No residential building contractor, residential remodeler, or other person who is required to be licensed by the state under the provisions of M.S. §§ 326.83 to 326.991, as they may be amended from time to time, and no person employing a residential contractor, who is required to be licensed, shall be issued a building, zoning or land use permit unless that contractor is licensed. Any person applying for a permit who is required to have a state license but who does not have a state license shall be reported to the State Commissioner of Commerce who may begin an action against the person.