N.Y. Agriculture & Markets Law § 500-a: Definitions

§ 500-a. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following

terms shall have the following meanings:

1. "Food service establishment" means any place where food is prepared

and intended for individual portion service, and includes the site at

which individual portions are provided, whether consumption occurs on or

off the premises, or whether or not there is a charge for the food.

2. "Retail food store" means any establishment or section of an

establishment where food and food products are offered to the consumer

and intended for off-premises consumption. The term does not include

establishments which handle only pre-packaged, non-potentially hazardous

foods, roadside markets that offer only fresh fruits and fresh

vegetables for sale, food service establishments, or food and beverage

vending machines.

3. "Zone" means an administratively determined geographic portion of

the state to which inspectors are assigned by the department.

4. "Food warehouse" shall mean any food establishment in which food is

held for commercial distribution.