(a) The commission shall mail written notice to a funeral establishment of the impending expiration of the establishment’s license not later than the 30th day before the expiration date of the license. The notice must state that:
(1) to renew the license, the funeral establishment must pay the renewal fee in an amount provided by rule not later than the license expiration date; and
(2) the license is automatically renewed on receipt of the renewal fee.
(b) A funeral establishment that fails to pay the license renewal fee by the due date is subject to a late payment penalty in an amount determined by rule.

(c) If the license is expired for longer than 30 days, the funeral establishment may not operate as a funeral establishment until the renewal fee and the late payment penalty are paid.