Union, NY Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Sidewalk & Mobile Vending (2026)

Section 151-8 of the Town of Union Code sets the operating conduct rules for every licensed vendor under Article I of Chapter 151, the license required by § 151-1 to peddle on any public street, avenue, sidewalk, lane or alley or in any public place outside the corporate limits of any village. The section lists what a vendor shall not do. A vendor cannot interfere with pedestrian or vehicular use of public streets and places, and cannot cause or permit them to be littered with papers, wrappings or other debris or refuse.

A vendor cannot enter a house, building or land posted on the front with a written notice that vendors are not desired, unless the occupant gave prior consent. A vendor cannot make false statements, must act in an orderly and lawful manner, and cannot blow on, ring or sound any instrument or shout or cry out to attract attention to wares or announce approach. No confectionery or ice cream can be sold within 250 feet of any school between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on school days.

Time limits are seasonal. From November 1 through April of the following year, licensed activities must stay between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. daily. Between April 2 and October 31, the window is 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. daily.

Other Article I duties reach food sellers directly. Section 151-10 requires a licensed vendor to keep vehicles and receptacles clean and sanitary and foodstuffs and edibles well covered and protected from dirt, dust and insects. Section 151-9 requires scales or measures to be inspected by the County Sealer of Weights and Measures. The license itself is nontransferable and must be shown on demand (§§ 151-6, 151-7). The Town Clerk issues it for 60 days (§ 151-4), at a fee set by Town Board resolution (§ 151-11).