§ 14-169. Persons or entities prohibited as operators.

No certificate of approval shall be issued to, held by, or renewed by any applicant or operator who fails to comply with the following mandatory requirements:

(1)

Maintain approval as a dispensing organization by the State of Florida, Department of Health, Office of Compassionate Use pursuant to the Compassionate Use Act, or any other applicable law.

(2)

Ensure no owner, investor, or manager of the applicant or operator has been found guilty of, regardless of adjudication, or entered a plea of nolo contendere or guilty to, or has been adjudicated delinquent, and the record has not been sealed or expunged for, any crime enumerated in F.S. § 435.04(2), or any felony involving false representations or false statements, fraud, money laundering, or drug trafficking.

(3)

Ensure no security employee located within Osceola County of the applicant or operator has been found guilty of, regardless of adjudication, or entered a plea of nolo contendere or guilty to, or has been adjudicated delinquent, and the record has not been sealed or expunged for, any crime enumerated in F.S. § 435.04(2), or any felony, within the last three (3) years.

(Ord. No. 2016-97, § 1, 10-17-16)