Sec. 1. (a) As used in this section, "license" means a license, a franchise, a permit, a certification, an approval, a registration, a charter, or a similar form of authorization that may be issued to a person by: (1) the department; (2) the commission; or (3) the director; under Indiana law. The term does not include a license issued by the historic preservation review board established by IC 14-21-1-20. (b) Notwithstanding any other law, the director shall issue all licenses. (c) A designee of the director may issue licenses. A designee of the director must be a full-time employee of the department. [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-3-24.] As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.4.