Sec. 20. (a) An application for a license to operate a mobile home community must be made to the state department on a form prescribed and furnished by the state department, only after plans for the mobile home community have been approved.
(b) If an operator does not apply for the renewal of a license before the date the license expires:
(1) the license expires on that date; and
(2) the operator must pay the penalty fee set forth in section 24(b) of this chapter to obtain a new license.