(A) (1) It shall be unlawful to sell or offer for sale at retail, to give away, deliver or to keep with the intention of selling at retail, of giving away or of delivering tobacco products within the City without having first obtained a valid Tobacco Retailer’s License from the City of Mt. Vernon for each location in which tobacco products are sold.
(2) All such licenses must be renewed annually. Such license shall be in addition to any other license required by the Revised Code of Ordinances or by the State of Illinois. The license shall state the name of the Licensee and shall designate the premises subject of the License. The license year shall be May 1 – April 30.
(B) The license required herein shall be issued by the City Clerk upon such application and forms as may be required by said City Clerk, upon compliance with the provisions of this Article. However, the City Clerk shall not issue a license to any person who shall have committed a violation of this Article and shall have failed to pay the fine or any costs owing under § 112.21 herein in full prior to application for a license.
(Prior Code, Art. 30, § 3)