Selling at and running markets in Wyoming.
Wyoming vendors selling taxable goods need a sales tax license from the Department of Revenue; craft shows and boutique markets have an occasional sales application for unlicensed vendors. The Wyoming Food Freedom Act exempts many homemade foods from state licensing. Temporary food permits come from the Department of Agriculture or a local health department.
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Sales tax.
Sales tax license, or Occasional Sales registration for non-licensed vendors
Selling tangible personal property generally requires a Wyoming sales tax license, applied for online through a WYIFS account. For vendors without a license, the Division offers an Occasional Sales application aimed at craft shows and boutique markets; ask the Division how it applies to your event.
- Who
- Vendors
- From
- Wyoming Department of Revenue, Excise Tax Division
- When
- Selling tangible personal property in Wyoming; the Division lists an occasional sales application for non-licensed vendors at craft shows and boutique markets
- Fee
- $60.00 license fee for each new vendor
Selling homemade food (cottage food).
At a glance: no registration or permit, sales up to $250,000 a year. Compare all 50 states.
Wyoming Food Freedom Act
Homemade foods sold under the Act are exempt from state licensure, permitting, inspection, packaging and labeling requirements. A producer is limited to 250,000 products and $250,000 in gross revenue a year, sales must stay within Wyoming, and meat is excluded except for listed cases such as limited poultry and rabbit.
- Who
- Vendors
- From
- Wyoming Department of Agriculture, Consumer Health Services
- When
- Producers selling homemade food or drink in Wyoming to informed end consumers, including at farmers markets, farms, ranches and producers' homes
Temporary food permits.
Temporary establishment food permit
Unless exempt under the Food Freedom Act, anyone preparing or selling food to the public needs a license from the Department of Agriculture or a local health department, and temporary establishment permits cover up to 14 consecutive days. A temporary sampling permit covers 14 individual days within 3 consecutive months at one location.
- Who
- Organizer and vendors
- From
- Wyoming Department of Agriculture, Consumer Health Services; local health departments in Laramie, Natrona, Teton, Sweetwater and Sublette counties and the City of Laramie
- When
- Preparing or serving food to the public at an event, including a producer who prepares food on site at a farmers market
- Fee
- $50
Farmers markets and produce.
Food Freedom Act rules at farmers markets
The Department's Q&A says a producer cannot prepare food on site at a farmers market under the Act, because that becomes a temporary food stand needing a license. The only exemption it names is cooking a product made in a home kitchen to give out as samples.
- Who
- Vendors
- From
- Wyoming Department of Agriculture, Consumer Health Services
- When
- Selling homemade food at a farmers market, or preparing food there
Business registration.
Secretary of State registration and Department of Revenue sales tax license
The Wyoming Business Council says legal structure registrations go through the Secretary of State and sales tax licenses through the Department of Revenue. Its page says the Department of Agriculture and some local jurisdictions license food sellers.
- Who
- Organizer and vendors
- From
- Wyoming Secretary of State; Wyoming Department of Revenue
- When
- Forming a business or selling taxable goods in Wyoming
Your city or county.
Event permits, vendor licenses and food permits are mostly set by your city or county. Ask your city's special events office and your county health department, or see the cities we cover.
Collect the paperwork with each application.
Ask vendors for their sales tax registration, cottage food registration or food permit and insurance certificate as required documents on your application form, and check them before you approve anyone.
Where the sources are unclear.
- The $60.00 license fee comes from W.S. 39-15-107 as quoted in the 2024 enrolled act HB0197 on the legislature's site; confirm the current amount with the Excise Tax Division, (307) 777-5200.
- The Excise Tax Division's registration page links an Occasional Sales application for non-licensed vendors at craft shows and boutique markets, but that form was not readable (hosted on Google Drive); no fee or event rules for it were found.
- No state promoter duty about vendor sales tax was found on the official pages read; ask the Department of Revenue, Excise Tax Division.
- The Food Freedom Act caps cited here come from the Department of Agriculture's July 2023 statute copy; the Q&A document is an older 2017 copy.
- No official page read states whether a state business license exists in Wyoming beyond Secretary of State entity filings; local city clerks handle local licenses.
Common questions.
Do I need a sales tax permit to sell at a craft fair in Wyoming?
Sales tax license, or Occasional Sales registration for non-licensed vendors (Wyoming Department of Revenue, Excise Tax Division): Selling tangible personal property generally requires a Wyoming sales tax license, applied for online through a WYIFS account. For vendors without a license, the Division offers an Occasional Sales application aimed at craft shows and boutique markets; ask the Division how it applies to your event.
Can I sell homemade food at a farmers market in Wyoming?
Wyoming Food Freedom Act (Wyoming Department of Agriculture, Consumer Health Services): Homemade foods sold under the Act are exempt from state licensure, permitting, inspection, packaging and labeling requirements. A producer is limited to 250,000 products and $250,000 in gross revenue a year, sales must stay within Wyoming, and meat is excluded except for listed cases such as limited poultry and rabbit.
Who issues temporary food permits for events in Wyoming?
Temporary establishment food permit (Wyoming Department of Agriculture, Consumer Health Services; local health departments in Laramie, Natrona, Teton, Sweetwater and Sublette counties and the City of Laramie): Unless exempt under the Food Freedom Act, anyone preparing or selling food to the public needs a license from the Department of Agriculture or a local health department, and temporary establishment permits cover up to 14 consecutive days. A temporary sampling permit covers 14 individual days within 3 consecutive months at one location.
Do I need a state business license to be a vendor in Wyoming?
Secretary of State registration and Department of Revenue sales tax license (Wyoming Secretary of State; Wyoming Department of Revenue): The Wyoming Business Council says legal structure registrations go through the Secretary of State and sales tax licenses through the Department of Revenue. Its page says the Department of Agriculture and some local jurisdictions license food sellers.
Sources.
This page summarizes official state sources and isn't legal or tax advice. Rules and fees change; confirm with each agency.
Every fact on this page comes from these official pages, checked on 2026-10-11. Details change; tell us at hello@bzar.app if something here is out of date.
- https://excise-tax-div.wyo.gov/salesuselodging-tax/salesuselodging-registration
- https://excise-tax-div.wyo.gov/general-administrative/excise-tax-faqs
- https://www.wyoleg.gov/2024/Enroll/HB0197.pdf
- https://agriculture.wy.gov/corecode/uploads/document6/uploaded_pdfs/corecode/title11%207.5.23%20FFA%20Website%20Copy%20(8)_936.pdf
- https://agriculture.wy.gov/corecode/uploads/document6/uploaded_pdfs/corecode/wffa2017_937.pdf
- https://agriculture.wy.gov/chs-information
- https://wyomingbusiness.org/business/start/startup-resources/
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