Locally administered by the Orange County Department of Health, Division of Environmental Health, under NY State Sanitary Code Subpart 14-1. Caterers with a hall are permitted on the same seat-based schedule. Retail groceries, markets and bakeries selling packaged food are licensed separately by the NY State Dept of Agriculture & Markets, not the county DOH.
A commissary/commissary letter is required (the county's Mobile Food Service application includes a commissary letter). Locally administered by Orange County DOH Environmental Health.
| Category | Annual fee | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Caterer | Included in the Food Service Establishment permit - "Caterers with Hall" are priced on the same seat-based annual schedule ($275 for 0-25 seats up to $450 for >200 seats). | Orange County DOH does not price caterers separately; a caterer with a hall is a Food Service Establishment by seat count. |
| Bakery / food processing | null - retail bakeries and food processors selling packaged food are licensed by the NY State Dept of Agriculture & Markets (Article 20-C / 20-A), not the Orange County DOH. A bakery with on-site food service/seating would be a county Food Service Establishment ($275-$450 by seats). | NY splits retail food (state Ag & Markets) from food service (county DOH). |
| Grocery / market with deli | null - groceries and markets (retail food stores) are licensed by the NY State Dept of Agriculture & Markets, not the Orange County DOH. An in-store deli / hot-food prep area may require a county Food Service Establishment permit ($275-$450 by seats); confirm with Environmental Health (845-291-2331). | Retail food (grocery) = NY State Ag & Markets jurisdiction. |
| Temporary / seasonal event | $75 - Temporary Food Service Establishment (Orange County DOH fee schedule eff. 1-1-2023). | Flat fee; separate Temporary Food Service application (revised 9-2025). Farmers'-market/fair/festival vendors follow the county's temporary-food guidance. |
| Pushcart / mobile vending | $150 - Mobile Food Units (Trucks, Carts etc.), annual. | A commissary letter is required with the Mobile Food Service application. |