Pueblo, CO Business Licensing & Operations: Tobacco Retail License (2026)
Key Facts
- License required
- Per retail location
- New license fee
- $500
- Renewal fee
- $400/year
- Unlicensed sales
- Class 1 offense
Summary
Selling tobacco or vape products anywhere in Pueblo requires a City tobacco product retailer license, $500 to start, $400 to renew each year, and operating without one is a Class 1 municipal offense.
It shall be unlawful and a Class 1 municipal offense for any person to act as a tobacco product retailer in the City of Pueblo unless he or she has obtained a tobacco retailer license and maintains the same in full force and effect pursuant to this Chapter for each location where tobacco product retailing occurs.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 109).
Full Breakdown
Any business or person selling tobacco or vape products at a fixed City location must first obtain a tobacco product retailer license from the City Clerk's Licensing Office under § 9-15-4(a)(1); operating without one is a Class 1 municipal offense. A new license costs $500, renewals are $400 per year due before the December 31 expiration, and no license may issue to anyone under 21. Licenses are non-transferable between owners or locations and can be denied or revoked for zoning noncompliance, false statements, or unpaid City taxes.
Violations & Fines
Acting as a tobacco product retailer without a current City license is a Class 1 municipal offense and grounds for denial or revocation of any future license application.
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