A. Application for a license provided by this chapter shall be made to the Business License Division in writing, on the forms provided by the County.
B. Each application shall:
1. Be filed with the Business License Division;
2. Be accompanied by the present annual license fee;
3. Include the name and address of the applicant, and of any other person having an interest in the business to be licensed. If the applicant is a partnership, the application shall include the names and addresses of all partners and any other person(s) having a financial interest in the business. If the applicant is a corporation, the application shall include the names and addresses of all officers, directors and stockholders having more than three percent (3%) of the issued stock, the designated agent or resident manager, and the principal place of business of the corporation. If it is a corporation whose stock is sold to the general public, the stockholders need not be listed;
4. Include the name, address and telephone number of all individual(s) who will actively manage the business for which the license is sought. At least one such manager must be on site when business is being conducted;
5. Specify the location of the premises for which the license is sought, and the name of the owner(s), agents, lessee or assignee of the premises where the business is to be operated;
6. Specify which type of marijuana or medical marijuana establishment license is being requested. The Business License Division may issue licenses for the following types of establishments:
a. Marijuana Establishments (Recreational Marijuana Establishments):
(1) Marijuana cultivation facility;
(2) Marijuana testing facility;
(3) Marijuana product manufacturing facility;
(4) Marijuana distributor; or
(5) Retail marijuana store.
b. Medical Marijuana Establishments:
(1) Medical marijuana cultivation facility;
(2) Medical marijuana production facility for edible marijuana products or marijuana infused products;
(3) Medical marijuana dispensary; or
(4) Medical marijuana independent testing laboratory.
7. Include a copy of the special use permit granted by the Business License Division of County Commissioners for the marijuana or medical marijuana establishment as applicable;
8. Include a copy of the medical marijuana establishment registration certificate, or provisional certificate issued by the State of Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health, or license issued by the Department of Taxation;
9. Be signed by all persons who shall conduct or have an interest in the business activities for which a marijuana or medical marijuana license is required. In the case of corporations, clubs or organizations with members, the application shall be verified by the president or secretary or the person who shall actively manage or conduct the business or activity for which a marijuana or medical marijuana license is required;
10. Include an attestation regarding excluded felony offenses, signed by each owner, officer and Business License Division member of the proposed marijuana or medical marijuana establishment affirming that each person has not been convicted of any excluded felony offenses as defined in Nevada Revised Statutes 453A.104, and affirming that each person understands that any falsification, omission or concealment of a material fact may be cause for disqualification from consideration for the proposed marijuana or medical marijuana establishment;
11. Be sworn to as to the truthfulness of the information contained therein.
C. There shall be a maximum processing time of thirty (30) working days for any application for a marijuana or medical marijuana license from the date of a complete application submittal.
D. In the case of a corporate licensee, any and all changes in the officers, directors or stockholders, or stockholders owning in the aggregate more than three percent (3%) of the stock of such corporation, shall be reported to the Business License Division within thirty (30) days of the appointment or election of such officers and directors, or acquisition by such stockholder(s), as the case may be, and such officers, directors and stockholder(s) shall be required to qualify for a license as required in this chapter. A list of all shareholders shall be submitted to Lyon County on an annual basis.
E. In the case of a partnership licensee, the partnership contract must be submitted with the application. Any change in the partners or other persons with a financial interest in the business shall be reported to the Business License Division within fourteen (14) working days of the change, and if the change involves the addition of a person not previously investigated, that person shall be required to qualify for a license as required by this chapter.
F. A financial compilation shall be submitted annually to Lyon County along with a list of any persons receiving more than three percent (3%) of the disbursements from the entity.
G. An approved marijuana or medical marijuana license shall expire and become void one calendar year following the date of issuance of the license by the Business License Division of County Commissioners unless revoked or renewed in accordance with the provisions described in this chapter. (Ord. 598, 3-1-2018)