2014 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 370 - Tobacco: Licenses and Taxes; Supervision of Manufacturers and Wholesale Dealers
NRS 370.445 - Dealer s license required; refusal to issue or renew; suspension or revocation; regulations; penalty.

1. The Department shall issue a license as a wholesale dealer or a license as a retail dealer to a person who submits a complete application on a form prescribed by the Department and who otherwise complies with the applicable provisions of this chapter and any regulations adopted by the Department. The Department shall not charge any fee for the issuance of a license pursuant to this subsection.

2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, a person shall not engage in the business of a wholesale dealer or retail dealer in this State unless the person first obtains a license as a wholesale dealer or retail dealer from the Department. A person may be licensed as a wholesale dealer and as a retail dealer.

3. A person who wishes to engage in the business of a retail dealer is not required to obtain a license as a retail dealer pursuant to this section if the person is licensed as a retail cigarette dealer pursuant to NRS 370.001 to 370.430, inclusive.

4. The Department may refuse to issue or renew, or may suspend or revoke, a license issued pursuant to this section for any violation of the provisions of NRS 370.440 to 370.503, inclusive.

5. The Department may adopt regulations prescribing the form and contents of an application for, or which are otherwise necessary for the issuance of, a license pursuant to this section.

6. Any person who violates any of the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.

(Added to NRS by 1997, 1503; A 2013, 2659)