Current New York State Licensed Seafood Dealers and Shippers

License records for all valid Food Fish and Crustacea Dealers and Shippers in the current calendar year. The dataset includes entity names, locations, and dealer status, compiled by the New York State Department and last updated in April 2026. Licenses expire annually on December 31st and must be renewed.

Use Cases

• Map dealer density and market access using the County, City, and Georeference columns.
• Analyze the distribution of corporate versus individual license holders using the Name and Dealer Status fields.
• Verify licensing compliance for interstate seafood transport using State and New York County FIPS codes.
• Identify potential business partners or supply chain nodes by filtering the Name column by County or City.

Strengths

• Contains current-year license data, updated in April 2026.
• Includes geographic identifiers such as County, City, State, and Georeference for spatial analysis.

Limitations

• Sample size and total row count are unknown, limiting assessment of coverage.
• Temporal coverage is limited to the current calendar year, with no historical records provided.

Provenance

Source

New York State Department (via data.ny.gov).

Collection Method

Compiled from annual license applications submitted to the state.

Time Range

Current calendar year.

Freshness

Updated annually; data reflects the current calendar year.

Geography

Primarily New York State, but includes non-resident license holders.