N.Y. Agric. & Mkts. Law § 231

§ 231. Licenses, issuance of. No person or corporation shall maintain\nor operate any refrigerated warehouse and/or locker plant unless\nlicensed by the commissioner. Application shall be made upon a form\nprescribed by the commissioner. The applicant shall satisfy the\ncommissioner of his or her character, financial responsibility, and\ncompetency to operate a refrigerated warehouse or locker plant. The\ncommissioner, if so satisfied, shall issue to the applicant a license or\nlicenses which will expire on the thirtieth of September of the next odd\nnumbered year following its issuance. Application for renewal of such\nlicense or licenses for a period of two years shall be made biennially,\nupon a form prescribed by the commissioner and submitted no later than\nthirty days prior to the expiration of the existing license or licenses.\n