I have my provisional State registration certificate. How do I obtain a Washoe County business license?
Washoe County Medical Marijuana Establishment Business License FAQs
You must apply for a Washoe County medical marijuana establishment business license. This is a revocable privilege business license issued specifically for medical marijuana establishments. Each type of medical marijuana establishment requires a separate Washoe County medical marijuana establishment business license. The business license is valid for one year and must be renewed annually (see question MM9). The medical marijuana establishment business license application packet contains all of the information required for your license application. In summary, you must submit:
? A copy of your valid provisional State registration certificate.
? A completed Washoe County medical marijuana establishment application form.
? A copy of your State Division medical marijuana establishment application (with a few exceptions noted in the application packet).
? A list of persons associated with your medical marijuana establishment who have been issued, or will be issued, a State medical marijuana establishment agent registration card.
? A site plan of your medical marijuana establishment. Details of the information to include with the site plan are contained in the application packet.
? The name and physical address of any other medical marijuana establishments within Washoe County in which you (or any owner, officer, manager or director of your establishment) have ownership interest in, or a contractual relationship with, or otherwise associated with.
? A certificate signed and attested by you that the establishment meets the distance requirements established in Washoe County Code. The application packet contains more details on this certificate.
? The names and locations of the cultivation facility and independent testing laboratory providing services for your establishment (if applicable).
? A description of all regulated toxic, flammable or other materials used in or kept at your establishment. The application packet provides more details on the information required as part of the description.
? An approved Washoe County Air Quality Management Division plan for your establishment.
? A copy of the lease, rental agreement, license or authorization from the property owner on which your establishment is located (if you are not the property owner) giving you permission to use the property for use as a medical marijuana establishment. You must also include information on the property owner (see the application packet for details).
Before your Washoe County business license can be issued, you must also obtain:
? An approved Industrial Waste Permit from the Washoe County Environmental Health Services Division.
? A commercial kitchen permit from the Washoe County Environmental Health Services Division if your establishment produces edible or drinkable marijuana products.
If a criminal history inquiry is required of the property owner, the business license cannot be issued until results from the inquiry are received and evaluated by the Washoe County license division.
Your medical marijuana establishment business license application will be reviewed by several agencies. These agencies include:
? Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District or North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District.
? Washoe County Community Services Department:
o Building and Safety Division;
o Engineering and Capital Projects Division; and,
o Planning & Development Division.
? Washoe County Health District:
o Air Quality Management Division; and,
o Environmental Health Services Division.
? Washoe County Sheriff’s Office.
? Any appropriate water and/or sanitary sewer service provider.
Conditions may be established on your business license by any of these reviewing agencies and/or by the Washoe County license division. You must pay all applicable business license and agency license/permit and/or inspection fees prior to issuance of your business license.
The Washoe County license division will issue your business license after all review and inspections have been successfully completed, after receiving positive results from any required criminal history inquiry, and after all fees have been paid.
You must provide a copy of your issued Washoe County business license to the Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health. The State Division should then issue your State registration certificate.
Medical marijuana establishments must be fully certified by the Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health and licensed by Washoe County before commencing business operations in unincorporated Washoe County. Additionally, the establishment must meet all local jurisdiction public safety standards and operating requirements prior to commencing business operations. Businesses and other organizations or individuals operating without the required certificates, permits or licenses are subject to enforcement actions.