§ 8.23.150. License renewal and/or reinstatement.

(a)

Issuance Period. The period of all annual tobacco retailer licenses is one year and shall begin on the first day of the month in which the license is issued and shall expire on the last day of the month in which the license was issued, one year from the date of issuance. No license shall be granted or issued for a period longer than one year from the month of issuance. In the case of applications for a tobacco retail license at a location where a business license is required under this code, the initial tobacco retailer license shall be prorated so as to expire on the expiration date of the then current business license.

(b)

Renewal of License. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, every licensee who has obtained a tobacco retailer license may obtain a renewal of the license from the tax collector. Such license may be denied on any grounds for which a license could be denied pursuant to Section 8.23.140.

(1)

Application for renewal and all license fees as required by this chapter are due and payable on the first business day after the date of expiration. A tobacco retailer is permitted a thirty-day grace period thereafter to submit said application and payment. Subsequent to the grace period, a penalty of fifty percent of the license fee shall be added for renewal. Subsequent to the grace period, a penalty of fifty percent of the license fee shall be added for renewal. If the entire license fee, with the addition of penalties, is not submitted within sixty days after the expiration of the grace period, the Tax Collector shall automatically suspend the license. If the licensee desires to continue business a request to reinstate the license, subject to the review of the appropriate county departments, must be made to the tax collector's office no more than one hundred eighty days after the expiration date of the license. If a request to reinstate is not made the license will automatically be revoked, and a new license application must be made to the tax collector's office as set forth in Section 8.23.130 of this chapter.

(c)

Reinstatement of License. To reinstate a license that has been suspended in accordance with this chapter the proprietor(s) must:

(1)

Submit the license fee plus the penalty if applicable;

(2)

Submit a signed affidavit to the tax collector affirming that the proprietor(s):

a.

Has not sold and will not sell any tobacco product or tobacco paraphernalia after the license suspension date and prior to the license being reinstated; and

b.

Has waited the appropriate ineligibility period established for a violation as set forth in Section 8.23.200 of this chapter or for tobacco retailing without a license, as set forth in Section 8.23.210 of this chapter, before seeking reinstatement of the license.

(Ord. No. 3159 § 2, 8-19-08)