License fees shall not be prorated unless an individual licensed as an operator, a field representative, or an applicator requests an earlier expiration date of one of the licenses in accordance with Section 8590. All license and registration fees shall be paid in advance of the issuance of the license or registration, and all examination fees shall be paid in advance of the examination.

(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 560, Sec. 37. (SB 1244) Effective January 1, 2015.)