There is hereby established within the Office of Cannabis Management an Office of Administrative Hearings which shall conduct all adjudicatory proceedings which devolve upon the board by requirement of statute. All adjudicatory proceedings shall be conducted by the Office of Administrative Hearings through the service of administrative law judges who will have all the power and authority of presiding officers or hearing officers as defined by the State Administrative Procedure Act, and other pertinent statutes, and these regulations.
N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 9 § 133.16