N.Y. Agriculture & Markets Law § 11: Other officers and employees

§ 11. Other officers and employees. There shall be such agents,

inspectors, chemists, experts, statisticians, accountants and other

assistants and employees, as the commissioner shall deem necessary for

the exercise of the powers and the performance of the duties of the

department under this chapter.

Such officers and employees shall be appointed by the commissioner and

hold office during the pleasure of the commissioner. The officers and

employees of the department who are in office when this chapter takes

effect shall continue in office during the pleasure of the commissioner.

The commissioner may transfer officers or employees from their

positions to other positions in the department, or abolish or

consolidate such positions.

Prior to the appointment of inspectors and investigators by the

department, applicants for such positions shall be fingerprinted as a

condition of employment. Such fingerprints shall be submitted to the

division of criminal justice services for a state criminal history

record check, as defined in subdivision one of section three thousand

thirty-five of the education law, and may be submitted to the federal

bureau of investigation for a national criminal history record check.