N.Y. Alcoholic Beverage Control Law § 114-a: License or permit issuance and registration approval

§ 114-a. License or permit issuance and registration approval. 1. The

authority upon receiving an application and appropriate payment shall,

to the extent practicable, provide the applicant with a receipt within

twenty-five business days. Such receipt shall include the date of

acceptance of such application as well as an estimated length of time

necessary for the authority to review and make a determination on such

application. Such receipt shall include a unique serial, certification

or other identifying number.

2. No license or permit shall be issued and no registration approved

pursuant to this chapter until such time as any check or draft submitted

for payment of the required fee has been honored by the payor financial

institution, provided, however, that this provision shall not apply in

the case of a certified check, bank officers' check or money order.