NAC453A.304. Request for applications to operate establishment: Notice; required provisions; time period for submission of applicants.

     1. Once each year, the Division will determine whether a sufficient number of medical marijuana establishments exist to serve the people of this State and, if the Division determines that additional medical marijuana establishments are necessary, the Division will issue a request for applications to operate a medical marijuana establishment. The Division will provide notice of a request for applications to operate a medical marijuana establishment by:

     (a) Posting on the website of the Division that the Division is requesting applicants to submit their applications;

     (b) Posting a copy of the request for applications at the principal office of the Division, the Legislative Building and at not less than three other separate, prominent places within this State; and

     (c) Making notification of the posting locations using the electronic mailing list maintained by the Division for medical marijuana establishment information.

     2. When the Division issues a request for applications pursuant to this section, the Division will include in the request the point values that will be allocated to each applicable portion of the application.

     3. The Division will accept applications in response to a request for applications issued pursuant to this section for 10 business days beginning on the date which is 45 business days after the date on which the Division issued the request for applications.

     4. If the Division receives an application in response to a request for applications issued pursuant to this section on a date other than the dates set forth in subsection 3, the Division must not consider the application and must return the application to the entity that submitted the application.

     (Added to NAC by Div. of Pub. & Behavioral Health by R004-14, 3-28-2014, eff. 4-1-2014)