The 2019 ban on the sale of foie gras in New York City has been overturned by the New York State Supreme Court. On June 21, 2024, the court ruled that the ban, implemented under Local Law 202 by the NYC Council, was in violation of state agricultural laws.

The decision in part states:

…, the City’s legitimate desire to protect animals from what many of its residents believe to be cruel and unnecessary suffering must give way to the State’s policy of promoting its agricultural land “as a viable segment of the local and state economies and as an economic . . . resource of major importance.”

Because “(i) force-feeding ducks to produce foie gras is a customary agricultural practice; (ii) there are no commercially viable alternatives” and no New York State or federal law prohibits the use of force-feeding, “the Foie Gras Ban would result in significant loss of sales for the Farms and threaten their viability.” In other words, as long as people are demanding foie gras and there is money to be made on this inhumane product, the ducks will lose.