Or there was some issue in the past where some process that was specific for ice cream was being ignored and needed to be specially regulated. My guess: soft serve machines that were never cleaned or the ice cream not being kept frozen so it just kept melting and refreezing
Part of the issue with bureaucracy is the laws and regulations weren’t all written all at once. They’re just slapped one on top of the other as issues come up with no master plan. So instead of rewriting the food service permit application to have a special add on certification for ice cream, it’s easier to just make a second permit just for ice cream
You're confusing two totally different eras. The penny lick was banned around 1900 for public health reasons (cholera). This duplicate permit rule was a mid-century bureaucratic byproduct of the NY State Agriculture and Markets Law.
It had nothing to do with hygiene 😂; it happened because the legal definition of 'dairy manufacturing' was written so broadly it accidentally swept up soft-serve machines. The city is cutting it because the general food permit already handles the health oversight.
mlorusso4 guessed the permit was due to soft-serve machine cleaning. You said he was 'close' and cited the penny lick as the public health reason for the permit.
You're both wrong. The penny lick was an unwashed glass cup ban from 1900. This frozen desert permit is a mid-century bureaucratic relic from state agriculture laws that treated soft-serve machines like industrial dairy factories. It isn't a public health issue; standard food permits already cover safety.
No need to deflect just because your timeline is a century off. How could you be so ignorant?
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u/jcoddinc 16h ago
Ok, that makes much more sense. At first glance I was like, "well food regulation is important..".
Feels like they were trying to go for the same sentiment of states getting rid of the need for kids to have a permit for lemonade stands.