Hawthorne, CA Business Licensing & Operations: Tobacco Retail License (2026)

020 makes it unlawful to act as a tobacco retailer without a valid license for each location, and makes any local, state, or federal tobacco-law violation by a licensee or its employees a violation of the license itself. 080 requires checking ID for any purchaser who reasonably appears under thirty, bars anyone below the state minimum age from selling tobacco, and prohibits self-service displays, including vending machines; a locked display case must carry a sign explaining it stays locked. 090 sets a graduated suspension schedule: a first violation draws a written warning, a second violation within three years brings a suspension of up to thirty days (or up to ninety days if the second offense is within twelve months of the first), a third violation within three years brings up to a ninety-day suspension, and a fourth violation within three years results in revocation. 090(C) requires the retailer to pull all tobacco products and tobacco advertising from public view. 070.