Payments for annual permit renewals can now be made online! Effective January 1, 2020 all permit applications for Temporary and Promotional events, including fee-waived events, must be submited at least 10 days prior to the first day of operation. Operators who submit an application less than 10 days will be charged a late fee of $30.

This program provides services in the following areas:

• Performs inspections of food service facilities

• Provides plan review and approval for new food service facilities
  

• Investigates foodborne illness outbreaks
  

• Investigates food service facility complaints
  

• Provides training for the food service industry
  

• Provides public information and education concerning food safety issues
  

• New York State Clean Indoor Air Act enforcement at food service facilities

Click here for tips to protect yourself and your family from foodborne illness.

Food Permit Application Packages (pdf):

• Food Service Establishment Permit

• Mobile Unit Permit

• Promotional Food Permit

• Temporary Food Permit

• Commissary Agreement (Mobile Units, Pushcarts, Caterer)

• Part 14, Subpart 14-1 Food Service Establishments

• Part 14, Subpart 14-2 Temporary Food Service Establishments

• Part 14, Subpart 14-4 Mobile Food Service Establishments

• Part 14, Subpart 14-5 Vending of Food and Beverages

New York State Guidance for Food Service at Community Events:

• Planning a Fundraiser? Food Safety at Community Events

• Food Service Vendors: General Guidance for Temporary Food Service Establishments at Events
• Temporary Food Service Guidance for Food Vendors & Community Event Organizers

• Food Safety for the Volunteer Worker

For More Information About Food Safety:

• Foodsafety.gov

• U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) - Food

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - Food Safety

• U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Food Safety and Inspection Service