{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-56-405","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 20-56-405","heading":"[See Note] Permits - Location - Background check required","body":"(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..\n\n(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.\n\n(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.\n\n(1) A person who has pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to or been found guilty of a felony; or\n\n(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.\n\n(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 .","path":["AR Code","Title 20","Chapter 56","Subchapter 4"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"6ff5dcde63e84da39b108f849cda3a56364fbda81188e5a00c9e963cf331bd37","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-56-404","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-56-406"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}