Well Mr Attorney of 20 years, here is the NYS law books that state "concealed":
CARRYING-- HANDGUNS
The license to possess a handgun is a license to carry unless restricted, but almost all licenses are restricted. If there are no restrictions the licensee may carry the handgun concealed on or about his person, loaded or unloaded.
Handgun licenses issued elsewhere in New York State are not valid in New York City. New York City licenses are valid throughout New York State. However, a New York State license to carry or possess will be valid in New York City in the absence of a New York City license provided that the handguns are transported by the licensee in a locked container and the trip through New York City is continuous and uninterrupted.
A license to possess a handgun in one's household or place of business or to possess a target handgun does not authorize the licensee to carry a handgun on or about his person except in the very limited circumstances outlined above (under POSSESSION). Similarly, a target handgun license does not grant the holder the right to keep a loaded handgun in his home or place of business. To do so one must have a license to have and possess either in one's dwelling or one's place of business.
A "target" license authorizes the holder to transport his unloaded handgun to and from a shooting range or hunting field in a locked container.
An "on premises" license permits the holder to possess a handgun in his home or place of business. The holder may obtain 2 authorizations a year to transport his handgun(s); unloaded and in a locked container, to and from an authorized shooting range.
To obtain a license to carry a concealed handgun the applicant is required to show that "proper cause" exists for the issuance of the license. The decision to issue or deny this license is within the discretion of the commissioner and his decision will only be overturned by a court if it can be shown that he abused his discretion.
A license may not be transferred. The license holder must have the license in his possession while carrying a handgun, and each person licensed to possess a handgun on his premises is required to have a license on such premises. On demand of any peace officer a license must be exhibited.
Administrative Code sec.10-131, sec.10301, ET.SEQ.
I don't know what you think the "NYS Law Books" are, but it appears that you have cited an interpretation of a portion of the New York CITY administrative code which is completely irrelevant to any discussion of what goes on in the rest of NYS. New York City operates in a few very questionable ways that work by basically exclusively issuing premise licenses and "overlooking" certain types of actions. A NYC "Target" license is really a "Premise" license issued under 400.00(2)(b) that comes with a set of instructions that allows you to take it to the range. Everywhere else in the state, including Nassau/Suffolk, the issuing authorities restrict 400.00(2)(f) licenses to "Target/Hunting" etc. Licenses issued under 400.00(2)(f) may come with instructions that say, "you should transport it this way" or "you may not do this or that," but those instructions are not enforceable under the penal code because you have been issued, in the eyes of the court, a "Full Carry" 400.00(2)(f) license. What happens between you and your issuing authority is largely arbitrary and will result in no criminal charges.
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