§329-67  Permit for conductof business; applications; forms; fees; renewal;violations.  (a)  Any manufacturer, wholesaler, retailer, or otherperson who sells, transfers, or otherwise furnishes any substance specified insection 329-61 for use by a person in this State or who receives from a sourceoutside of the State any substance specified in section 329-61  shall obtain apermit for the conduct of that business from the department of public safety.

(b)  Applications for permits shall be filed inwriting and signed by the applicant, and shall set forth the name of theapplicant, the business in which the applicant is engaged, the business addressof the applicant, and a full description of any substance sold, transferred, orotherwise furnished, or received.

(c)  The department of public safety may grantpermits which shall be effective for not more than one year from the date ofissuance.  Applications and permits shall be uniform through the State, onforms prescribed by the department of public safety.

(d)  Each applicant shall pay at the time offiling an application for a permit a fee determined by the department of publicsafety in accordance with the department’s rules.

(e)  A permit granted pursuant to this part maybe renewed one year from the date of issuance, and annually thereafter, uponthe filing of a renewal application and the payment of a permit renewal fee inaccordance with the department’s rules.

(f) (1)  Any manufacturer, wholesaler, retailer, orother person who sells, transfers, or otherwise furnishes, or receives anysubstance specified in section 329-61 without a permit shall be guilty of amisdemeanor; and

(2)  Any manufacturer, wholesaler, retailer, or otherperson who has previously been convicted of violating section 329-67(a), upon asubsequent conviction thereof shall be guilty of a class C felony. [L 1990, c200, pt of §1; am L 1999, c 252, §12]