Every applicant for a license pursuant to the provisions of this chapter must file with the Board a written application accompanied by a nonrefundable fee of $100 for each examination that the applicant wishes to take. The written application must be in accordance with the following provisions:

1. If the applicant is a natural person the application must be signed and verified by the applicant.

2. If the applicant is a firm or partnership the application must be signed and verified by each natural person composing or intending to compose the firm or partnership.

3. If the applicant is a corporation:

(a) The application must be signed and verified by the president, the secretary and the treasurer thereof, and must specify:

(1) The name of the corporation.

(2) The date and place of its incorporation.

(3) The amount of the corporation’s outstanding paid-up capital stock.

(4) Whether this stock was paid for in cash or property, and if in property, the nature and description of the property.

(5) The name of the person or persons affiliated with the corporation who possess the qualifications required for a license under this chapter.

(b) The application must be accompanied by a certified copy of the corporation’s certificate of incorporation together with a certification from the Secretary of State that the corporation is in good standing and, if the corporation is a foreign corporation, a certification from the Secretary of State that the corporation is qualified to do business in this State.

(c) The successor to every such officer or a director shall, before entering upon the discharge of his or her duties, sign and verify a like statement, approved in like manner as this chapter prescribes for an individual signatory to an application and shall transmit the statement to the Board.

(d) In the event of the death, resignation or removal of such an officer or a director, notice of that fact must be given in writing to the Board within 10 days after the death, resignation or removal. The Board shall conduct such an investigation of the successor pursuant to NRS 648.100 as it deems necessary to verify the successor’s qualifications.

4. If the applicant fails to pass the examination required by NRS 648.100 the applicant must not be reexamined until he or she has paid another fee of $100 to cover the cost of reexamination.

5. If the applicant is applying for a license as a dog handler, the application must be accompanied by an additional fee of $100 to cover the costs of an examination in the field. If the applicant fails to pass the examination or cancels the examination within 48 hours before the time scheduled for it, the applicant may not be reexamined in the field until he or she has paid an additional fee of $100.

The forms for applications, including the instructions, may be obtained from the office of the Board. The Board shall, by regulation, charge a fee to cover the cost of the preparation of the forms and instructions.

[Part 6:85:1947; A 1949, 149; 1953, 323] — (NRS A 1967, 1359; 1971, 870; 1973, 682; 1983, 734, 1601; 1985, 1335)