(a) Grounds for denying the issuance or renewal of a license include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1) The applicant is under twenty-one (21) years of age.
(2) The applicant has been convicted within the past five (5) years of any violation of a federal, state, or local law, ordinance provision, or other regulation relating to licensed products.
(3) The applicant has had a license to sell tobacco products suspended or revoked within the preceding eighteen (18) months of the date of application.
(4) The applicant fails to provide the information required on the licensing application or provides false or misleading information.
(5) The applicant is prohibited by federal, state, or other local law, Ordinance, or other regulation from holding a tobacco retailer license.
(6) The business for which the tobacco retailer license is requested is a moveable place of business. Only fixed-location retail establishments are eligible to be licensed.
(7) The number of licenses in the City of Oxford have already been exceeded or will be exceeded by the issuance of the requested license.
(8) The business for which the license is requested does not comply with the proximity requirements.
(b) If a license is mistakenly issued or renewed to an applicant, the City of Oxford, may revoke the license upon the discovery that the applicant was ineligible for the license under this Ordinance. The City of Oxford will provide the tobacco retailer license holder with notice of the revocation, along with information on the right to appeal.
(c) If a tobacco retail license is suspended or revoked, whether due to applicant or licensee ineligibility, or determination of a violation under this chapter, or any other federal, state, or local law or regulation, the license fee is forfeited to the City of Oxford and shall not be refunded to the applicant or licensee.
(Ord. 3730. Passed 8-1-23.)