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N.Y. CAN Law § 66

This is the official text of N.Y. CAN Law § 66, part of New York’s CAN Law — part of the compiled statutory law of New York, published by the state as "CAN Law." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.

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License renewal

Official statutory text

§ 66. License renewal. 1. Each license, issued pursuant to this\narticle, may be renewed upon application therefore by the licensee and\nthe payment of the fee for such license as prescribed by this article.\nIn the case of applications for renewals, the board may dispense with\nthe requirements of such statements as it deems unnecessary in view of\nthose contained in the application made for the original license, but in\nany event the submission of photographs of the licensed premises shall\nbe dispensed with, provided the applicant for such renewal shall file a\nstatement with the board to the effect that there has been no alteration\nof such premises since the original license was issued. The board may\nmake such rules as it deems necessary, not inconsistent with this\nchapter, regarding applications for renewals of licenses and permits and\nthe time for making the same.\n 2. Each applicant must submit to the office documentation of the\nracial, ethnic, and gender diversity of the applicant's employees and\nowners prior to a license being renewed. In addition, the board shall\nconsult with the chief equity officer and executive director to create a\nsocial responsibility framework agreement that fosters racial, ethnic,\nand gender diversity in their workplace and make the adherence to such\nagreement a conditional requirement of license renewal.\n 3. The board shall provide an application for renewal of a license\nissued under this article not less than ninety days prior to the\nexpiration of the current license.\n 4. The board may only issue a renewal license upon receipt of the\nprescribed renewal application and renewal fee from a licensee if, in\naddition to the criteria in this section, the licensee's license is not\nunder suspension and has not been revoked.\n 5. Each applicant must maintain a labor peace agreement with a\nbona-fide labor organization that is actively engaged in representing or\nattempting to represent the applicant's employees and the maintenance of\nsuch a labor peace agreement shall be an ongoing material condition of\nlicensure.\n 6. Each applicant must provide evidence of the execution of their plan\nfor benefitting communities and people disproportionally impacted by\ncannabis law enforcement required for initial licensing pursuant to\nsection sixty-four of this article.\n

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