§ 61-6-1810 — Applications.

(A) A person making application for a license under subarticle 1 of this article must submit his application to the department. The applicant must pay a nonrefundable filing fee of one hundred dollars which must accompany the initial application for each location. The department has exclusive authority in issuing, renewing, suspending, or revoking a license pursuant to the provisions of this article. (B) Applications for licenses must also be accompanied by appropriate license fees payable to the department. License fees must be deposited with the State Treasurer or are refundable if a license is not issued. The schedule of fees for the license is: (1) one thousand, five hundred dollars biennially for a nonprofit organization, as defined in Section 61-6-20(6); (2) one thousand, five hundred dollars biennially for a business establishment, as described in Section 61-6-1610. (C) A person who initially applies for a license after the first day of a license period must pay license fees in accordance with the schedule provided in this subsection. During the: (1) first quarter of the license period: the entire fee; (2) second quarter of the license period: three-fourths of the prescribed fee; (3) third quarter of the license period: one-half of the prescribed fee; (4) final quarter of the license year: one-fourth of the prescribed fee.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1996 Act No. 415, SECTION 1.