N.Y. Agric. & Mkts. Law § 96-Z-2
Application for a license to operate a disposal plant or transportation service shall be made upon a form prescribed by the commissioner. The applicant shall satisfy the commissioner of his or her character and that he or she has adequate physical facilities for the operation of a disposal plant or transportation service. If so satisfied, the commissioner shall issue to the applicant a non-transferable license which will expire on the thirtieth day of September of the next even numbered year following its issuance. Application for renewal of such license for a period of two years shall be made biennially upon a form prescribed by the commissioner and submitted no later than thirty days prior to the expiration of the existing license.
N.Y. Agric. and Mkts. Law § 96-Z-2