Elizabeth, NJ Business Licensing & Operations: Tobacco Retail License (2026)

94, adopted by Ord. No. 030 that no person or entity engage in regulated activity, meaning the display, sale, distribution, or marketing of tobacco, tobacco paraphernalia, or vapor products, without first obtaining a tobacco business license from the bureau of central licensing. Shops already operating when the chapter took effect had sixty days to apply with the chief license inspector before being required to cease operations. 00 annual license fee that runs December 1 through November 30. 040, with renewal applications due at least thirty days before expiration.

060 must disclose all persons with a financial interest, any prior criminal convictions, a criminal background check waiver, and safety and security plans; premises must sit outside a 1,500-foot radius of any other licensed smoke shop and outside 200 feet of any school, public park, or place of worship. 070. m. m. 100, must check photo ID for tobacco purchases, and must maintain burglary alarms and video surveillance retained at least thirty days.