Irvington, NJ Business Licensing & Operations: Tobacco Retail License (2026)
Key Facts
- Annual license fee
- $250
- License issuer
- Township Department of Health
- 1st offense fine
- $100
- 2nd offense fine
- $500
- 3rd offense
- $1,000 fine + mandatory court appearance
- Underage-sale reference
- N.J.S.A. 54:40A-4.1
Summary
Irvington requires every retailer selling tobacco or vaping products to hold a local license issued by the Department of Health, renewed annually for a $250 fee. The Township Code sets escalating fines for violations, from $100 for a first offense up to $1,000 and a mandatory court appearance for a third, and lets the Department deny, suspend or revoke a license for underage sales or other cause.
License required. ... No person shall sell tobacco unless a local license to operate the same has been issued by the Department of Health following the requisite approval, as defined in N.J.A.C. 8:24-1.5. ... Annual fee. The annual fee for a tobacco license shall be $250. ... Penalties. Fines for violations of this section are as follows: (1) First violation: a fine of $100. (2) Second violation: a fine of $500. (3) Third violation: a fine of $1,000 and a mandatory court appearance.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4996945; v39 updated 2026-07-13; through 07-13-2026).
Full Breakdown
C. 5. The annual license fee is $250, and the license must be displayed conspicuously near the establishment's entrance or cash register so the public can see it. A. 1; selling untaxed, counterfeit or single cigarettes; or violating any other Township ordinance. This licensing scheme sits alongside Irvington's broader business-licensing chapter, which sets similar per-use license fees for other retail categories such as used-car lots and apartment rental agencies, all enforced through the same Department of Health approval process. A retailer that loses its tobacco license loses the right to sell tobacco products at that location until the license is reinstated or reissued after any suspension period the Health Officer sets.
Violations & Fines
Fines escalate with each offense: $100 for a first violation, $500 for a second, and $1,000 plus a mandatory Municipal Court appearance for a third. The Department of Health can also deny, suspend or revoke the license itself, separate from any court fine, and may forward violations to the state Division of Taxation.
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