Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

Subsection (e) of section 197 of chapter 112 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 1998 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the second sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:- Notwithstanding the foregoing, each license originally issued to an individual shall be valid until April first of the odd numbered year next occurring more than 24 months from the date of issuance.