§ 57. License fees; when due and payable; fee for part of year. 1.
(a) Except as otherwise provided pursuant to section fifty-seven-a, each
license issued pursuant to this article other than the one specified in
paragraph (b) of this subdivision shall be effective for a license year
expiring on the thirtieth day of June following the date of its issuance
and the license fee prescribed therefor shall be the license fee due and
payable therefor and shall be paid in advance at the time of the
application as provided for in this article.

(b) Each license issued pursuant to section fifty-five-a of this
article shall be effective for a license year expiring on the
thirty-first day of March following the date of its issuance and the
license fee prescribed therefor shall be the license fee due and payable
therefor and shall be paid in advance of the time of the application as
provided for in this article.

2. When application for any license under this article is made after
the commencement of the license year hereinbefore provided the license
fee therefor shall, for the balance of the license year, be in
proportion as the remainder of such year shall bear to the whole year,
except that it shall in no case be for less than one-half of such year.