(A) No license shall be issued under this chapter for a period of less than one calendar year, unless the application is made subsequent to the first day of any calendar year, in which case the license shall be issued for the remaining period of the year. No license shall be issued for a period of more than one year. Unless otherwise provided by law, all licenses issued hereunder shall be valid from January 1 or the date of issuance, whichever comes later, to December 31 of each year.
(B) For all licenses issued and in effect on or before June 30 of each year, the full fee shall be paid. For all licenses issued on or after July 1 of each year, the fee shall be 50% of the annual fee as hereinbefore established. All license fees shall be paid at the time the application.
(C) A tobacco license issued to its licensee shall automatically terminate and become null and void, and the number of available tobacco licenses authorized in the classification (class) of the terminated license shall automatically be reduced by one, upon any of the following:
(1) Closing or otherwise ceasing to do business; or
(2) Discontinuing or ceasing the sale of tobacco products: or
(3) Upon the sale, transfer or any other alienation of any interest of any business licensed under this chapter.
(Ord. 2598, passed 7-20-09; Am. Ord. 2779, passed 6-4-12; Am. Ord. 3184, passed 12-17-18)