Naperville, IL Business Licensing & Operations: Tobacco Retail License (2026)
Key Facts
- License required
- Cigarette & Tobacco Dealer's License
- License fee
- $300 per establishment/year
- Vending-machine sales
- Prohibited citywide
- Minimum purchase age
- 21 years old
- Free samples
- Banned on public land
Summary
Naperville treats vapor and e-cigarette products as alternative nicotine products, requiring the same $300 Cigarette and Tobacco Dealer's License as any tobacco retailer, banning vending-machine sales, and barring free samples anywhere on public property.
1.It shall be unlawful to sell or offer for sale at retail in the City any tobacco products and/or alternative nicotine products without having a cigarette and tobacco dealer's license.2.It shall be unlawful to sell, offer for sale, give away or deliver any tobacco product and/or alternative nicotine product from a vending machine.2.3.It shall be unlawful for any licensee to sell or distribute, promote, or advertise tobacco products and/or alternative nicotine products to any person free of charge or to any person on any public land or building within the City's corporate limits.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 101).
Full Breakdown
Naperville's tobacco code defines alternative nicotine product by incorporating the Illinois definition at 720 ILCS 675/1.5(a), a device delivering nicotine other than by burning tobacco, which covers vapes and e-cigarettes. Under Naperville Municipal Code Section 3-3-15, retailers cannot sell any tobacco or alternative nicotine product without the City's Cigarette and Tobacco Dealer's License, Section 3-3-5, $300 annual fee, cannot sell from a vending machine, cannot sell to anyone under 21, and cannot give away or advertise free samples on public land. Sellers must be at least 18 and post age-restriction signage at every display.
Violations & Fines
Selling vapor products without the dealer's license, from a vending machine, or to a minor draws $1,000 to $10,000 in fines per offense under Section 3-3-9 and a one-year bar on relicensing the premises.
Frequently Asked Questions
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