In order to provide the means of carrying out and enforcing the provisions of this Article and the duties of devolving upon the North Carolina State Board of Examiners in Optometry, the Board is authorized to charge and collect the following fees:

(1)……. Each application for general optometry examination……………………….. $800.00

(2)        Each general optometry license renewal, which fee shall

be annually fixed by the Board, and not later than December 15

of each year written notice of the amount of the renewal fee

shall be given to each optometrist licensed to practice in this

State by mailing the notice to the last address of record with

the Board of each such optometrist………………………………………………….. 300.00

(3)        Each certificate of license to a resident optometrist desiring to

change to another state or territory…………………………………………………… 300.00

(4)        Each license issued to a practitioner of another state or

territory to practice in this State………………………………………………………. 350.00

(5)        Each license to resume practice issued to an optometrist who

has retired from the practice of optometry or who has

removed from and returned to this State…………………………………………… 350.00

(6)        Each application for registration as an optometric assistant

or renewal thereof………………………………………………………………………….. 100.00

(7)        Each application for registration as an optometric technician

or renewal thereof………………………………………………………………………….. 100.00

(8)        Each duplicate license or renewal thereof for each branch

office……………………………………………………………………………………………. 100.00.

?(1909, c. 444, s. 12; C.S., s. 6696; 1923, c. 42, s. 5; 1933, c. 492; 1937, c. 362, s. 1; 1959, c. 477; 1969, c. 624; 1973, c. 1092, s. 2; 1979, c. 771, ss. 1, 2; 1981, c. 909; 1987, c. 645, s. 1; 2001-493, s. 2.)