2023 New York Laws › CAN - Cannabis › Article 2 - New York State Cannabis Control Board › 11 - Functions, Powers and Duties of the Executive Director; Office of Cannabis Management.

§  11.  Functions, powers and duties of the executive director; office
  of cannabis management. The executive director,  as  authorized  by  and
  through  this  chapter,  shall  have the following functions, powers and
  duties as provided for in this chapter:
1. To exercise the powers and perform the duties in  relation  to  the
  administration   of  the  office  of  cannabis  management  as  are  not
  specifically vested by this chapter in, or delegated  by,  the  cannabis
  control board.
2.  To  keep  records  in  such  form  as  they  may  prescribe of all
  registrations, licenses and permits issued and revoked within the state;
  such records shall be so kept as to provide ready information as to  the
  identity  of  all  licensees  including  the  names  of the officers and
  directors of corporate  licensees  and  the  location  of  all  licensed
  premises.  The  executive director may contract to furnish copies of the
  records of licenses and permits of each class and type issued within the
  state or any political subdivision thereof, for any  license  or  permit
  year or term of years not exceeding five years.
3.  To  conduct  regulatory  inspections  of  any  place  of business,
  including a vehicle used for such  business,  where  cannabis,  cannabis
  product,  cannabinoid  hemp,  hemp  extract  products,  or  any products
  marketed or labeled as such, are  cultivated,  processed,  manufactured,
  distributed,  stored,  or  sold, irrespective of whether a registration,
  license, or permit has been issued under this chapter. For the  purposes
  of  this  subdivision, "place of business" shall not include a residence
  or other real property not otherwise held out as open to the  public  or
  otherwise  being  utilized  in  a  business  or commercial manner or any
  private vehicle on or about the  same  such  property,  unless  probable
  cause  exists  to believe that such residence, real property, or vehicle
  are being used in such business or commercial manner  for  the  activity
  described herein.
4.  To  prescribe forms of applications for licenses and permits under
  this chapter and of all reports deemed necessary by the board.
5. To conduct regulatory inspections of any  registered,  licensed  or
  permitted place of business, including a vehicle used for such business,
  where  medical  cannabis,  adult-use  cannabis,  cannabinoid  hemp, hemp
  extract products, or any products  marketed  or  labeled  as  such,  are
  cultivated,  processed, stored, distributed or sold. For the purposes of
  this subdivision, "place of business" shall not include a  residence  or
  other  real  property  not  otherwise  held out as open to the public or
  otherwise being utilized in a  business  or  commercial  manner  or  any
  private  vehicle  on  or  about  the same such property, unless probable
  cause exists to believe that such residence, real property,  or  vehicle
  are  being  used  in such business or commercial manner for the activity
  described herein.
6. To prescribe forms of applications for registrations, licenses  and
  permits  under  this  chapter and of all reports deemed necessary by the
  board.
7. To delegate the powers provided  in  this  section  to  such  other
  officers  or  employees  as  may  be deemed appropriate by the executive
  director.
8. To exercise the powers and perform the duties as delegated  by  the
  board  in relation to the administration of the office as are necessary,
  including but not limited to budgetary and fiscal matters.
9. To enter into contracts, memoranda of understanding, and agreements
  to effectuate the policy and purpose of this chapter.
10. To advise and  assist  the  board  in  carrying  out  any  of  its
  functions, powers and duties.
11.  To  coordinate  across state agencies and departments in order to
  research and study any changes in  cannabis  use  and  the  impact  that
  cannabis  use  and the regulated cannabis industry may have on access to
  cannabis products, public health, and public safety.
12. To issue guidance and industry advisories.
13. To create and maintain a publicly available directory of the names
  and locations of persons licensed or registered pursuant to this chapter
  to engage in retail sales.
14.  To  create  a  system  whereby  persons  registered, licensed, or
  permitted under this chapter can confirm the registration,  license,  or
  permit  of  another  person for the purposes of ensuring compliance with
  this chapter.
15. Beginning January first, two  thousand  twenty-four  and  annually
  thereafter,  report  on enforcement actions taken under this chapter and
  the enforcement actions taken by the department of taxation and finance,
  including the information  required  to  be  provided  in  section  four
  hundred  ninety-six-e of the tax law and to submit such annual report to
  the legislature and post it publicly on its website.
16. To share any and all  information  obtained  from  applicants  and
  licensees,  as  defined  in section three of this chapter, to requesting
  financial institutions for the purpose of consideration and  compliance,
  with the consent of such applicants and licensees.