NYC Administrative Code

§ 17-311 — Display of license or plate and letter grade.

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This section mandates that food vendors carry their licenses and display them upon request from authorized city officials. It also requires that permit plates and letter grades be affixed to vending vehicles in a conspicuous manner. Applies to food vendors operating in New York City.

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§ 17-311 Display of license or plate and letter grade.

AC § 17-311

a. Each food vendor shall carry his or her license upon his or her person and it shall be exhibited upon demand to any police officer, public health sanitarian or other authorized officer or employee of the city. b. The food vendor's license, including a supervisory license, shall be worn conspicuously by him or her at all times while he or she is operating as a food vendor. c. The permit plate and letter grade shall be firmly affixed to the vending vehicle or pushcart in a conspicuous place as required by rules of the department. d. Vendors issued fresh fruits and vegetables permits pursuant to paragraph four of subdivision b of section 17-307 of the administrative code of the city of New York shall carry upon their person a laminated or similarly durable and easily readable map, prepared and issued to them by the commissioner, designating those areas of the city in which they are authorized to vend. Those persons issued a fresh fruits and vegetables permit found to be vending from green carts and vehicles in precincts other than those designated on their borough-specific permits shall be deemed to be operating such vehicle or pushcart without a permit. e. A permit plate on a vehicle or pushcart issued to a supervisory licensee shall indicate, either by color or other designation of the department's choosing, that such vehicle or pushcart may only be operated when a supervisory licensee is physically present and vending at such vehicle or pushcart. (Am. L.L. 2017/108, 5/30/2017, eff. 2/24/2018; Am. L.L. 2021/018, 2/28/2021, eff. 2/28/2021) Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 2008/009 and L.L. 2021/018.

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