Bridgeport, CT Business Licensing & Operations: Tobacco Retail License (2026)

90. The fee is $150 per calendar year, pro-rated for partial years, and the permit's duration is one calendar year, so it must be renewed annually. Subsection (D) builds in strict portability limits: the permit cannot be transferred from one tobacco retailer to another, and it cannot be transferred from one location to another. A buyer taking over an existing shop needs a permit of their own, and a retailer moving to a new address needs a new permit for that location. The permit must be displayed at all times and shown on request.

90 and trained their staff on the under-21 sales ban and on what identification is acceptable. Violations escalate on a ladder. A first violation is a $150 fine. A second violation within 36 months adds a 7-day permit suspension to the $150 fine. A third adds a 30-day suspension, and a fourth brings the $150 fine plus revocation of the permit, ending the retailer's ability to sell tobacco in Bridgeport.