New York § 96-Z-3 - 96-Z-3Granting, suspending or revoking licenses

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§ 96-Z-3. 96-Z-3Granting, suspending or revoking licenses

§ 96-z-3. Granting, suspending or revoking licenses. The commissioner may decline to grant a license or may suspend or revoke a license already granted, after written notice to the applicant or licensee and an opportunity to be heard, when (1) any statement in the application or upon which it was issued is or was false or misleading, (2) the applicant or licensee does not have adequate physical facilities for the operation of a disposal plant or transportation service, (3) facilities are not maintained in a manner and as required by rules and regulations duly promulgated by the commissioner, (4) applicant, an officer, director, partner, or holder of ten per centum or more of the voting stock of an applicant has been convicted of a felony by a court of the United States or any state or territory thereof, without subsequent pardon by the governor or other appropriate authority of the state or jurisdiction in which such conviction occurred, or the receipt of a certificate of relief from disabilities or a certificate of good conduct pursuant to article twenty-three of the correction law, (5) when applicant or licensee is a partnership or corporation, any partner, officer, director, holder or owner of ten percent or more of the stock, has previously been responsible, in whole or in part, for any act on account of which a license may be denied, suspended or revoked pursuant to the provisions of this article, or (6) the applicant or licensee has failed to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter or rules or regulations promulgated pursuant thereto.

Source: official New York text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 96-Z-3 ("96-Z-3Granting, suspending or revoking licenses") is part of the New York Consolidated Laws, the codified statutory law of New York. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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