Overview
The table was put together for play from state and extension sources checked in October 2026. It is a summary, not legal advice: rules change and counties add their own. The game uses it to set the lodging tax guests pay, when a campground license is needed, which rental license the cottage needs, and whether posting a warning sign halves accident costs.
How the game uses each column
- Lodging tax: added on top of what guests pay and sent to the state each week.
- Campground license: needed once your tent, RV and glamping sites together reach the site count shown. Where no state license was found, the game asks for a county health sign-off at 5 sites.
- Rental license: 70 coins for a statewide license, 40 for a local permit.
- Warning sign: where the state's agritourism liability law asks for one, posting it (10 coins) halves what an accident costs you.
State by state
| State | Lodging tax | Campgrounds licensed by | License from (sites) | Cottage rental | Agritourism law | Sign helps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 4% | Local health dept. | 1 | Local permit | Yes | Yes |
| Alaska | 0% | No state license found | 5 | Local permit | Yes | No |
| Arizona | 5.5% | Local health dept. | 2 | Local permit | No | No |
| Arkansas | 8.5% | State | 3 | Local permit | Yes | Yes |
| California | 0% | State | 2 | Local permit | No | No |
| Colorado | 2.9% | Local health dept. | 2 | Local permit | Yes | Yes |
| Connecticut | 15% | Local health dept. | 1 | Local permit | Yes | No |
| Delaware | 4.5% | State | 1 | Local permit | No | No |
| Florida | 6% | State | 5 | State license | Yes | Yes |
| Georgia | 4% | State | 1 | Local permit | Yes | Yes |
| Hawaii | 15% | No state license found | 5 | Local permit | No | No |
| Idaho | 8% | No state license found | 5 | Local permit | Yes | Yes |
| Illinois | 6% | State | 3 | Local permit | No | No |
| Indiana | 7% | State | 10 | Local permit | Yes | Yes |
| Iowa | 5% | No state license found | 5 | Local permit | Yes | Yes |
| Kansas | 6.5% | No state license found | 5 | Local permit | Yes | Yes |
| Kentucky | 7% | State | 2 | Local permit | Yes | Yes |
| Louisiana | 5% | State | 1 | Local permit | Yes | Yes |
| Maine | 9% | State | 5 | Local permit | Yes | Yes |
| Maryland | 6% | State | 1 | Local permit | No | No |
| Massachusetts | 5.7% | Local health dept. | 1 | State license | No | No |
| Michigan | 6% | State | 5 | Local permit | No | No |
| Minnesota | 6.875% | State | 5 | State license | Yes | Yes |
| Mississippi | 7% | State | 1 | Local permit | Yes | Yes |
| Missouri | 4.225% | No state license found | 5 | Local permit | Yes | Yes |
| Montana | 8% | State | 1 | State license | Yes | No |
| Nebraska | 6.5% | State | 1 | Local permit | Yes | Yes |
| Nevada | 0% | State | 1 | Local permit | No | No |
| New Hampshire | 8.5% | No state license found | 5 | Local permit | No | No |
| New Jersey | 11.625% | Local health dept. | 2 | Local permit | No | No |
| New Mexico | 4.875% | No state license found | 5 | Local permit | No | No |
| New York | 4% | State | 5 | Local permit | Yes | Yes |
| North Carolina | 4.75% | No state license found | 5 | Local permit | Yes | Yes |
| North Dakota | 5% | State | 3 | Local permit | Yes | Yes |
| Ohio | 5.75% | State | 5 | Local permit | Yes | Yes |
| Oklahoma | 4.5% | No state license found | 5 | Local permit | Yes | Yes |
| Oregon | 1.5% | State | 1 | Local permit | Yes | Yes |
| Pennsylvania | 6% | State | 1 | Local permit | Yes | Yes |
| Rhode Island | 12% | State | 1 | State license | No | No |
| South Carolina | 7% | No state license found | 5 | Local permit | Yes | Yes |
| South Dakota | 5.7% | State | 2 | State license | Yes | Yes |
| Tennessee | 7% | State | 1 | Local permit | Yes | Yes |
| Texas | 6% | No state license found | 5 | Local permit | Yes | Yes |
| Utah | 5.92% | Local health dept. | 2 | Local permit | Yes | Yes |
| Vermont | 12% | State | 4 | Local permit | Yes | Yes |
| Virginia | 4.3% | State | 3 | Local permit | Yes | Yes |
| Washington | 6.5% | No state license found | 5 | Local permit | Yes | Yes |
| West Virginia | 6% | Local health dept. | 1 | Local permit | Yes | Yes |
| Wisconsin | 5% | State | 4 | State license | Yes | Yes |
| Wyoming | 9% | No state license found | 5 | Local permit | No | No |
Tips
- States with no agritourism liability law show a note that insurance matters even more there.
- Thinking about doing this for real? The game suggests calling your state's extension service and your county zoning office first.
See also
Written from the game itself. Spot something out of date? and our farm team will check it.
