(A) No person shall engage in retail sales of tobacco products or alternative nicotine devices within the city without a valid license issued by the city, or on the city's behalf, to sell tobacco products or alternative nicotine devices.
(B) No licensee shall engage in retail sales of tobacco products or alternative nicotine devices in violation of § 135.17 of the Codified Ordinances, or any substantially equivalent provision of applicable law.
(C) The following items shall be required in applying for a license, or renewing a license, under this section:
(1) A valid vendor's license from the Ohio Department of Taxation;
(2) If the applicant engages in retail sale of cigarettes, a valid Retail Cigarette Dealer's License as required by R.C. Chapter 5743;
(3) The location where the applicant proposes to engage in retail sales of tobacco products or alternative nicotine devices;
(4) A nonrefundable license administration fee of $150;
(D) A license granted under this section shall be valid from June 1 of the year of application to May 31 of the following year. A license issued to a new licensee after January 1 shall be valid until May 31 of the following year.
(E) License administration fees, reinstatement fees, and civil penalties collected in administering §§ 94.20 through 94.23 may be collected by the city or the city's licensing agent, and shall be credited to the city's General Fund to defray the costs of administration and enforcement of these sections; alternatively, the city and its licensing agent may agree that the licensing agent will retain all or a portion of the fees as compensation for its services as licensing agent.
(F) For purposes of this section, VALID LICENSE means a license issued under this section that has not expired, that is not within a period of suspension or failure-to-reinstate status, and that has not been revoked.
(Ord. 24-17, passed 12-4-17)