NY Alcoh Bev Ctrl L § 118 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ABC - Alcoholic Beverage Control Article 8 - General Provisions 118 - Revocation of Licenses for Cause.

§  118.  Revocation  of  licenses  for cause. 1. Any license or permit issued pursuant to this chapter may  be  revoked,  cancelled,  suspended and/or  subjected  to  the  imposition of a civil penalty for cause, and must be revoked for the following causes:  (a) Conviction of the licensee, permittee or his agent or employee for selling any illegal alcoholic beverages on the premises licensed.  (b) For transferring, assigning or hypothecating a license or permit.   2. Notwithstanding the issuance of a  license  or  permit  by  way  of renewal, the liquor authority may revoke, cancel or suspend such license or  permit  and/or may impose a civil penalty against any holder of such license or permit, as prescribed by this section and section one hundred nineteen of this chapter, for causes or violations occurring during  the license  period  immediately  preceding  the issuance of such license or permit, and may recover, as provided in section one  hundred  twelve  of this chapter, the penal sum of the bond on file during said period.   3.  (a)  As  used  in  this  section,  the term "for cause" shall also include the existence of a sustained and continuing  pattern  of  noise, disturbance,  misconduct, or disorder on or about the licensed premises, related to the operation of the premises or the conduct of its  patrons, which adversely affects the health, welfare or safety of the inhabitants of the area in which such licensed premises are located.  (b)  (i)  As  used  in  this  section, the term "for cause" shall also include, for licensees that sell alcoholic  beverages  for  on  premises consumption, deliberately misleading the authority:  (A)  as  to the nature and character of the business to be operated on the licensed premises; or  (B) by substantially altering the nature or character of such business at the licensed premises during the  licensing  period  without  seeking appropriate approvals from the authority.  (ii) As used in this subdivision, the term "substantially altering the nature  or  character"  of  such  business  shall  mean  any significant alteration in the scope of business activities conducted at  a  licensed premises that would require obtaining an alternate form of license.   4.  As  used  in  this  chapter,  the  existence  of  a  sustained and continuing pattern of noise, disturbance, misconduct, or disorder on  or about the licensed premises, related to the operation of the premises or the  conduct  of  its  patrons, will be presumed upon the sixth incident reported to the authority by  a  law  enforcement  agency  of  noise  or disturbance  or misconduct or disorder on or about the licensed premises or related to the operation of  the  premises  or  the  conduct  of  its patrons,  in  any sixty day period, absent clear and convincing evidence of either fraudulent intent on the part of any complainant or a  factual error  with  respect  to  the  content  of  any  report  concerning such complaint relied upon by the authority.   5.  Notwithstanding  any  other  provision  of  this  chapter  to  the contrary,  a suspension imposed under this section against the holder of a license issued under section sixty-one-a of this  chapter  shall  only suspend  the  licensed  activities  related  to  the  type  of alcoholic beverage involved in the violation resulting in the suspension.