(a) If the board, after an application in proper form has been filed with it, accompanied by the proper fee, shall refuse to accept the application, the board shall provide for a hearing for such applicant in accordance with Chapter 13 of Title 50, the "Georgia Administrative Procedure Act."

(b) Any person who has exhausted all administrative remedies available within this chapter and who is aggrieved by a final decision in a contested case is entitled to judicial review in accordance with Chapter 13 of Title 50, the "Georgia Administrative Procedure Act." Notwithstanding any provision of subsection (b) of Code Section 50-13-19 to the contrary, initial judicial review of a final decision of the board shall be available solely in the superior court of the county of domicile of the board.