1. By regulation, the Department shall prescribe the form of application for and the form of a certificate of compliance, which must be printed and distributed to exporters of liquor into this State to assist them in legally exporting liquor into this State.

2. An intending importer may not legally receive or accept any shipment of liquor except from a holder of a certificate of compliance.

3. Before a person may engage in business as a supplier, the person must obtain a certificate of compliance from the Department.

4. The Department shall grant a certificate of compliance to any out-of-state vendor of liquors who undertakes in writing:

(a) To furnish the Department on or before the 10th day of each month a report under oath showing the quantity and type of liquor sold and shipped by the vendor to each licensed importer of liquor in Nevada during the preceding month;

(b) That the vendor and all his or her agents and any other agencies controlled by the vendor will comply faithfully with all laws of this State and all regulations of the Department respecting the exporting of liquor into this State;

(c) That the vendor will make available for inspection and copying by the Department any books, documents and records, whether within or outside this State, which are pertinent to his or her activities or the activities of his or her agents or any other agencies controlled by the vendor within this State and which relate to the sale and distribution of his or her liquors within this State; and

(d) That the vendor will appoint a resident of this State as his or her agent for service of process or any notice which may be issued by the Department.

5. If any holder of a certificate of compliance fails to keep any undertaking or condition made or imposed in connection therewith, the Department may suspend the certificate and conduct a hearing, giving the holder thereof a reasonable opportunity to appear and be heard on the question of vacating the suspension order or order finally revoking the certificate.

6. An applicant for a certificate of compliance must pay a fee of $50 to the Department for the certificate. On or before July 1 of each year, the certificate holder must renew the certificate by satisfying the conditions of the original certificate and paying a fee of $50 to the Department.

[Part 14.1:160:1935; added 1945, 371; A 1947, 645; 1943 NCL § 3690.14a] + [Part 24:160:1935; A 1945, 371; 1943 NCL § 3690.24] — (NRS A 1975, 1710; 1981, 1011; 1995, 1042; 2005, 1325)