Registration -- Permit -- Fees -- Expiration -- Renewal

(1) (a) A person may register with the department, on a form prescribed and furnished by the department, for a permit to manufacture, repair, sterilize, or engage in the wholesale sale of bedding, upholstered furniture, quilted clothing, or filling material. (b) Upon receipt of a proper registration form and payment of the appropriate registration fee, the commissioner, if satisfied that the convenience and necessity of the industry and the public will be served, shall issue to the applicant a permit to engage in the particular activity through December 31 of the year in which the permit is issued, subject to suspension or revocation of the permit for cause. (c) A person doing business under more than one name shall register with and obtain a permit from the department for each name under which business is conducted. (2) The annual registration fee for each permit issued under this chapter shall be determined by the department pursuant to Subsection 4-2-103(2). (3) Each permit issued under this chapter is renewable for a period of one year upon the payment of the applicable amount for the particular permit sought to be renewed on or before December 31 of each year. (4) A person who holds a valid manufacturer's permit may register and obtain a permit as a wholesale dealer without the payment of an additional registration fee. (5) A person who fails to renew a permit and engages in conduct requiring a permit under this chapter shall pay the applicable registration fee for each year in which the person engages in conduct requiring a permit for which the permit is not renewed. (6) The department may retroactively collect a registration fee owed under Subsection (5).