No person shall conduct a retail food establishment except as defined and regulated by N.J.A.C. 8:24, Sanitation in Retail Food Establishments and Food and Beverage Vending Machines. All licenses shall expire annually on May 31 of each year, and applications for renewal thereof shall be submitted together with the required fee prior to June 1 of each year. Fees for such licenses shall be as provided in Chapter
171, Fees, except that the Board of Health may waive license fees for nonprofit organizations.