N.Y. Alcoholic Beverage Control Law § 114-A
* § 114-a. License or permit issuance and registration approval. 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. * NB Effective until February 20, 2022 * § 114-a. License or permit issuance and registration approval. 1. The authority upon acceptance of any payment by an applicant for a license or permit issued under this chapter shall furnish such applicant with a receipt within fifteen days indicating that the appropriate license or permit fee has been accepted and paid in full. Such receipt shall include the date of acceptance of such license or permit application fee as well as an estimated length of time, based on an initial review of the application for a license or permit, necessary for the authority to review and process such application as required for the approval or denial of such license or permit. Such receipt shall include a unique serial, certification or other identifying number to be assigned by the authority to the applicant for queries about such license or permit application status.