Cicero, IL Business Licensing & Operations: Tobacco Retail License (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing article
- Ch. 46, Art. XII, Tobacco Products
- License authority
- Town collector, per Ch. 26, Art. II
- Max fine per violation
- $500.00 (Sec. 46-540)
- Post-revocation bar
- 6 months before re-licensing same premises
- Compliance checks
- Unannounced underage mark purchases authorized
Summary
Cicero makes it unlawful to sell, offer for sale, give away or keep tobacco products for retail without first obtaining a tobacco dealer's license from the town collector, in addition to any other required business license.
Required. It shall be unlawful to sell or offer for sale at retail, give away, deliver or keep with the intention of selling at retail, giving away or delivering tobacco products within the town without having first obtained a tobacco dealer's license therefor pursuant to this section. Such license shall be in addition to any other license required by this Code.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 121).
Full Breakdown
Article XII of Chapter 46 governs tobacco products. Sec. " The application goes to the town collector and is processed under the general licensing procedures in Chapter 26, Article II, with the fee set by Sec. 26-101. The town backs the licensing scheme with active enforcement: Sec. 46-538 authorizes the director of public safety to run unannounced mark purchases using underage buyers and to inspect licensed premises, and a licensee's refusal to cooperate with an inspection is itself grounds for suspension, revocation, or a fine.
Sec. 00 per violation after a hearing on seven days' written notice; the licensee must also pay the town's hearing costs, including court reporter fees and attorney's fees, within 30 days. Once a license is revoked, Sec. 46-540(e) bars the town from issuing a new tobacco license for that same premises for six months. The article's stated purpose, per Sec. 46-537, is curbing sales to persons under 18.
Violations & Fines
Selling tobacco products at retail without the required dealer's license is unlawful under Sec. 46-539. The town president may suspend or revoke the license or levy a fine of up to $500.00 per violation under Sec. 46-540, following a hearing with seven days' written notice; the licensee is also liable for the town's hearing costs, and failure to pay those costs within 30 days is itself a separate violation supporting further suspension, revocation, or fine.
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