Section 34-23-52

Expiration; renewal.

All certificates of licensure shall expire on December 31 following the date of issue. Every licensed pharmacist in order to continue to be licensed shall pay an annual renewal fee to be determined by the board, but said fee shall not be less than $10.00 nor more than $50.00 to the secretary of the board, such fee being due on January 1 each year and delinquent after the last day of February of each year; except, that holders of life certificates to practice pharmacy previously issued shall not be required to pay the annual renewal fee. The payment of the renewal fee shall entitle the registrants to renewal of their certificates at the discretion of the board. If any pharmacist shall fail to pay a renewal fee on or before the last day of February of any year, such certificate shall become null and void, and the holder of such certificate may be reinstated as a licensed pharmacist only upon payment of a penalty of $10.00 for each lapsed year and all lapsed fees for each lapsed year, provided the lapsed time of registration shall not exceed five years, in which case reinstatement may be had only upon satisfactory examination by the board.

(Acts 1966, Ex. Sess., No. 205, p. 231, §13; Acts 1985, No. 85-702, p. 1151, §1.)