Hoover, AL Business Licensing & Operations: Tobacco Retail License (2026)

Code of Ordinances § 8-16(6)m sets a dedicated license line for tobacco retailers: 'Each retailer dealer in cigars, cigarettes, smoking tobacco, chewing tobacco, snuff or any other tobacco products, shall pay a minimum license of...$100.00,' plus an amount equal to three-quarters of one percent of gross receipts above $50,000 from the prior year. The ordinance is explicit that this license 'is in addition to all other licenses required,' so a convenience store or gas station already licensed as a merchant under § 8-16(6)a still owes the separate tobacco line item.

The general licensing chapter folds in the enforcement mechanics. Section 8-36 makes it unlawful to engage in any business in the city without first procuring the license, and treats each day of unlicensed operation as a separate offense. Section 8-33 sets the payment calendar: licenses run the calendar year, are due January 1 and delinquent January 31, with a 10 percent penalty added after 30 days past due and a 20 percent penalty after 60 days. Section 8-39 backs the whole license schedule with a criminal penalty: conviction for violating the licensing article carries a fine of up to $500 and up to six months in jail, at the court's discretion, with each day counted as a separate offense. The city council can also revoke a license under § 8-37 for a licensee's violation of any city ordinance or state statute tied to the licensed business, following a council hearing with at least one day's notice to the licensee.