Section 7104. Requirements for a professional license

To qualify for a
  license as an optometrist, an  applicant  shall  fulfill  the  following
  requirements:
    (1) Application: file an application with the department;
    (2)  Education:  have  received  an  education,  including a degree of
  doctor of  optometry  or  equivalent  degree,  in  accordance  with  the
  commissioner's regulations;
    (3)  Experience:  have  experience  satisfactory  to  the board and in
  accordance with the commissioner's regulations;
    (4) Examination: pass an examination satisfactory to the board and  in
  accordance with the commissioner's regulations;
    (5) Age: be at least twenty-one years of age;
    (6) Citizenship: meet no requirement as to United States citizenship;
    (7)  Character:  be  of  good  moral  character  as  determined by the
  department; and
    (8) Fees: pay a fee of two hundred twenty dollars  to  the  department
  for  admission  to a department conducted examination and for an initial
  license, a fee of one hundred fifteen dollars for each reexamination,  a
  fee  of  one  hundred  thirty-five  dollars  for  an initial license for
  persons not requiring admission to a department  conducted  examination,
  and  a  fee  of  two hundred ten dollars for each triennial registration
  period, and for additional authorization for the  purpose  of  utilizing
  diagnostic pharmaceutical agents, a fee of sixty dollars.