Section 750-H. Denial of license application and suspension and revocation of licenses  


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  • 1. An application for a license under this article may  be
      denied  or  a  license  to  engage  in  the  business of operating a pet
      cemetery or  pet  crematorium  may  be  suspended  or  revoked,  by  the
      secretary of state, for any one or more of the following causes:
        (a) Fraud or bribery in securing a license;
        (b)  The  making of any false statement as to a material matter in any
      application or other statement or certificate required by or pursuant to
      this article;
        (c)  Incompetency  in  the  operation  of  a  pet  cemetery   or   pet
      crematorium;
        (d) Failure to display the license as provided in this article;
        (e)  Violation  of  any  provision  of this article, or of any rule or
      regulation adopted hereunder;
        (f) Conviction of a crime involving fraud, theft, perjury  or  bribery
      or  other  cause  which  would permit disqualifications from receiving a
      license upon the original application;
        (g) Failure to retain all pet disposal forms for a period of two years
      following receipt;
        (h) Failure to comply with the duties  of  a  pet  cemetery  owner  or
      operator  as set forth in section seven hundred fifty-v of this article;
      and
        (i) Conviction of a violation of article twenty-six of the agriculture
      and markets law involving cruelty to animals.
        2. Whenever the license to engage in the business of operating  a  pet
      cemetery  or  pet  crematorium  is  revoked,  such  license shall not be
      reinstated or reissued until after the expiration of a  period  of  five
      years  from  the  date  of  such  revocation  and the secretary of state
      approves the license  application  pursuant  to  section  seven  hundred
      fifty-e of this article.