§ 78. Renewal of licenses. A license granted under the provisions of
this article may be renewed by the department of state upon application
therefor by the holder thereof, in such form as such department may
prescribe, accompanied by the non-refundable fee and surety bond each in
amounts equivalent to those specified in section seventy-four of this
article as pertaining to original licenses. The application shall be
filed six weeks before the expiration date of the license unless the
application is accompanied by a non-refundable late filing fee of one
hundred dollars. In no event will renewal be granted more than six
months after the date of expiration of a license. No person, firm,
limited liability company, partnership or corporation shall carry on any
business subject to this article during any period which may exist
between the date of expiration of a license and the renewal thereof.