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

020(A) bars any person or proprietor from acting as a tobacco retailer without first obtaining and maintaining a valid permit for each retail location, and explicitly declares that tobacco retailing without a valid permit is a public nuisance on top of any criminal penalty. Subsection B confines retailing to a fixed location only: selling by persons on foot or from vehicles is prohibited outright. 030, must be filed in the name of and signed by each proprietor, and must include applicant identification, the business address, and proof of a State Board of Equalization Tobacco License; the City can deny an incomplete or inaccurate application or one seeking a location under an active suspension.

Products offered in violation are subject to seizure and forfeiture. 050 sets an annual, nonrefundable, non-prorated permit fee calculated to recover the City's administration and enforcement costs, including inspections, compliance checks and prosecutions. 060 if the holder complied with the Chapter and paid the fee; retailers must notify the City in writing if they stop selling tobacco. 070), and self-service tobacco displays are banned citywide.