N.Y.
Agriculture & Markets Law Section 451
Definitions
1.
“Food relief organization” means a religious organization or other not-for-profit that provides food for free to persons experiencing food insecurity, including but not limited to a food pantry, food bank, or soup kitchen or community-based organization that provides food for free to persons experiencing food insecurity.2.
“Surplus agricultural products” means consumable or edible agricultural products grown, produced or harvested in New York, including processed products as defined pursuant to subdivision three of this section, but shall not include beverages containing alcohol. “Surplus agricultural products” shall also include New York grown, produced or harvested milk, and milk products, including but not limited to two percent fat milk and whole milk.3.
“Processed products” means any agricultural commodity that is grown, produced or harvested in New York state and further processed by butchering, freezing, canning, pasteurizing, boiling, altering its state and/or blending with other ingredients, so long as the final product contains at least fifty-one percent by weight or volume agricultural products that are grown, produced or harvested in New York state, regardless of where processed.
Source:
Section 451 — Definitions, https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/AGM/451 (updated Jan. 31, 2025; accessed May 10, 2025).
