* § 117-c. Hawking, peddling, vending, sale of goods, wares or merchandise; Erie county; certain areas. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, except section thirty-five of the general business law, the county of Erie shall have the power to enact a local law prohibiting hawking, peddling, vending and sale of goods, wares or merchandise or solicitation of trade in the right-of-way of county roads adjacent to arenas, stadiums, auditoriums or like facilities, which contain fifty thousand or more seats, which are used for events likely to attract large numbers of spectators, including but not limited to home games of a National Football League franchise. Provided, however, that the power to enact such local law shall be subject to the requirement that provision be made, by lease agreement, regulation or otherwise, for the hawking, peddling, vending and sales of goods, wares or merchandise or solicitation of trade in designated vending areas on the ground of county-owned lands leased for use as an arena, stadium or auditorium or like facility which contain fifty thousand or more seats; and further provided that honorably discharged members of the armed forces of the United States who are entitled to hawk, vend, sell or peddle merchandise in the public right-of-way pursuant to sections thirty-two and thirty-five of the general business law, shall be given first preference in any assignment or vending locations or in the allocation of such locations.
* NB Effective until November 12, 2020
* § 117-c. Hawking, peddling, vending, sale of goods, wares or merchandise; Erie county; certain areas. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, except section thirty-five of the general business law, the county of Erie shall have the power to enact a local law prohibiting hawking, peddling, vending and sale of goods, wares or merchandise or solicitation of trade in the right-of-way of county roads adjacent to arenas, stadiums, auditoriums or like facilities, which contain fifty thousand or more seats, which are used for events likely to attract large numbers of spectators, including but not limited to home games of a National Football League franchise. Provided, however, that the power to enact such local law shall be subject to the requirement that provision be made, by lease agreement, regulation or otherwise, for the hawking, peddling, vending and sales of goods, wares or merchandise or solicitation of trade in designated vending areas on the ground of county-owned lands leased for use as an arena, stadium or auditorium or like facility which contain fifty thousand or more seats; and further provided that members of the armed forces of the United States who (a) were honorably discharged from such service, or (b) have a qualifying condition, as defined in section three hundred fifty of the executive law, and received a discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable from such service, or (c) are discharged LGBT veterans, as defined in section three hundred fifty of the executive law, and received a discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable from such service, and who are entitled to hawk, vend, sell or peddle merchandise in the public right-of-way pursuant to sections thirty-two and thirty-five of the general business law, shall be given first preference in any assignment or vending locations or in the allocation of such locations.
* NB Effective November 12, 2020
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