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§ 14.11 Historic business preservation registry.
1.Purpose. A\nregistry of historic businesses in the state shall be established for\nthe purpose of recognizing that historic community-serving businesses\nare valuable cultural assets that serve as examples of the rich and\ndiverse history of the communities in the state. Such registry shall\nalso serve as a tool for providing educational and promotional\nassistance to historic businesses to encourage their continued viability\nand success.\n 2. Establishment. The office shall establish and maintain a registry\nof historic businesses in the state and maintain an online registry\nwhich includes the name, address and a list of products and/or services\noffered by each historic business that has been accepted into the\nregistry.\n 3. Elig
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§ 14.11 Historic business preservation registry. 1. Purpose. A\nregistry of historic businesses in the state shall be established for\nthe purpose of recognizing that historic community-serving businesses\nare valuable cultural assets that serve as examples of the rich and\ndiverse history of the communities in the state. Such registry shall\nalso serve as a tool for providing educational and promotional\nassistance to historic businesses to encourage their continued viability\nand success.\n 2. Establishment. The office shall establish and maintain a registry\nof historic businesses in the state and maintain an online registry\nwhich includes the name, address and a list of products and/or services\noffered by each historic business that has been accepted into the\nregistry.\n 3. Eligibility. A historic business must first be nominated by an\nassembly member, senator, the governor or the lieutenant governor.\nNominations are limited to ten per elected official per term. An elected\nofficial shall not nominate a business if they, or a close family\nmember, including a spouse, children, siblings or parents, own or have a\nmajor investment stake in such business.\n 4. Application. (a) After a business is nominated pursuant to\nsubdivision three of this section, such business shall submit a\ncompleted application for final approval. Such application shall be\ncreated by the office and shall include the following requirements:\n (i) The business shall have operated in the state for fifty or more\nyears with no break in operations exceeding two years. The business may\nhave operated in more than one location, but shall have operated in the\nsame municipality for a minimum of fifty years.\n (ii) The business has contributed to the municipality's history and/or\nidentity of such municipality.\n (iii) The business is committed to maintaining the physical features\nand traditions that define such business, including but not limited to,\ncraft, culinary or art forms.\n (b) The office, upon receipt of a nomination and accompanying\napplication, shall make a determination of whether the applicant meets\nthe requirements necessary to be accepted into such registry. The\nnominating elected official and the applicant shall be notified by the\noffice if such applicant is not accepted into the registry and shall\nexplain the reasons for the determination of ineligibility.\n