§ 26-57-214 - Registration and licensing required prior to doing business.
26-57-214. Registration and licensing required prior to doing business.
(a) No person shall deal with, deliver or cause to be delivered to any retailer or consumer, or otherwise do business in tobacco products in this state without having first registered with the Director of Arkansas Tobacco Control and obtained a permit or license for that purpose, except that a manufacturer need only to register in accordance with 26-57-215(b)(1).
(b) All permits and licenses shall be issued by the director.
(c) A wholesaler, retailer, general tobacco products vendor, or restricted tobacco products vendor who intends to sell tobacco products at or from one (1) or more places of business owned, rented, or leased by it shall be required to obtain a separate license for each such place of business.
(d) (1) Any person licensed as a wholesaler shall not operate as a retailer unless a retailer's license is first secured.
(2) Any person licensed as a retailer shall not operate as a wholesaler unless a wholesaler's license is first secured.
(e) Any person who pleads guilty or nolo contendere to or is found guilty of buying, selling, or otherwise doing business in cigarettes or tobacco products in this state without first obtaining the appropriate license or permit is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor.