N.C. Gen. Stat. § 105-113.4I: Licenses required.

A person may not engage in business as a distributor, wholesale dealer, or retail dealer in this State, without having first obtained from the Secretary the appropriate license for that purpose as prescribed in this Article. A license required by this Article is in addition to any other licenses that may be required by law. (1969, c. 1075, s. 2; 1973, c. 476, s. 193; recodified from N.C. Gen. Stat. § 105-113.11 by 2021-180, s. 42.13E(b), (c).)