8.06.080 Application procedure.
A. An application for a tobacco retailer’s license shall be submitted in the name of each proprietor proposing to conduct retail tobacco sales and shall be signed by each proprietor or an authorized agent thereof. All applications shall be submitted on a form supplied by the Department.
B. A license issued contrary to this chapter, contrary to any other law, or on the basis of false or misleading information shall be revoked pursuant to SMC 8.06.160(C). Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to vest in any person obtaining and maintaining a tobacco retailer’s license any status or right to act as a tobacco retailer in contravention of any provision of law.
C. Applicant submissions shall contain the following information:
1. The name, address, and telephone number of each proprietor of the business seeking a license.
2. The business name, address, and telephone number of the location for which a license is sought.
3. The name and mailing address authorized by each proprietor to receive all communications and notices required by, authorized by, or convenient to the enforcement of this chapter.
4. Proof that the location for which a tobacco retailer’s license is sought has been issued all necessary State licenses for the sale of tobacco products.
5. Whether or not any proprietor or any agent of the proprietor has admitted violating, or has been found to have violated, this or any other local, State, or Federal law governing the sale of tobacco products and, if so, the dates and locations of all such violations within the previous five years.
6. A signed affidavit affirming that the proprietor has not sold and will not sell any tobacco product without a license required by this chapter.
7. Such other information as the Department deems necessary for the administration or enforcement of this chapter as specified on the application form required by this section.
D. A licensed tobacco retailer shall inform the Department in writing of any change in the information submitted on an application for a tobacco retailer’s license within 10 business days of a change. (Ord. 1131, 2020)