Tag: Foie Gras
Upstate Duck Farmers Will Ask New York’s Highest Court to Restore Earlier Ruling that Protected Farm Practices and Farmers’ Livelihoods
FERNDALE, N.Y. /New York Netwire - National News/ -- La Belle Farms, a fourth-generation, family owned and operated duck farm located in Ferndale, N.Y., announced today it will appeal the recent decision by the Appellate Division, Third Department, which ruled that the State Department of Agriculture and Markets misapplied state law when it blocked New York City's 2019 ban on the sale of foie gras (Local Law 202).
New York Supreme Court Upholds La Belle Farm and Hudson Foie Gras’s Right to Sell the Duck Delicacy in NYC
SULLIVAN COUNTY, N.Y., June 21, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- In a significant legal victory for upstate New York duck farmers, the New York Supreme Court in Albany has ruled against New York City's ban on the sale of foie gras. The ruling confirms that Local Law 202, which sought to prohibit the sale of foie gras within City limits and had been enjoined by the New York State Department of Agriculture, violates state agricultural laws designed to protect farming practices and promote agricultural commerce, La Belle Farms announced today.
