The board may issue licenses to poultry slaughterhouses and poultry processing establishments having certificates of sanitation issued under § 161-11. An applicant for an original or renewal license to operate as a poultry slaughterhouse operator or poultry processor shall file an application upon a form prepared by the board, containing such information which the board deems necessary for the administration of this chapter.

The license year shall be from July 1 to the following June 30. All applications for renewal of licenses must be made at least thirty days before the commencement of the license year.