§ 421. License required and inspection of facilities. 1. Any person\neligible for exemption from the definition of pet dealer pursuant to\nparagraphs (b) and (c) of subdivision four of section four hundred of\nthis chapter shall be licensed by the department pursuant to the\nprovisions of this section. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any person,\noperating an animal shelter on or before the effective date of this\nsection, who has filed an application for an initial license under this\narticle is hereby authorized to operate without such license until the\ncommissioner grants or, after notice of an opportunity to be heard,\ndeclines to grant such license. Each application for license shall be\nmade on a form supplied by the department and shall contain such\ninformation as required by the commissioner. Renewal applications shall\nbe submitted to the commissioner at least thirty days prior to the\ncommencement of the next license year.\n 2. Application for licensure as set forth in this section shall be\nmade annually to the commissioner on a form prescribed by the\ncommissioner. Such form shall include but not be limited to the\nfollowing information, provided however that paragraphs (a), (b) and (c)\nof this subdivision shall not apply to municipal pounds or shelters as\ndefined in paragraph (b) of subdivision four of section four hundred of\nthis chapter:\n (a) Proof of the applicant's tax exempt designation pursuant to\nparagraph 3 of subsection (c) of section 501 of the federal Internal\nRevenue Code, 26 U.S.C. 501, or any subsequent corresponding sections of\nthe federal Internal Revenue Code, as from time to time amended;\n (b) Proof of the applicant's incorporation as a not-for-profit\norganization in this state pursuant to the not-for-profit corporation\nlaw, provided further that such organization is in good standing with\nthe attorney general and the department of state;\n (c) Proof of the applicant's registration with the attorney general\npursuant to article seven-A of the executive law;\n (d) If the applicant is a municipal pound or shelter as defined in\nparagraph (b) of subdivision four of section four hundred of this\nchapter, a copy of the applicant's employer identification number;\n (e) The name of the applicant and the name or names under which the\napplicant offers its services to the public, any name under which the\napplicant has offered such services to the public during the past five\nyears, and whether the applicant has ever held a pet dealer license\nissued pursuant to article twenty-six-A of this chapter;\n (f) The address and telephone number of the applicant and for any\nother premises owned or leased by such applicant's organization to carry\nout the purposes for which it was incorporated and by which it is\neligible for a licensing exemption pursuant to paragraphs (b) and (c) of\nsubdivision four of section four hundred of this chapter;\n (g) The website and email address of the applicant;\n (h) The number of animals taken in, adopted, placed into permanent or\ntemporary homes, or otherwise transferred into, out of, or within the\nstate by the applicant during the prior calendar year;\n (i) The number of animals currently harbored by the applicant;\n (j) The species of animal the applicant typically harbors for\nadoption, placement or transfer;\n (k) A description of facilities by which the applicant carries out the\npurposes for which it was incorporated, including a statement regarding\nwhether the applicant harbors the animals in its care in its own\nphysical animal shelter or utilizes foster care provider homes,\ncommercial boarding kennels or other arrangements;\n (l) A sworn statement, signed by the applicant, declaring an exemption\nfrom the definition of pet dealer pursuant to section four hundred of\nthis chapter;\n (m) Current training protocol and procedural practices as prescribed\npursuant to sections four hundred twenty-two and four hundred\ntwenty-three of this artic
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