a. 1. It shall be unlawful for any person required to be licensed pursuant to this subchapter to act as a ticket seller without having first obtained a ticket seller license in accordance with this subchapter.
2. It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly sell, give, or otherwise transfer, for vending in a public space, any tickets, to an unlicensed ticket seller.
b. All ticket seller licenses shall be valid for no more than one year and expire on July 31 each year unless suspended or revoked. The annual fee for such license or renewal thereof shall be $45 or shall be a portion of $45 prorated to the effective period of the license, and shall be paid unless the applicant is exempted by article four of the general business law.
c. 1. Each person applying for a ticket seller license or renewal thereof shall file an application in such form and detail as the commissioner may prescribe and shall pay the fee required by this subchapter.
2. An application for a ticket seller license shall include, but need not be limited to, the following information:
(i) the name of the applicant and at least one piece of current valid photo identification issued by a government agency of any jurisdiction that may be used to establish proof of identity;
(ii) the name and address of each person on whose behalf the applicant vends, or intends to vend, or if the applicant is not vending on behalf of another person, the home address of the applicant;
(iii) one print of a full-face photograph of the applicant taken not more than 30 days prior to the date of the application; and
(iv) if an applicant is a non-resident of the city, the name and address of a registered agent within the city or designation of the commissioner as their agent upon whom process or other notification may be served.
d. Upon the approval of an application, the commissioner shall issue a ticket seller license to the applicant. Such licenses shall not be transferrable.
e. A ticket seller license shall contain the licensee's name, license number, and a non-removable photograph of the licensee.
f. Whenever any information provided on the application for a ticket seller license or renewal thereof has changed, such licensee shall notify the commissioner within 10 days of such change.
g. The commissioner may promulgate rules exempting any non-profit association including, but not limited to, a government agency, charitable, educational, religious, or other such organization from compliance with this subchapter.
(L.L. 2016/080, 6/28/2016, eff. 8/1/2016)
Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 2016/080.