1. Annual renewal. Every licensed optometrist practicing in the State shall pay annually, before the first day of April, to the board a license renewal fee not in excess of $200 $400 as established by the board under section 2417.

Sec. 3. 32 MRSA §2423, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1993, c. 600, Pt. A, §154, is further amended to read:

2. Nonactive license. Every licensed optometrist not practicing within the State must upon payment of an annual license renewal fee not in excess of $200 $400 as established by the board, be issued a nonactive license renewal. The fee is payable to the board before the first day of April each year. Should a holder of a nonactive license desire to practice within the State, the licensee shall notify the board in writing, and except as otherwise provided in this chapter, must then be issued an active license by the board.