1. (a) Applicant is over the age of 18 years and meets the residency requirements, if any, contained in Environmental Conservation Law, section 11-0713(1)(a)(3).
2. (b) There are no outstanding liens against or judgments in the name of the proprietor.
3. (c) The proprietor conducts a business catering to the needs of hunters, trappers or fishermen for at least three months each year.
4. (d) The annual license sales at the place of business are at least 100 in the third and subsequent years of appointment.

5. (e) If the applicant has been convicted of one or more criminal offenses, he or she must be found eligible after a balancing of the factors set out in article 23-A of the Correction Law. In accordance with that article, no license shall be denied by reason of the applicant having been previously convicted of one or more criminal offenses unless:

   1. (1) there is a direct relationship between one or more of the previous criminal offenses and the duties required of the license; or
   2. (2) licensing the applicant would involve an unreasonable risk to property or the safety or welfare of a specific individual or the general public. In determining these questions, the agency will look at all factors listed under Correction Law section 753.

A person may be eligible for appointment as a license issuing officer if the following requirements have been met: