2006 New York Code - License Approval Or Denial.

 
    §  20-456  License  approval  or  denial.  a.  Upon the approval of an
  application the commissioner shall issue a license to the applicant.
    b. The commissioner may refuse to issue or  renew  a  license  if  the
  applicant  has been found to have violated chapter one or subchapter one
  of chapter five of this title  or  the  rules  or  regulations  thereto,
  provided,  however,  that  in  the  event  of  a  conflict  between  the
  provisions of such chapter and subchapter and  the  provisions  of  this
  subchapter, the provisions of this subchapter shall prevail; has pending
  any unanswered summonses or unsatisfied fines or penalties for violation
  of  this  subchapter  or the regulations promulgated thereto; or for any
  cause set forth in any other section of this chapter  as  a  ground  for
  suspension or revocation.