Opn. No.

Scott F. Chatfield, Esq. Attorney for Village of Tully

You request an opinion whether the Village of Tully has the authority to require insurance agents licensed by the Superintendent of Insurance of the State of New York to register with the village clerk and obtain a license under a local law requiring peddlers, solicitors, canvassers and hawkers to register with, pay a fee to and obtain a license from the village clerk allowing the licensee to do business within the village, and making a failure to obtain the license an offense punishable by a fine.

The insurance business is regulated by the…