§ 3.40.070. License required for dealers in cigarettes or tobacco products—Issuance.

A.

No person may sell, purchase, possess, or acquire cigarettes or tobacco products within the city as a manufacturer, distributor, direct-buying retailer, vending machine operator, or buyer without a license issued under this chapter.

B.

The department, upon application and payment of the fee, shall issue a license to each manufacturer, distributor, direct-buying retailer, vending machine operator or buyer. A copy of the applicant's current city business license is required and must accompany the application. The application must include the following information:

1.

Applicant's name and address;

2.

Name under which the cigarette or tobacco products business will be conducted;

3.

Applicant's cigarette or tobacco products business categories as a manufacturer, distributor, direct-buying retailer, vending machine operator or buyer;

4.

Number of vending machines which will be operated, if applicant is a vending machine operator; and

5.

Other information required on the department's application form.

C.

The department may refuse to issue a license if there is reasonable cause to believe that the applicant has willfully withheld information requested to determine the applicant's eligibility to receive a license or if there is reasonable cause to believe that information provided on the application is false or misleading and/or not provided in good faith.

D.

A license required by this chapter is in addition to any other license required by law.

E.

A license issued under this chapter shall include:

1.

Name and address of the licensee;

2.

Type of business to be conducted;

3.

The address at which the business is conducted; and

4.

The period of time for which the license is issued.

(Ord. No. 15-11 , § 1(Exh. A), 6-4-2015)