8.06.090 License issuance or denial.
A. Issuance of License. Upon the receipt of a complete and adequate application for a tobacco retailer’s license and the license fee required by this chapter, the Department may approve or deny the application for a license, or it may delay action for a reasonable period of time to complete any investigation of the application or the applicant deemed necessary.
B. Denial of Application. The Department may deny an application for a tobacco retailer’s license based on any of the following:
1. The information presented in the application is inaccurate or false. Intentionally supplying inaccurate or false information shall be a violation of this chapter;
2. The application seeks authorization for tobacco retailing at a location for which this chapter prohibits a licensed to be issued;
3. The application seeks authorization for tobacco retailing for a proprietor to whom this chapter prohibits a license to be issued;
4. The application seeks authorization for tobacco retailing in a manner that is prohibited pursuant to this chapter, that is unlawful pursuant to any other chapter of this code, or that is unlawful pursuant to any other law; or
5. Any other suitable reason the granting of a license to the applicant is not consistent with the public health and welfare, including the applicant’s history of noncompliance with this chapter and other laws relating to the sale of tobacco products. (Ord. 1131, 2020)