Angola on the Lake, NY

Residential pool safety in Erie County is governed by the New York State Uniform Code, which requires barriers, alarms, and safety covers. Public pools additionally meet Subpart 6-1…

Erie County issues permits only for public and semi-public swimming pools under NY State Sanitary Code Subpart 6-1. Private backyard pools are not county-permitted; those get a…

Erie County does not issue short-term-rental permits. In New York, STR permitting and land use are town and city matters, so your local municipality (Buffalo, Amherst, and others)…

Erie County levies a hotel occupancy (bed) tax of 3% on lodging with 30 or fewer rooms, including short-term rentals, and 5% on lodging with more than 30 rooms, on stays under 30…

On-street parking in Erie County is regulated by each town, city, and village and by New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law, not by county government. Erie County maintains county…

Erie County prohibits the sale of tobacco, vapor products, electronic cigarettes, liquid nicotine, and smoking paraphernalia to anyone under 21. Enforcement is by the Erie County…

Every pawnbroker operating in Erie County must hold a dealer's license issued by the Erie County Sheriff under Local Law No. 1 of 2018. The law bars pawnbrokers from buying goods from…

Erie County requires every secondhand dealer to be licensed by the Erie County Sheriff under Local Law No. 1 of 2018, but exempts nonprofit thrift operations, occasional yard sales…

Erie County Local Law No. 5 of 2025 makes it unlawful to dump dirt, rubble, household waste, garbage, yard waste or debris of any sort on any sidewalk, street, lot, park or other…

Erie County bans smoking tobacco or nicotine e-cigarettes in or next to any public bus shelter countywide. Bus operators must post "No Smoking" signage, and riders and passersby face…