No person, firm, or corporation, except one licensed under sections 918.01 to 918.11 of the Revised Code, shall operate an establishment unless such person has secured a license therefor from the department of agriculture and has otherwise complied with sections 915.14 to 915.24 of the Revised Code. A separate license shall be secured for each establishment. The application for such license shall be in writing on forms prescribed and furnished by the department.
Such application shall be accompanied by the required license fee.