Section 13.01.19.102 - SELECTIONThe following factors will be considered for selecting an applicant to become a license vendor:
01.Low Numbered Vendors. Applicants classified in lower-numbered vendor classifications will be given priority over applicants in higher-numbered classifications from the same general location.02.Class Six Applicants. Class six (6) applicants will be approved only when they demonstrate a significant public benefit to have a license vendorship at their location.03.Unsettled Debts. Applicants who have unsettled debts listed with a credit bureau will not be approved. Unsettled debts that are in dispute will not be considered against the applicant.04.Surety Bond. The Department may require an applicant to provide for each location, a ten thousand dollar ($10,000) surety bond from a corporate surety authorized to do business in the state of Idaho, which guarantees the payment of all state funds collected as a result of licenses issued by the vendor if it appears from the application or other information that an undue risk might otherwise be placed upon the Department in the absence of such bonding. Applicants who otherwise qualify for a vendorship and have been in business less than three (3) years will be required to furnish the Department a ten thousand dollar ($10,000) surety bond in the form and length as determined by the Director. Upon request, at the completion of two (2) years of service, the Department may release the vendor from the bonding requirement based on a review of financial risk.05.Permanence and Accessibility. Applicants who do not have a permanent place of business open and accessible to all segments of the public will not be approved.06.Number of Existing Vendors in Area. The three (3) closest existing vendors, their hours and days of operation, classification, accessibility to the public, and other pertinent information, including their distance to the applicant, will be compared to the applicant.07.Minimum Sales Volume. If the applicant is seeking to replace an existing vendor at the prior vendor's location, the prior vendor's sales volume will be used to estimate the applicant's sales volume.08.Performance Record. An applicant who was a license vendor or the manager for a vendor within the past five (5) years will not be approved unless the applicant's performance record was satisfactory.09.Fish and Game Violations. No owner or store manager (if the applicant is a corporation) may have had a fish and game violation other than an infraction within the past five (5) years.Idaho Admin. Code r. 13.01.19.102