Omaha, NE Business Licensing & Operations: Tobacco Retail License (2026)

Under Omaha Municipal Code § 12-137, it's an offense to sell, offer for sale, or display for sale tobacco products at a place of business without a valid tobacco dealer's license for that specific location. Applicants apply on a form set by the city's licensing administrator (§ 12-138), and a separate license is required for each place of business (§ 12-142). Licenses run through December 31 of the year approved, must be prominently displayed on-site, and the city places a regulated-sale decal at every public entrance of a licensed store (§§ 12-141, 12-143, 12-144). The finance director collects a license fee tied to the state fee schedule under R.R.S. § 28-1423, plus a monthly 3% occupation tax on gross tobacco receipts (§§ 12-139, 12-146).