(a) Any person who commercially constructs, reconstructs, or extensively renovates a milkhouse, milking barn, stable or parlor in a dairy farm or who constructs or extensively renovates a transfer station, receiving station or milk plant, and any person who commercially installs or modifies milk handling equipment on dairy farms or in milk plants, transfer stations or receiving stations shall file an application for a permit upon a blank prepared under the direction of the commissioner and shall set forth the information deemed necessary by the commissioner for the administration of this Part. The commissioner may decline to grant a permit, or may suspend or revoke a permit, upon due notice and opportunity for a hearing, when he is satisfied by substantial evidence that the applicant or permit holder does not have the qualifications to properly install equipment or has not complied with the provisions of subdivision (b) of this section. A permit holder shall inform the commissioner when any information set forth in his application is no longer accurate.

(b) Every equipment installer shall submit plans for the construction, reconstruction or extensive renovation of a milkhouse, milking barn, stable or parlor in a dairy farm or for the construction, reconstruction or extensive renovation of a transfer station, receiving station, or milk plant, or for the installation or modification of milk handling equipment on dairy farms or in milk plants, transfer stations or receiving stations, in a form approved by the commissioner and shall set forth and describe the equipment to be installed and the manner of installation. No work shall be done unless the plans therefor are submitted to the commissioner and the commissioner determines that the work to be done will not cause the dairy farm, milk plant, transfer station or receiving station, as the case may be, to be in noncompliance with the provisions of this Part. If the commissioner approves plans, all work shall substantially conform to the approved plans.

(c) Failure to comply with the requirements of this section shall subject such persons to the penalties authorized in section 40 of the Agriculture and Markets Law and/or registration suspension or revocation.