(Amended by Ord. No. 187,525, Eff. 7/16/22.)
(a) An application for a Tobacco Retailer's Permit shall be submitted to the Office of Finance by any Proprietor of a business seeking a Tobacco Retailer's Permit. Each applicant shall be responsible for reviewing the conditions of conducting Tobacco Retailing Sales within the City of Los Angeles and shall agree to abide by the conditions by signing the application under penalty of perjury. Every application shall be submitted on a form supplied by the City and shall contain the following information:
(1) The business name, address, and telephone number of the location for which the Tobacco Retailer's Permit is sought, as well as any website address, Uniform Resource Locator (URL), or social media account of the business;
(2) The name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address of every Proprietor and any person authorized to receive communications and notices required by or authorized by this article. If incomplete information is supplied, each Proprietor shall be deemed to consent to the provision of notice at the business address provided on the application for the Tobacco Retailer's Permit; and
(3) Such other information as the City Attorney deems necessary for implementation and enforcement of this ordinance.
(b) A Tobacco Retailer's Permit must be obtained prior to the retail or wholesale Sale of any Tobacco Product. A new Tobacco Retailer's Permit must be obtained upon change of ownership or upon change of form of ownership prior to the retail or wholesale Sale of any Tobacco Product, including, but not limited to, a Proprietor becoming a corporation.