Showing ordinances that apply to Woodstock, NY
Woodstock is an unincorporated community (population 2,521) in Ulster County, New York. Because Woodstock is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal code. Instead, Ulster County ordinances apply directly to properties here. The cottage food operations rules below are the ones that govern your area.
New York's Home Processor exemption (20 NYCRR §276.2) lets residents make and sell low-risk shelf-stable foods from home kitchens after a free registration with the NY Department of Agriculture & Markets. Ulster County adds no additional cottage-food license.
Under the NY Ag & Markets Home Processor Exemption, residents may produce and sell: baked goods without custard or cream fillings, candy, jams/jellies/marmalades, snack items (granola, popcorn, roasted coffee), dried spice blends, and certain dehydrated vegetables. Acidified foods (pickles), meat/poultry/fish, and any temperature-controlled items are NOT allowed. Producers must register (free) with the Department's Division of Food Safety & Inspection, label products with name/address/ingredients/allergens, and may sell at farmers' markets, retail stores, online, and directly to consumers. Ulster County has a vibrant farmers' market scene (Kingston, New Paltz, Woodstock, Saugerties) where home processors routinely sell. No county permit is required, but local zoning must allow the home-occupation activity.
Operating outside the Home Processor exemption (e.g., selling prohibited items) or without registration: NY Ag & Markets enforcement, stop-sale orders, $200-$1,000 fines per violation, and potential seizure of product.
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