Before any bed and breakfast facility may operate in this state, the facility must be licensed by the department. Licenses expire on December thirty-first following the date of issuance unless canceled by failure to comply with this chapter or with any of the rules adopted to implement this chapter. Renewal application for license must be made to the department during December of every year. A license must be issued upon compliance by the applicant with provisions of this chapter and any rules adopted to implement this chapter. The application must be in writing on forms furnished by the department and must be accompanied by the required fee. Licenses issued by the department are not transferable nor applicable to any premises other than those for which the license was issued. The department may adopt rules establishing the amount of and the procedures for the collection of annual license fees. License fees collected pursuant to this section must be deposited in the department's operating fund in the state treasury and any expenditure from the fund is subject to appropriation by the legislative assembly.
N.D.C.C. § 23-09.1-02.2