Section 26-57-216 - Permits - Number and location - Background check requiredThe 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.Amended by Act 2019, No. 1071,§ 12, eff. 7/24/2019.Amended by Act 2015, No. 1235,§ 4, eff. 5/1/2015.Amended by Act 2013, No. 1273,§ 17, eff. 8/16/2013.Acts 1977, No. 546, § 3; 1979, No. 911, § 5; 1983, No. 255, § 1; 1985, No. 684, § 1; 1985, No. 824, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 84-4503; Acts 1997, No. 1337, § 11.