Mobile food vendors need a City Clerk peddler/vendor license plus a Westchester County Department of Health mobile food service establishment permit. City limits the total number of licenses and restricts downtown street vending.
WP Code Chapter 5-12 (Peddlers, Solicitors and Transient Merchants) governs mobile vending. Applicants submit application to City Clerk with photo, background check, vehicle info, proof of commissary, and Westchester County DOH permit. License is annual. Vending in the Central Business District and near existing brick-and-mortar restaurants is generally restricted; private-property catering and special event vending is more permissive. Fees typically $200-$500/year.
Unlicensed vending: confiscation of food/equipment, fines $250-$1,000 per violation, and possible denial of future licenses.
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