§ 50-g. Licenses to manufacturers of melloream. 1. No person shall engage in the manufacture or production of melloream in the state of New York or for sale or distribution in the state of New York unless duly licensed as provided in this article or unless licensed as a milk dealer pursuant to article twenty-one of the agriculture and markets law.

2. Application for a license shall be made upon a form prescribed by the commissioner and shall include such facts concerning the applicant's status and operations as are deemed necessary by the commissioner for administration of this article. A license shall be for a period not to exceed two years and a renewal of license must be duly made at least thirty days in advance of the expiration date. The license fee pursuant to this article for the license period for a person who is not otherwise licensed as a milk dealer pursuant to article twenty-one of the agriculture and markets law shall be fifty dollars for each manufactory, plant or place where melloream is manufactured or produced.

3. No license issued pursuant to this article to a manufacturer of melloream shall be denied or revoked unless the commissioner finds by a preponderance of evidence, after due notice and opportunity of a hearing to the applicant or licensee, that such person is not in compliance with or is in violation of any of the provisions of this article or regulations of the commissioner governing the manufacture and labeling of melloream.