Section 43-20-8. Issuance of licenses; fees

   (a) The board may issue a dealer's license to any applicant for a dealer's license upon compliance with this chapter, upon payment of the appropriate license fee for a dealer's license, and upon the presentation of evidence satisfactory to the board that he has established or will establish and maintain a regular office, store, or location for the dispensing of hearing aid devices or instruments, and that a person who possesses a valid Georgia dispenser's license will be responsible for the dispensing of hearing aids under such dealer's license.

(b) The board may issue a dispenser's license to an applicant only when the applicant has satisfactorily completed a board approved examination and when proof of age has been verified. The license shall authorize the holder to dispense hearing aids under the general supervision of a licensed dealer.

(c) The dealer's license fee shall be in an amount determined by the board and must be paid for each office or location established by the dealer.

(d) The dispenser's license fee shall be in an amount determined by the board.

Ga. L. 1970, p. 653, § 7; Code 1933, § 84-5607, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 1728, § 1; Ga. L. 1984, p. 1119, § 1; Ga. L. 1991, p. 401, § 2; Ga. L. 2010, p. 266, § 27/SB 195.