Brick, NJ Business Licensing & Operations: Tobacco Retail License (2026)
Key Facts
- Mercantile license fee
- $25 per year
- Issuing office
- Code Enforcement Office
- Minimum sale age
- 18 years old
- Tobacco vending machines
- prohibited township-wide
- Tobacco law enforcement
- Ocean County Health Dept.
Summary
Brick Township requires every business, including tobacco retailers, to hold a $25 annual mercantile license from the Code Enforcement Office; sellers must also post a minors-sale warning sign and check ID under a separate tobacco ordinance.
Hereafter, any person, firm, corporation, partnership or other entity engaging in, conducting or operating any business, rental units, or multifamily home of four or fewer units, one of which is owner-occupied, within the limits of the Township of Brick, shall be required to obtain a mercantile license for any such business. Independent contractors who work in a business operation that is already obligated to obtain a license under this chapter, such as a cosmetologist in a salon, shall be exempt from the requirements of this chapter.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4577344; v53 updated 2025-12-09; through 12-09-2025).
Full Breakdown
Brick Township has no license created solely for tobacco sales. Instead, any business selling tobacco must hold the Township's general mercantile license (§277-2), a $25-per-year permit issued by the Code Enforcement Office that must be renewed annually and cannot be transferred if the business is sold (§277-3, §277-5). Separately, Chapter 375's tobacco article bars sales to anyone under 18, requires a posted warning sign at each register, mandates ID checks, and bans tobacco vending machines and self-service displays; the Ocean County Health Department enforces these rules and can seek license suspension or revocation for violations (§375-10 to §375-15).
Violations & Fines
Selling tobacco without a mercantile license draws up to $100 per offense; selling tobacco to a minor or skipping required signage/ID checks carries a $100-$1,000 fine under Chapter 375, with possible license suspension.
Frequently Asked Questions
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