§ 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.