(1) The Director of Arkansas Tobacco Control and the Arkansas Tobacco Control Board may determine the following in accordance with this subchapter:(1) The number of permits to be granted in the state;(2) (A) The locations thereof.(B) However, a retail, wholesale, or manufacturer permit shall not be issued to a residential address or for an address not zoned appropriately for the business seeking to secure the permit; and(3) (A) The persons to whom they are to be granted.(B) However, a permit shall not be issued to:(i) A person who has pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to or been found guilty of a felony; or(ii) A business owned or operated, in whole or in part, by a person who has pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to or been found guilty of a felony.(C) Arkansas Tobacco Control shall conduct a criminal justice background check on each permit applicant and application, utilizing its Arkansas Crime Information Center access as a law enforcement agency, in accordance with §§ 12-12-1008 — 12-12-1011.
(1) The number of permits to be granted in the state;
(2) (A) The locations thereof.(B) However, a retail, wholesale, or manufacturer permit shall not be issued to a residential address or for an address not zoned appropriately for the business seeking to secure the permit; and
(A) The locations thereof.
(B) However, a retail, wholesale, or manufacturer permit shall not be issued to a residential address or for an address not zoned appropriately for the business seeking to secure the permit; and
(3) (A) The persons to whom they are to be granted.(B) However, a permit shall not be issued to:(i) A person who has pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to or been found guilty of a felony; or(ii) A business owned or operated, in whole or in part, by a person who has pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to or been found guilty of a felony.(C) Arkansas Tobacco Control shall conduct a criminal justice background check on each permit applicant and application, utilizing its Arkansas Crime Information Center access as a law enforcement agency, in accordance with §§ 12-12-1008 — 12-12-1011.
(A) The persons to whom they are to be granted.
(B) However, a permit shall not be issued to:(i) A person who has pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to or been found guilty of a felony; or(ii) A business owned or operated, in whole or in part, by a person who has pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to or been found guilty of a felony.
(i) A person who has pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to or been found guilty of a felony; or
(ii) A business owned or operated, in whole or in part, by a person who has pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to or been found guilty of a felony.
(C) Arkansas Tobacco Control shall conduct a criminal justice background check on each permit applicant and application, utilizing its Arkansas Crime Information Center access as a law enforcement agency, in accordance with §§ 12-12-1008 — 12-12-1011.