§ 35-a. Veterans of the armed forces who vend in cities having a\npopulation of one million or more. Subject to the provisions of this\nsection but notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of any general,\nspecial or local law:\n 1. (a) In cities having a population of one million or more, the\nofficial designated by a local law or ordinance to issue a local license\nto hawk, peddle, vend and sell goods, wares or merchandise or solicit\ntrade upon the streets and highways within such city shall issue\nspecialized vending licenses to members of the armed forces of the\nUnited States who (i) were honorably discharged from such service, or\n(ii) have a qualifying condition, as defined in section one of the\nveterans' services law, and received a discharge other than bad conduct\nor dishonorable from such service, or (iii) are a discharged LGBT\nveteran, as defined in section one of the veterans' services law, and\nreceived a discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable from such\nservice, and who are physically disabled as a result of injuries\nreceived while in the service of said armed forces and who are eligible\nto hold licenses granted pursuant to section thirty-two of this article.\nSuch specialized vending licenses shall authorize holders thereof to\nhawk or peddle within such city in accordance with the provisions\ncontained in this section. Specialized vending licenses issued under\nthis section shall permit the holders thereof to vend on any block face,\nand no licensee authorized under this section shall be restricted in any\nway from vending in any area, except as provided in this section.\n (b) The official in such city responsible for issuing specialized\nvending licenses shall set forth by rule procedures for issuing\nspecialized vending licenses pursuant to this section; such rules shall\nestablish a priority system, based upon the date of application for\nspecialized vending licenses issued pursuant to this section, provided,\nhowever, that any disabled veteran vendor holding a specialized vending\nlicense issued in such city prior to March first, two thousand three,\nshall be accorded a priority based upon the date of issuance of such\nspecialized vending license.\n 2. In areas where general vending is authorized, outside of the area\nspecified in subdivision seven of this section, all specialized vending\nlicense holders, including those vendors authorized to vend in the area\nspecified in subdivision seven of this section, shall be subject to\nthose restrictions on the placement of vehicles, pushcarts and stands\ncontained in any local law, ordinance, by-law, rule or regulation of a\ncity having a population of one million or more, to the extent that such\nrestrictions are not inconsistent with the provisions contained in\nsubdivisions four, five, six and eight of this section.\n 3. Specialized vending licenses issued pursuant to this section shall\nauthorize the holders thereof to vend on block faces, outside the area\nspecified in subdivision seven of this section, on the days and at the\ntimes when other vending businesses have been prohibited on such block\nfaces pursuant to any local law, ordinance, by-law, rule or regulation.\nNot more than two such specialized vending licensees shall be authorized\npursuant to this subdivision per restricted block face, provided that no\nrestriction shall apply to such licensees when vending on such block\nfaces except as provided in paragraphs (e), (g), (h), (i), (j), (k) and\n(l) of subdivision seven of this section; and provided further no\nspecialized vending licensee shall vend on any sidewalk unless such\nsidewalk has at least a ten-foot wide clear pedestrian path to be\nmeasured from the boundary of any private property to any obstructions\nin or on the sidewalk, or if there are no obstructions, to the curb.\nWhere three or more specialized vending license holders attempt to vend\nsimultaneously on the same block face, the two specialized vending\nli
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