N.Y. General Business Law § 78: Renewal of licenses

§ 78. Renewal of licenses. A license granted under the provisions of

this article may be renewed by the department of state upon application

therefor by the holder thereof, in such form as such department may

prescribe, accompanied by the non-refundable fee and surety bond each in

amounts equivalent to those specified in section seventy-four of this

article as pertaining to original licenses. The application shall be

filed six weeks before the expiration date of the license unless the

application is accompanied by a non-refundable late filing fee of one

hundred dollars. In no event will renewal be granted more than six

months after the date of expiration of a license. No person, firm,

limited liability company, partnership or corporation shall carry on any

business subject to this article during any period which may exist

between the date of expiration of a license and the renewal thereof.