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The Vermont Statutes Online

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Title 7 : Alcoholic Beverages, Cannabis, and Tobacco

Chapter 033 : Cannabis Establishments

Subchapter 003 : LICENSES

(Cite as: 7 V.S.A. § 902)
  • § 902. License qualifications and application process

    (a) An applicant, principal of an applicant, and person who owns or controls an applicant, who is a natural person:

    (1) shall be 21 years of age or older; and

    (2) shall consent to the release of his or her criminal and administrative history records.

    (b) As part of the application process, each applicant shall submit, in a format prescribed by the Board, an operating plan. The Board shall adopt rules regarding the required components of an application for each type of license.

    (c) The Board shall obtain a fingerprint-based Vermont criminal history record, an out-of-state criminal history record, a criminal history record from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and any regulatory records relating to the operation of a business in this State or any other jurisdiction for each of the following who is a natural person:

    (1) the applicant;

    (2) each proposed principal; and

    (3) each individual who would control the business.

    (d) An applicant who is denied a license may appeal the Board’s determination in accordance with section 847 of this title. (Added 2019, No. 164 (Adj. Sess.), § 7, eff. Oct. 7, 2020.)