New York has no separate city cottage-food rule for Utica. Instead, the state Home Processor Exemption lets you make certain low-risk foods, like non-refrigerated baked goods, jams, and snack mixes, in your home kitchen without an Article 20-C license after free registration with NY Agriculture and Markets.
Cottage food in Utica is governed by New York State's Home Processor Exemption under Agriculture and Markets Law Article 20-C, administered by the NY Department of Agriculture and Markets, not by city code. Qualifying products include certain baked goods that do not require refrigeration (breads, rolls, cookies, double-crust fruit pies, cakes), high-acid jams and jellies, granola, and snack mixes. Refrigerated and higher-risk foods are not allowed. Registration is free: you submit a Home Processor Registration Request form. All home-processed foods must be sold within New York State. Utica zoning home-occupation limits (no on-site customers/signage for minor occupations) still apply.
Selling non-exempt foods without an Article 20-C license, or operating outside the exemption, can trigger NY Ag & Markets enforcement including cease orders and penalties.
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