(1) License required. 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 city.
(2) Application. An application for a license to sell tobacco, tobacco products or tobacco related devices shall be made on a form provided by the city. The application is to be returned to the City of Lino Lakes at which time the application will be forwarded to the Police Department for background checks. If the application is deemed incomplete it shall be returned to the applicant with a notice of the missing data. No incomplete applications will be reviewed. 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 city deems necessary. Upon receipt of a completed application, the City Clerk shall forward the application to the City Council for action. If the City Clerk shall determine that an application is incomplete, he or she shall return the application to the applicant with notice of the information necessary to make the application complete.
(3) Action. The City Council 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 it deems necessary. If the City Council shall approve the license, the City Clerk shall issue the license to the applicant.
(4) Term. The licensing period for licenses issued under this chapter shall be one year, commencing July 1 and ending on June 30 of the following year. New licenses may be issued throughout the licensing period however there shall be no reduction in the yearly license fee.
(5) Revocation or suspension. Any license issued under this chapter may be revoked or suspended as provided in the §§ 602.13 and 602.14 of this chapter.
(6) Transfers. All licenses issued under this chapter shall be valid only on the premises for which the license was issued and only for the person to whom the license was issued.
(7) Moveable place of business. No license shall be issued to a moveable place of business. Only fixed location businesses shall be eligible to be licensed under this chapter.
(8) Display. All licenses shall be posted and displayed in plain view of the general public on the licensed premises.
(9) Renewals. Renewals 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.
(10) Issuance as privilege and not a right. 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. 07-99, passed 4-26-1999; Am. Ord. 06-22, passed 12-12-2022)