Long Beach requires every retailer selling tobacco, vapor products, or e-cigarettes to hold a city Tobacco Retail License in addition to the state retailer license, with strict location and compliance rules.
Long Beach Municipal Code Chapter 5.50 establishes a Tobacco Retail License (TRL) program administered by the Health Department and Financial Management. Every retailer selling tobacco, electronic cigarettes, vape liquids, or hookah products must obtain an annual TRL, pass compliance inspections, and pay a fee that funds enforcement. The ordinance restricts new retailers near schools and parks, caps total licenses in some districts, and prohibits flavored tobacco sales aligned with California SB 793. Repeat violations of sales-to-minors rules, flavor bans, or signage requirements lead to license suspension or revocation.
Suspension, revocation, civil fines, and inability to sell tobacco. Sales to minors trigger statewide STAKE Act penalties on top of city license action.
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