(2) The department may not issue a license to an applicant if the department determines or has reason to believe that the applicant will not comply with the provisions of ORS chapter 323 or any other state or federal tobacco products tax law.
(3) Notwithstanding ORS 305.280, a decision by the department not to issue a license to an applicant may be appealed by the applicant to the magistrate division of the tax court within 30 days of the date of the decision of the department in the manner prescribed in ORS 305.404 to 305.560.
(4) For purposes of this section, an application to renew a distributor’s license shall be considered the same as an application for an initial distributor’s license. [1985 c.816 §21; 2003 c.804 §36; 2009 c.717 §22]