(A) License fees. The fee to issue or to renew a tobacco retailer’s license shall be established by resolution of the City Council. The fee shall be calculated as to recover the total cost of both license administration and license enforcement including, for example, issuing the license, administering the license program, retailer education, retailer inspection and compliance checks, documentation of violation, and prosecution of violators, but shall not exceed the cost of the regulatory program authorized by this chapter. All fees shall be used exclusively to fund the program. Fees are nonrefundable except as may be required by law.
(B) License renewal. A tobacco retailer license is invalid unless the appropriate fee has been paid in full and the term of the license has not expired. The term of a tobacco retailer license is one year. Each tobacco retailer shall apply for the renewal of his or her tobacco retailer’s license and submit the license fee no later than 30 days prior to the expiration of the term.
(C) License expiration. A tobacco retailer’s license that is not timely renewed shall expire at the end of its term. To reinstate a license that has expired, or to renew a license not timely renewed pursuant to division (B) above, the proprietor must:
(1) Submit the license fee plus a reinstatement fee of 10% of the license fee.
(2) Submit a signed affidavit affirming that the proprietor:
(a) Has not sold and will not sell any tobacco product or tobacco paraphernalia after the license expiration date and before the license is renewed; or
(b) Has waited the appropriate ineligibility period established for tobacco retailing without a license, as set forth in § 5.19.110 of this chapter, before seeking renewal of the license.
(Ord. 2796 § 7, 2005; Ord. 2668 § 1, 2003.)