NY Gen City L § 18 (2021)
2021 New York Laws GCT - General City Article 2 - General Provisions 18 - License to Operate Moving Picture Apparatus.

§ 18. License  to  operate  moving  picture apparatus. It shall not be   lawful for any person or persons, save as excepted in section eighteen-a   of this article,  to  operate  any  moving  picture  apparatus  and  its   connections  in  a city of the first class unless such person or persons   so operating such apparatus is duly licensed  as  hereinafter  provided.   Any person desiring to act as such operator shall make application for a   license  to so act to the mayor or licensing authority designated by the   mayor, unless the charter of said  city  so  designates,  which  officer   shall  furnish  to  each  applicant blank forms of application which the   applicant shall fill out. Such officer shall make rules and  regulations   governing the examination of applicants and the issuance of licenses and   certificates.  A  license shall not be granted to an applicant unless he   shall have served as an apprentice under  a  licensed  operator,  for  a   period of not less than six months prior to the date of the application;   the  application  must  be  made  in  writing,  and  contain  a verified   statement to that effect; it must be accompanied by the affidavit of the   licensed operator to the same effect; before entering upon the period of   apprenticeship the applicant must register his name and address with the   officer issuing such license. The applicant shall be given  a  practical   examination  under  the  direction of the officer required to issue such   license and if found competent as  to  his  ability  to  operate  moving   picture  apparatus  and  its  connections  shall receive within six days   after such examination a license as herein provided. Such license may be   revoked or suspended at any time by the officer issuing the same.  Every   license shall continue in force for one year  from  the  date  of  issue   unless  sooner  revoked  or  suspended. Every license, unless revoked or   suspended, as herein provided, may at the end of one year from the  date   of  issue thereof be renewed by the officer issuing it in his discretion   upon application and with or  without  further  examination  as  he  may   direct. Every application for renewal of license must be made within the   thirty  days  previous  to  the expiration of such license.   With every   license granted there shall be issued to  every  person  obtaining  such   license  a certificate, certifying that the person named therein is duly   authorized to operate moving picture apparatus and its connections. Such   certificate shall be displayed in a conspicuous place in the room  where   the  person  to  whom it is issued operates moving picture apparatus and   its connections. No person shall be eligible to procure a license unless   he shall be of full age. Any person offending against the provisions  of   this  section, as well as any person who employs or permits a person not   licensed as herein provided to operate moving picture apparatus and  its   connections,  shall  be  guilty  of  a  misdemeanor  and upon conviction   thereof shall be punished by a fine not exceeding the sum of one hundred   dollars, or imprisonment for a period not  exceeding  three  months,  or   both.