farm, Contact information for the farm, Date of packaging. The rule reads: "the carton should include the following information: the name of the farm; the contact information for the farm; the date of packaging"

Do eggs I sell in Yukon have to be kept cold?

Yes, at 4°C or colder. The rule reads: "eggs are maintained at 4°C during transportation, storage and display"

Territory rules

Can you sell backyard eggs in Yukon?

Yes. You can sell your own ungraded eggs directly to consumers, and at a farmers' market if they're clearly labelled ungraded. Stores, restaurants and commercial kitchens need graded eggs.

Read from 6 official sources21 passages quotedChecked October 7, 2026

Licence

Depends how you sell

Small-flock line

No number: own flock, ungraded

Farmers markets

With conditions

Cartons

Reuse with conditions

In plain English

Yukon has no egg marketing board or quota and no territorial egg grading law; the federal egg quota regulations list commodity boards only for the ten provinces and the Northwest Territories. The Government of Yukon's agriculture branch says producers can sell ungraded eggs directly to consumers, and can advertise and sell them at a farmers' market as long as the eggs are clearly labelled as ungraded. Ungraded eggs cannot be used in commercial kitchens or retail outlets, because Environmental Health Services requires food brought into food premises to come from approved sources; stores, restaurants, online sales and the Government of Yukon need graded eggs from a licensed egg-grading station. The branch's 2012 brochure adds criteria for packaged ungraded eggs: sound, clean shells, 4°C during transport, storage and display, clean cartons with old grading information covered, and a label with the farm's name, contact information and packing date. No licence is named for direct sales, but ask Environmental Health Services whether a market stall needs a food permit.

A sourced reading of Yukon's rules, not legal advice. Rules change; confirm with Government of Yukon, Agriculture Branch before you sell.

Do you need a licence?

Depends on how and how much you sellNo number: own flock, ungraded

Sell ungraded eggs directly to consumers; at a farmers' market, only if the eggs are clearly labelled as ungraded.Yukon.ca, Sell your agriculture products
Do not sell ungraded eggs for resale or for commercial food preparation; they cannot be used in any commercial kitchen or retail outlet.Yukon.ca, Sell your agriculture products; Agriculture Branch brochure, 2012
Eggs for grocery stores, commercial kitchens, restaurants, online sale or the Government of Yukon must be graded in a licensed egg-grading station.Yukon.ca, Sell your agriculture products
Packaged ungraded eggs: shells sound and free of any cracks, clean and free of fecal material or feathers; eggs maintained at 4°C during transportation, storage and display; cartons clean, with grading information covered up on recycled cartons.Agriculture Branch brochure, 2012
Carton label: name of the farm, contact information for the farm and date of packaging, with the eggs labelled as ungraded.Agriculture Branch brochure, 2012; Yukon.ca, Sell your agriculture products
Cracked eggs cannot be sold.Agriculture Branch brochure, 2012

The exact wording

“Ungraded refers to all other eggs. Producers can: sell these eggs directly to consumers; and advertise and sell them at a farmer's market as long as the eggs are clearly labelled as ungraded.”

Where you can sell

From home or the farm

Allowed

The Government of Yukon says producers can sell ungraded eggs directly to consumers; no licence or registration is named. The agriculture branch's brochure asks that packaged ungraded eggs be clean, sound, kept at 4°C and labelled with the farm's name, contact information and packing date.

Farmers markets

With conditions

Allowed as long as the eggs are clearly labelled as ungraded. Environmental Health Services issues permits for selling food at events, and says foods that support the growth of microorganisms need one; whether an egg stall needs a permit is not stated, so check with Environmental Health Services before you sell.

Stores and restaurants

Licence needed

Ungraded eggs cannot be used in any commercial kitchen or retail outlet. Grocery stores, commercial kitchens and restaurants may take only graded eggs inspected in a licensed egg-grading station.

Also check with: Environmental Health Services, Government of Yukon (food permits): environmental.health@yukon.ca, 867-667-8391

Cartons, labels and handling

Cartons

Reused cartons are allowed, with conditions.

“cartons used to contain eggs are clean; and, if using recycled cartons, the grading information must be covered up”

Refrigeration

4°C or colder where the rule applies.

“eggs are maintained at 4°C during transportation, storage and display”

The label must show

Clearly labelled as ungraded
Name of the farm
Contact information for the farm
Date of packaging

Grading

Ungraded sales are allowed only in some cases.

Ungraded eggs may be sold directly to consumers and at farmers' markets if clearly labelled as ungraded. Eggs for stores, restaurants and commercial kitchens must be graded in a licensed egg-grading station.

Washing

Advice, not a rule: the agriculture branch's brochure suggests washing eggs in clean water at about 43°C as soon as they are collected, never letting them soak, then dipping them in a sanitizing solution (5 mL of household bleach per litre of water) and drying them quickly.

Federal rules apply on top of Yukon's: Canada's federal egg rules. Pricing your dozen? The egg price calculator works it out from your feed bill.

Common questions

Do I need a licence to sell eggs from my backyard chickens in Yukon?: Yes. You can sell your own ungraded eggs directly to consumers, and at a farmers' market if they're clearly labelled ungraded. Stores, restaurants and commercial kitchens need graded eggs. Small-flock line: no number: own flock, ungraded. The conditions, and the law they come from, are on this page.
Can I sell eggs at a farmers market in Yukon?: Allowed with conditions. Allowed as long as the eggs are clearly labelled as ungraded. Environmental Health Services issues permits for selling food at events, and says foods that support the growth of microorganisms need one; whether an egg stall needs a permit is not stated, so check with Environmental Health Services before you sell. Also check with Environmental Health Services, Government of Yukon (food permits): environmental.health@yukon.ca, 867-667-8391.
Can I reuse egg cartons in Yukon?: With conditions. The rule reads: "cartons used to contain eggs are clean; and, if using recycled cartons, the grading information must be covered up"
What has to be on the carton label in Yukon?: Clearly labelled as ungraded, Name of the farm, Contact information for the farm, Date of packaging. The rule reads: "the carton should include the following information: the name of the farm; the contact information for the farm; the date of packaging"
Do eggs I sell in Yukon have to be kept cold?: Yes, at 4°C or colder. The rule reads: "eggs are maintained at 4°C during transportation, storage and display"

Sources

Public Health and Safety Act, RSY 2002 c 176 · Authority for the Eating or Drinking Places Regulations
Eating or Drinking Places Regulations, C.O. 1961/001 · Food premises sanitation; an eating or drinking place is any place, except a private dwelling, where food is offered for sale to the public; food brought in must be clean, wholesome and free from spoilage
Yukon.ca: Sell your agriculture products (Eggs) · Graded eggs from a licensed egg-grading station for stores, restaurants and commercial kitchens; ungraded eggs direct to consumers and at farmers' markets if clearly labelled
Agriculture Branch: The Sale and Use of Ungraded Eggs in Yukon (brochure, January 2012) · Direct producer-to-consumer sales; approved-source rule for food premises; handling, carton and label criteria for packaged ungraded eggs
Government of Yukon, Agriculture Branch · Sell your agriculture products: eggs

Read the 21 passages this page is built on

“You can sell graded and ungraded eggs in the Yukon.”
Yukon.ca: Sell your agriculture products (Eggs) · read 2026-10-07
“Graded eggs are fit for retail sale. They must be inspected in a licensed egg-grading station.”
Yukon.ca: Sell your agriculture products (Eggs) · read 2026-10-07
“You can sell graded eggs: in grocery stores; to commercial kitchens; to restaurants; online; and to the Government of Yukon.”
Yukon.ca: Sell your agriculture products (Eggs) · read 2026-10-07
“Ungraded refers to all other eggs. Producers can: sell these eggs directly to consumers; and advertise and sell them at a farmer's market as long as the eggs are clearly labelled as ungraded.”
Yukon.ca: Sell your agriculture products (Eggs) · read 2026-10-07
“Ungraded eggs cannot be used in any commercial kitchen or retail outlets.”
Yukon.ca: Sell your agriculture products (Eggs) · read 2026-10-07
“Date modified: 2026-04-28”
Yukon.ca: Sell your agriculture products (Eggs) · read 2026-10-07
“This brochure outlines how eggs produced in Yukon can be sold to the public. Includes information on egg grading and handling tips. Published by the Agriculture Branch in January 2012.”
Agriculture Branch: The Sale and Use of Ungraded Eggs in Yukon (brochure, January 2012) · read 2026-10-07
“Currently, all eggs produced in Yukon are ungraded. As such, egg producers in Yukon may sell eggs to the public only through a sale completed directly between the producer and the consumer.”
Government of Yukon, Agriculture Branch · read 2026-10-07
“Producers may connect directly with consumers through public advertisements and can also sell their product at local farmer’s markets.”
Government of Yukon, Agriculture Branch · read 2026-10-07
“No, ungraded eggs are not to be purchased for resale or the commercial preparation of food. Under the authority of the Public Health and Safety Act, Eating or Drinking Places Regulations, Environmental Health Services requires that all food and drink brought into these places be from approved sources.”
Government of Yukon, Agriculture Branch · read 2026-10-07
“Ungraded eggs do not come from an approved source as they are not processed in a regulated facility where all of the required quality control procedures are in place.”
Government of Yukon, Agriculture Branch · read 2026-10-07
“Ungraded eggs that are packaged for sale should follow the criteria below: shells are sound and free of any cracks; shells are clean and free of any fecal material or feathers; eggs are maintained at 4°C during transportation, storage and display; cartons used to contain eggs are clean; and, if using recycled cartons, the grading information must be covered up”
Government of Yukon, Agriculture Branch · read 2026-10-07
“the carton should include the following information: the name of the farm; the contact information for the farm; the date of packaging”
Government of Yukon, Agriculture Branch · read 2026-10-07
“Eggs should be promptly refrigerated at a temperature of 4°C and kept at this temperature until sold.”
Government of Yukon, Agriculture Branch · read 2026-10-07
“Cracked eggs cannot be sold because of food safety concerns.”
Government of Yukon, Agriculture Branch · read 2026-10-07
“Eggs should be washed with clean water as soon as they are collected. The temperature of the wash water should be around 43°C.”
Government of Yukon, Agriculture Branch · read 2026-10-07
“Immediately after the eggs are washed, they should be dunked into a sanitizing solution. Household bleach is a commonly used sanitizer. Five millilitres of bleach into one litre (5ml/L) of water makes a safe solution.”
Government of Yukon, Agriculture Branch · read 2026-10-07
“When you open and run a food business in Yukon, your business has to follow the: Eating or Drinking Places Regulations; and Food Retail and Food Services Code.”
Government of Yukon, Agriculture Branch · read 2026-10-07
“You need to get a permit to sell or give away food you've made at an event.”
Government of Yukon, Agriculture Branch · read 2026-10-07
“Foods that support the growth of infectious microorganisms will need a permit.”
Government of Yukon, Agriculture Branch · read 2026-10-07
“Newfoundland, the Newfoundland Egg Marketing Board, and (k) the Northwest Territories, the Northwest Territories Egg Producers;”
laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · read 2026-10-07

What we couldn't confirm

yukon.ca and laws.yukon.ca refuse scripted downloads (bot challenge); every Yukon quote was read in a browser on 2026-10-07 and is listed in yukon.blocked.json. The brochure PDF's text was extracted in the browser; some of its text is drawn as outlines and could not be read, including the end of the labelling list ("as Ungraded Eggs") and a sentence about not misrepresenting ungraded eggs as graded.
The brochure dates from January 2012 (document page last updated December 31, 2015) and says all Yukon eggs are ungraded. The 2026 agriculture page refers to graded eggs from a licensed egg-grading station; whether such a station operates in Yukon now was not checked.
The brochure attributes the approved-source rule to the Eating or Drinking Places Regulations, but the regulation text (C.O. 1961/001, effective January 5, 1961) says only that food brought into the premises shall be clean, wholesome and free from spoilage. The approved-source requirement appears to be Environmental Health Services practice (the department also applies the Food Retail and Food Services Code); flagged, not resolved.
No source says whether an egg stall at a farmers' market needs an Environmental Health Services permit. The regulations define an eating or drinking place as any place, except a private dwelling, where food is offered for sale to the public, and the event-permit page says foods that support microbial growth need a permit; the agriculture page names no permit. Ask Environmental Health Services.
laws.yukon.ca states its texts are for information only and are not the official versions. The Public Health and Safety Act itself was not read.
No Yukon egg marketing board or egg grading regulation was found: laws.yukon.ca lists only Appeal Board and Meat Inspection regulations under the Agricultural Products Act. The federal Canadian Egg Marketing Agency Quota Regulations, 1986 (current to 2026-09-21) name commodity boards for the ten provinces and the Northwest Territories only. No Yukon government statement that Yukon is outside supply management was found.
No 2023 to 2026 Yukon act or regulation on eggs was found in the laws.yukon.ca title lists (eggs, food, agriculture, public health); the bills database was not searched.
Eggs taken out of Yukon into a province or another territory fall under the federal rules; see the Canada (federal) page.
The Eating or Drinking Places Regulations (C.O. 1961/001) on laws.yukon.ca block scripted downloads and their PDF could not be read in the browser either, so their wording is not quoted here; the approved-source rule is quoted from the Agriculture Branch brochure instead.

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