(a) no holder of a class A distiller's license shall be required to obtain such permit or pay such fee;

(b) no fee shall be required from any applicant who certifies that he will manufacture, solely from biomass feedstock, ethanol for his own use as fuel;

(c) no fee shall be required from any applicant who certifies that he will manufacture, solely from biomass feedstock, less than one hundred thousand gallons of ethanol annually for use as a fuel;

(d) no fee shall be required from any applicant who certifies that he will manufacture, solely from biomass feedstock other than food crops, ethanol for use as fuel; and

(e) no fee shall be required from any applicant who certifies that he is the holder of an experimental distilled spirits plant permit, as provided by federal law and regulation, for the manufacture of ethanol for his own use as fuel. Any permit issued pursuant to paragraph (b), (c), (d) or (e) of this subdivision shall clearly state the conditions upon which it is granted. 4. Such industrial alcohol manufacturer's permit shall be effective for a license year expiring on the thirty-first day of December following the date of issue, and the fee prescribed therefor by this section shall be the fee due and payable therefor, and shall be paid in advance at the time the application shall be made as provided by this section. When application for any permit under this section is made, after the first day of January in any year, the fee therefor shall, for the balance of the year, be in proportion as the remainder of such year shall bear to the whole year, except, that it shall in no case be for less than one-half of such year.