Home Processor Exemption is free. NYC has additional local rules.
Sources
Where to verify New York's rules
By Locality
New York Counties
46 counties tracked. Pick yours for the local zoning + health department links.
Kings County
Brooklyn
2.68M
Queens County
Queens
2.36M
New York County
Manhattan
1.65M
Suffolk County
Riverhead
1.52M
Bronx County
The Bronx
1.44M
Nassau County
Mineola
1.39M
Westchester County
White Plains
998K
Erie County
Buffalo
951K
Monroe County
Rochester
756K
Richmond County
Staten Island
493K
Onondaga County
Syracuse
473K
Orange County
Goshen
401K
Rockland County
New City
337K
Albany County
—
315K
Dutchess County
Poughkeepsie
296K
Saratoga County
Ballston Spa
236K
Oneida County
Utica
231K
Niagara County
Lockport
212K
Broome County
Binghamton
198K
Ulster County
Kingston
182K
Rensselaer County
Troy
161K
Schenectady County
Schenectady
159K
Chautauqua County
Mayville
127K
Oswego County
Oswego
118K
Jefferson County
Watertown
117K
Ontario County
Canandaigua
112K
St. Lawrence County
Canton
109K
Tompkins County
Ithaca
103K
Putnam County
Carmel
98K
Steuben County
Bath
94K
Wayne County
Lyons
91K
Chemung County
Elmira
84K
Clinton County
Plattsburgh
80K
Sullivan County
Monticello
79K
Cattaraugus County
Little Valley
77K
Cayuga County
Auburn
76K
Madison County
Wampsville
68K
Warren County
Queensbury
66K
Livingston County
Geneseo
62K
Columbia County
Hudson
61K
Washington County
Fort Edward
61K
Herkimer County
Herkimer
60K
Otsego County
Cooperstown
60K
Genesee County
Batavia
58K
Fulton County
Johnstown
53K
Montgomery County
Fonda
50K
Major cities
City zoning rules in New York
City zoning rules apply on top of the state cottage food law — home occupation, customer pickup, signage, and employees.
New York
American Legal Publishing
Important
Cottage food laws are amended every year. This is a starting reference, not legal advice. Verify with New York Department of Agriculture and Markets and your local health department before relying on this data.