(A) No person shall sell or offer to sell any tobacco, tobacco products or tobacco related device without first having obtained a license to do so from the county.
(B) An application for a license to sell tobacco, tobacco products or tobacco related devices shall be made on a form provided by the county. The application shall contain the full name of the applicant, the applicant’s residential and business addresses and telephone numbers, the name of the business for which the license is sought, and any additional information the county deems necessary. Upon receipt of a completed application, the County Auditor shall forward the application to the County Administrator for action at the next regularly scheduled county board meeting. If the County Auditor determines an application to be incomplete, the application shall be returned to the applicant with notice of the information necessary to make the application complete.
(C) The County Board may either approve or deny the license, or it may delay action for a reasonable period of time as necessary to complete any investigation of the application or the applicant as it deems necessary. If the County Board approves the license, the County Auditor shall issue the license to the applicant. If the County Board denies the license, notice of the denial shall be given to the applicant along with notice of the applicant’s right to appeal the decision pursuant to § 111.12.
(D) All licenses issued under this chapter shall be valid for one calendar year from the date of issue.
(F) All licenses issued under this chapter shall be valid only on the premises for which the license was issued and only for the person or entity to whom the license was issued. No transfer of any license to another location, person or entity shall be valid without the prior approval of the County Board.
(G) No license shall be issued to a moveable place of business. Only fixed location businesses shall be eligible to be licensed under this chapter.
(H) All licenses shall be posted and displayed in plain view of the general public on the licensed premise.
(I) The renewal of a license issued under this section shall be handled in the same manner as the original application. The request for a renewal shall be made at least 30 days but no more than 60 days before the expiration of the current license. The issuance of a license issued under this chapter shall be considered a privilege and not an absolute right of the applicant and shall not entitle the holder to an automatic renewal of the license.
(Ord. 42, passed 2-10-98) Penalty, see § 111.99