A. Persons holding permits under this Chapter shall annually file application for renewal for the ensuing year and pay the permit fees in accordance with this Chapter. If the commissioner has authorized permits which are valid for two years as authorized by the provisions of R.S. 26:904, the person holding the permit shall file for renewal and pay fees in accordance with this Chapter and as authorized by rules adopted by the commissioner pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act.
B. If a dealer fails to file an application and pay the permit fees by the date established by the commissioner, there shall be added to the fee, in addition to other penalties provided in this Chapter, a delinquency penalty of twenty-five percent if the failure is not more than thirty days, with an additional twenty-five percent for each additional thirty days or fraction thereof during which the failure continues. If the dealer fails to make his application by the date established by the commissioner, the commissioner may, without notice or hearing, suspend his right to possess or sell tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, and vapor products.
C. Renewal permits may be withheld or denied on the same grounds and in the same manner as an original permit.