License - Issuance; duration; renewal; fees

(a) The department shall license bird dealers under the applicable provisions of Chapter 5 of Title 2, the "Department of Agriculture Registration, License, and Permit Act." (b) Bird dealers' licenses shall be issued for a period of one year and shall be annually renewable. The department may establish separate classes of licenses, including wholesale and retail licenses. The department shall fix fees for licenses so that the revenue derived from licenses shall approximate the total direct and indirect costs of administering this chapter; but the annual fee for any such license shall be at least $50.00 but shall not exceed $400.00. Any fees collected pursuant to this Code section shall be retained pursuant to the provisions of Code Section 45-12-92.1 . Amended by 2010 Ga. Laws 360,§ 1-16, eff. 5/12/2010.