(1) Any licensed bail bond recovery agent desiring to use a firearm while working as a bail bond recovery agent by the department shall, as a precondition of being licensed, obtain a firearms certification from the commission.

(2) An application for bail bond recovery agent license must be submitted to the department within ninety days following issuance of a firearms certification by the commission. If application is not submitted within that time period, the firearms certification will be deemed lapsed by the commission and shall not serve as the basis for a license.