Ark. Code Ann. § 20-56-405: [See Note] Permits - Location - Background check required

(a) A retail, wholesale, or manufacturer permit shall not be issued to a residential address, a mobile structure or vehicle, or for an address not zoned appropriately for the business seeking to secure the permit. (b) A permit shall not be issued to: (1) A person who has pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to or been found guilty of a felony; or (2) 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 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 . Added by Act 2023, No. 629,§ 10, eff. only upon the certification of the Arkansas Attorney General that the State of Arkansas is currently enjoined from enforcing Sections 2-5 of this act relating to delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol and delta-10 tetrahyrdocannabinol, but no earlier than August 1, 2023..

(a) A retail, wholesale, or manufacturer permit shall not be issued to a residential address, a mobile structure or vehicle, or for an address not zoned appropriately for the business seeking to secure the permit.

(b) A permit shall not be issued to: (1) A person who has pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to or been found guilty of a felony; or (2) 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.

(1) A person who has pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to or been found guilty of a felony; or

(2) 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 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 .