Licensing for Egg Sale
This page provides permit information to those who want to sell eggs in Indiana. There are permits for different kinds of sellers that vary by when and where they sell eggs. Read the definitions below and the permit rates to determine which is right for your operation.
Definitions
retailer: A retailer is any person who sells eggs for human consumption and not for resale.
person: an individual, partnership, association, business trust, corporation, or any organized group of persons, regardless of whether the group is incorporated.
farmers market retailer: A farmer or bona fide egg producer who markets directly to the consumer at a location that is not the farmer's or producer's own premises and is recognized as a farmers market. The eggs must be your own production.
farmers market: a common facility where two (2) or more farmers or growers gather on a regular basis to sell farm products, which they produce, directly to the consumer.
wholesaler: any person engaged in buying eggs for human consumption for resale to retailers, hotels, restaurants, hospitals, nursing homes, schools, state or federal institutions, operators of multiple unit retail outlets engaged in the distribution of eggs to their own retail units, or producers who sell or deliver eggs to retailers, hotels, restaurants, hospitals, nursing homes, schools, or state or federal institutions.
1 case of eggs = 30 dozen
Exemption
No license is required if you sell only from the location where eggs are produced – consumers must pick up from that same location where chickens are located.
Payments
Licensing fees may be paid by mail with check or money order, and we now accept online payment by credit card. Cash is accepted by mail only, but is not encouraged, as mail is not secure.
For electronic payment, you can choose to create a username and password to streamline future license payments and have access to your payment history, or you may check out as a guest and provide all information each year.
Permits
Permits are issued based upon the volume of sales of eggs per week in addition to the type and location of sales. All permits are issued on an annual basis, July 1 – June 30.
Cost: $20
This permit is only for a farmer or bona fide egg producer who markets directly to the consumer at a location that is not the farmer's or producer's own premises and is recognized as a farmers market. The eggs must be your own production.
Cost: $50
The combination permit allows for selling eggs at a farmers’ market (as defined in and allows sales as a wholesaler at a level of fewer than 5 cases (150 dozen) per week and the eggs must be your own production. This permit requires a yearly fee, does not require deposit, does not require quarterly payments, but does require a semi-annual volume report, that is supplied by the Indiana State Egg Board.
This permit is only for those who are defined as retailers. The cost of retail permits depends on how many eggs a retailer sells each week.
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Retail Permit by case size
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| Less than 5 cases per week | $30 |
| 5-50 cases per week | $50 |
| More than 50 cases per week | $100 |
This permit is only for those who are defined as wholesalers. The cost of wholesale permits depends on how many eggs a wholesaler sells each week. A case of eggs is defined as 30 dozen eggs.
Please note that some permits may require deposits and additional payments based on sales. All wholesaler permits require either a semi-annual or quarterly volume report.
Wholesale Permit by case size
- Less than 5 cases per week - $50 per year
(no deposit required, semi-annual volume report required) - 5-250 cases per week - $90 per year
(requires deposit, requires quarterly volume reports and payments of $0.11 per case (30 dozen eggs) distributed. - 250-500 cases per week - $120 per year
(requires deposit, requires quarterly volume reports and payments of $0.11 per case (30 dozen eggs) distributed. - 500-1,000 cases per week - $150 per year
(requires deposit, requires quarterly volume reports and payments of $0.11 per case (30 dozen eggs) distributed. - More than 1,000 cases per week - $200 per year
(requires deposit, requires quarterly volume reports and payments of $0.11 per case (30 dozen eggs) distributed.
Deposit Information - All applicants for a license at a level of 5 or MORE cases per week must pay a deposit, which will be held in the active account.
The deposit amount is determined by estimating the 30-dozen case volume sold at wholesale in a 13-week period multiplied by $.11 per case. A request for the refund of deposit monies can be made upon the termination of distribution of eggs in Indiana, providing the account is current in reporting and payment.
Example: Company X anticipates distributing 40 cases per week, so applies for the 5-250 cases permit for $90. In addition to the $90 licensing fee, Company X must submit a deposit based upon their expected weekly average (40) over a 13-week time period at the rate of $.11 per case: 40 x 13 = 520 cases over a 13-week period; 520 x $.11 = $57.20 deposit due and payable with $90 license application for Company X.
If you are applying for a wholesale permit for distribution of more than 5 cases of eggs per week and paying by credit card online, the Indiana State Egg board will contact you at the email address provided with the details on how to determine the amount of deposit, and payment details.