(b) Any initial application made after the first day of January, two thousand one, and any year thereafter, shall expire on the thirty-first day of December of that year.
(c) A license certificate may be renewed by paying the renewal fee and review by the commissioner. Any application for renewal must be received by the commissioner at least thirty days prior to its expiration.
(d) A license certificate issued in accordance with the provisions of this article shall not be transferable.