§ 3551. License required. 1. On and after the effective date of this article, no person shall operate a tanning facility unless such facility is licensed as provided in this article.

2. The department shall license each applicant who submits an application on a form prescribed by the commissioner and meets the requirements of this article and any rules or regulations promulgated pursuant to this article, upon payment of a registration fee of one hundred twenty dollars.

3. The commissioner shall promulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary to effectuate the provisions of this article, including, but not limited to, establishing staggered biennial registration periods and the beginning dates thereof; assigning licensees to specific biennial registration periods through appropriate classification or grouping; setting deadline dates for making application for registration; prescribing the form and content of the license; and establishing other reasonable requirements, including appropriate proration of registration fees in connection with the initiation of a staggered biennial registration system.

4. No license issued hereunder shall be effective for more than two years from the date of issuance.