19. a. The board shall by rule or regulation establish, prescribe or change the fees for licenses, renewals of licenses or other services provided by the board or the committee pursuant to the provisions of this act. Licenses shall be issued for a period of two years and be biennially renewable, provided however, that the board may, in order to stagger the expiration dates thereof, provide that those licenses first issued or renewed after the effective date of this act shall expire and become void on a date fixed by the board, not sooner than six months nor later than 29 months after the date of issue.

b. Fees shall be established, prescribed or changed by the board pursuant to subsection a. of this section to the extent as is necessary to defray all proper expenses incurred by the committee, the board and any staff employed to administer this act. However, fees shall not be fixed at a level that will raise amounts in excess of the amount estimated to be so required.

c. All fees and any fines imposed by the board shall be paid to the board and shall be forwarded to the State Treasurer and become part of the General Fund.

d. There shall be annually appropriated to the Department of Law and Public Safety for the use of the board such sums as shall be necessary to implement and effectuate the provisions of this act.

L.1991,c.378,s.19; amended 1992,c.102,s.14.