(a) Every manufacturer who manufactures manufactured homes outside the State of Georgia and who sells or offers for sale a manufactured home in Georgia shall apply for and obtain a license.

(b) Every manufacturer who manufactures manufactured homes in Georgia shall apply for and obtain a license.

(c) Every dealer who sells or offers for sale new or used manufactured homes or mobile homes in Georgia shall apply for and obtain a license.

(d) Applications for licenses and renewal licenses shall be obtained from the Commissioner and submitted to him on or before January 1 of each year. All applicants shall certify in the application that all construction, electrical, heating, and plumbing standards will be complied with as set forth in this part and in the rules and regulations of the Commissioner.

(e) The license and renewal license fee shall be $200.00 per manufacturing plant which manufactures manufactured homes within the State of Georgia; $200.00 per out-of-state manufacturing plant which manufactures manufactured homes for the purpose of offering for sale, or having such homes sold, within the State of Georgia; and $100.00 per dealer location which sells, offers for sale, or transports to sell such homes within the State of Georgia. The license shall be valid from January 1 through December 31 of the year in which it was issued. The fee for delinquent renewal applications received after January 10 of each year shall be double the regular annual renewal fee.

(f) During such time as the Commissioner's office is acting as a primary inspection agency pursuant to Section 623 of the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, 42 U.S.C. Section 5401, et seq., or the regulations issued thereunder, every manufacturer who manufactures manufactured homes in Georgia shall pay to the Commissioner a manufacturing inspection fee for each manufactured home manufactured in Georgia, irrespective of whether the manufactured home is offered for sale in this state. This manufacturing fee shall be applied as follows: $15.00 for each single-wide unit; $20.00 for each double-wide unit with two transportable sections; and $25.00 for each triple-wide unit with three transportable sections. For any reinspection, a $10.00 additional fee shall be charged.

(g) During such time as the Commissioner's office is acting as a primary inspection agency pursuant to Section 623 of the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, 42 U.S.C. Section 5401, et seq., the Commissioner may adopt a monitoring inspection fee not to exceed the amount established by the secretary of housing and urban development. This monitoring inspection fee shall be an amount paid by each manufactured home manufacturer in Georgia for each manufactured home manufactured in this state. The monitoring inspection fee shall be paid by the manufacturer to the secretary of housing and urban development or to the secretary's agent for distribution in accordance with the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, 42 U.S.C. Section 5401, et seq., and the regulations promulgated thereunder.