The application for license must be in writing, under oath, and in the form prescribed by the commissioner. The application must give the location or locations where the business is to be conducted and must contain any further information the commissioner requires, including the names and addresses of the partners, officers, directors, trustees, and the principal owners or members, and will provide the basis for the investigation and findings contemplated under section 13-13-05. At the time of making an application, the applicant shall include payment in the sum of four hundred dollars, which is not subject to refund, as a fee for investigating the application, and the sum of four hundred dollars for a license fee.