N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law § 15-1737

§ 15-1737. Transfer of license restricted.\n No voluntary sale, assignment, or transfer of any license or of the\nrights thereby granted shall be made without the written approval of the\ndepartment; nor become effective until the instrument of transfer be\nfiled and recorded in the office of the clerk of each county in which\nproperty covered by the license is located. Notice thereof must be given\nto the department before possession is given under such transfer, and if\nthere be a transfer by operation of law, the transferee must give notice\nthereof to the department before taking possession.\n