Permits
Coffee and cart permits in New York
To sell coffee in New York, you work with your county health department for food and mobile vending permits, then add a business license and state tax registration. Pick your county below for the department that handles your area and the steps to open.
62 counties, 9 with a direct health department link on file so far.
Statewide rules in New York
In New York, food service permits come from your county health department (or NYC's Department of Health, DOHMH, within New York City) under the State Sanitary Code.
- Food & vending permits
- NYS Dept. of Health, food service establishmentsNYC, food service establishment permit
- Food safety cards
- In NYC a supervisor needs a Food Protection Certificate; statewide, at least one certified food protection manager.
Official links, last verified July 14, 2026. Requirements vary by city and change over time.
Confirm the current steps and fees before you apply.
Counties in New York
- Bronx CountyDept link
- Erie CountyDept link
- Kings CountyDept link
- Monroe CountyDept link
- Nassau CountyDept link
- New York CountyDept link
- Queens CountyDept link
- Suffolk CountyDept link
- Westchester CountyDept link
- Albany County
- Allegany County
- Broome County
- Cattaraugus County
- Cayuga County
- Chautauqua County
- Chemung County
- Chenango County
- Clinton County
- Columbia County
- Cortland County
- Delaware County
- Dutchess County
- Essex County
- Franklin County
- Fulton County
- Genesee County
- Greene County
- Hamilton County
- Herkimer County
- Jefferson County
- Lewis County
- Livingston County
- Madison County
- Montgomery County
- Niagara County
- Oneida County
- Onondaga County
- Ontario County
- Orange County
- Orleans County
- Oswego County
- Otsego County
- Putnam County
- Rensselaer County
- Richmond County
- Rockland County
- Saratoga County
- Schenectady County
- Schoharie County
- Schuyler County
- Seneca County
- St. Lawrence County
- Steuben County
- Sullivan County
- Tioga County
- Tompkins County
- Ulster County
- Warren County
- Washington County
- Wayne County
- Wyoming County
- Yates County
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