(1) Any permittee may renew his permit at the expiration thereof for an additional term of one (1) year, provided he is then qualified to receive a permit and the premises for which the renewal is sought are suitable for such purposes. The renewal privilege herein provided for shall not be construed as a vested right. No “on-premises” retailer’s permit shall be renewed at the expiration thereof for any “hotel” or “restaurant” under this chapter unless the commission is satisfied that the holder thereof is continuing to meet the requirements of a hotel or restaurant, as defined in Section 67-1-5.

(2) When an application for the renewal of a permit has been denied by the department for a reason other than for being incomplete, for failure to pay any applicable license privilege taxes or fees required for renewal or for failure to post a bond, cash or securities as required by Section 27-71-21, the permittee shall be allowed to continue to operate under the permit for which renewal was denied until the last of the following dates:

(a) The date on which the permit expires;

(b) The date on which the time period for filing an appeal of the denial of the renewal to the Board of Tax Appeals expires;

(c) If the denial is timely appealed to the Board of Tax Appeals and this appeal is later withdrawn, the date on which the withdrawal of appeal occurs; or

(d) If the denial is timely appealed to the Board of Tax Appeals and an order is entered by the Board of Tax Appeals affirming the denial of the renewal, the date on which the permittee receives notice of the decision of the Board of Tax Appeals affirming the denial. Refusal to accept delivery of such notice or the posting of the final decision of the Board of Tax Appeals at the permitted place of business shall constitute receipt of notice by the permittee of this decision.

(3) If the denial of an application for renewal of a permit is appealed to the Board of Tax Appeals and the board reverses the denial of the application for renewal, the department shall renew and issue the permit from its last expiration date.

(4) The issuance and/or renewal of a permit based on the decision of the Board of Tax Appeals shall not bar or estop the department from appealing this decision of the Board of Tax Appeals to chancery court under Section 67-1-39. Any subsequent renewal of this permit while an appeal by the department from the decision of the Board of Tax Appeals is pending shall be subject to the final decision of the court on this appeal. If in such an appeal by the department, a court enters a final decision and/or order reversing the decision of the board and affirming the denial of the application for a permit or the application for renewal of a permit, the permit, even if subsequently renewed, shall be deemed denied and not authorize the permittee to sell alcoholic beverages under that permit after the date on which the decision and/or order of the court affirming the denial of the permit becomes final and not subject to any further appeal.