§ 51.03 Permit; Notification.
RCNY § 51.03
(a)No person shall operate a children's institution without a permit issued by the Commissioner. This section shall not apply to an institution which is duly incorporated in the State for the purpose of operating a children's institution and has a certificate of incorporation approved by a Justice of the Supreme Court and by the State Board of Social Welfare, or is authorized to operate by the provisions of the Executive Law of the State of New York; except for the permit requirement such institutions shall, however, comply with the other provisions of this article.
(b)The Department shall be notified, in writing, by the operator of a children's institution of any proposed opening or closing of such institution.
