{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-26-57-216","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 26-57-216","heading":"Permits - Number and location - Background check required","body":"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 . 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.\n\nThe Director of Arkansas Tobacco Control and the Arkansas Tobacco Control Board may determine the following in accordance with this subchapter:\n\n(1) The number of permits to be granted in the state;\n\n(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\n\n(A) The locations thereof.\n\n(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\n\n(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 .\n\n(A) The persons to whom they are to be granted.\n\n(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.\n\n(i) A person who has pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to or been found guilty of a felony; or\n\n(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.\n\n(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 .","path":["AR Code","Title 26","Chapter 57","Subchapter 2"],"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":"32a2a06f5f208ed33c1fb24d419ff97f244ed6b2293a5d363b08e248a4a94424","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-26-57-215","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-26-57-219"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}