Section 20-455. Applications

a. Each person applying for a general vendor's
  license or renewal thereof shall file an application in  such  form  and
  detail as the commissioner may prescribe and, unless exempted by article
  four  of  the  general  business law, shall pay the fee required by this
  subchapter.
    b. In addition to any other  information  required,  the  commissioner
  shall require the following information:
    1. The name and home address of the applicant and the name and address
  of  the  owner,  if  other than the applicant, of any vehicle, pushcart,
  stand or goods to be used in the vending business.
    2. A description of the type of goods or  services  to  be  vended  or
  displayed and a description of any vehicle, pushcart or stand to be used
  in the vending business.
    3.  Three  prints of a full-face photograph of the applicant taken not
  more than thirty days prior to the date of the application.
    4. Proof that the applicant has complied  with  all  applicable  laws,
  including  compliance with section eleven hundred thirty-four of the tax
  law by obtaining from the state tax commission of the state of New  York
  a  certificate  of  authority  designating  the  applicant's  sales  tax
  identification number and a tax clearance certificate.
    5. An applicant who is a non-resident of the city  shall  provide  the
  name  and address of a registered agent within the city or designate the
  commissioner as his or her agent upon whom process or other notification
  may be served.
    6. No City officer or employee  shall  inquire  about  an  applicant's
  immigration  or  citizenship  status  as  part  of  an  application made
  pursuant to this section. Information about an  applicant's  immigration
  or  citizenship  status  shall  not  affect  the  consideration  of  the
  application for a general vendor's license or renewal thereof.