§ 71-b. Application for license. 1. Every wholesale manufacturer of frozen desserts produced for sale, and every person who sells, offers or exposes for sale, or has or possesses for sale other than exclusively at retail, any frozen dessert, shall, not later than the first day of February of every other year, file with the commissioner an application for a license upon a form prescribed by the commissioner, which application shall state such facts concerning the applicant's circumstances and the nature of business to be conducted as in the opinion of the commissioner are necessary for the administration of this article. The license period shall be for twenty-four months, beginning March first following.

2. The application of a manufacturer must show that the frozen desserts to be manufactured by the applicant are to be composed of pure and wholesome ingredients and are to be produced under sanitary conditions. The application shall also show the location of each plant at which frozen desserts are to be manufactured, and the name of the brand or brands, if any, under which the same are to be sold.

3. This section shall not apply to any boarding house in respect to frozen desserts manufactured by such boarding house and served to the patrons thereof for consumption on the premises where manufactured, nor to a person, other than a manufacturer, who sells, offers or exposes for sale, or has on hand with intent to sell exclusively at retail, any frozen dessert.