Requirements

Class A License (Incidental): Class A licenses are required in order to engage in the retail sale and/or display of tobacco products, tobacco accessories, electronic cigarettes, vaping devices or alternative nicotine products where such sales and displays are incidental to the principal use of the premises, such as a grocery store or convenience store, which devotes less than twenty (20) percent of its floor space or display area to such products and which derives less than fifty (50) percent of its gross revenue from the sale of tobacco products, tobacco accessories, electronic cigarettes, vaping devices or alternative nicotine products.

Class B License (Retail Tobacco Shop/Store): Class B licenses are required in order to engage in the retail sale and/or displace of tobacco products, tobacco accessories, electronic cigarettes, vaping devices or alternative nicotine products where such sales and displays are a primary use of the premises such as a tobacco shop, which devotes more than twenty (20) percent of its floor space or display area to such products OR which derives more than fifty (50) percent of its gross revenue from the sale of tobacco products, tobacco accessories, electronic cigarettes, vaping devices or alternative nicotine products.

This is an annual license from May 1 through April 30.

Application Fee Required

The application fee is $175 for a Class A license and $300 for a Class B license.

Permit Application

For a Tobacco Dealer License to be issued, submit a Class A application or a Class B application to the City Clerk's office.