Schaumburg, IL Business Licensing & Operations: Tobacco Retail License (2026)
Key Facts
- Minimum purchase/entry age
- 21 years old
- License types
- 3: tobacco, tobacco+smoking, e-cig device
- School buffer
- 100 feet
- First-offense fine
- $250 minimum
- Late-night closing
- 1-6 a.m. weekdays, 2-6 a.m. weekends
Summary
Schaumburg requires one of three separate tobacco licenses to sell tobacco or e-cigarette products, bars anyone under 21 from the premises, sets closing hours, and fines licensees at least $250 for a first sale to a minor, under Village Code §§ 122.01-122.10.
There shall be three (3) categories of retail tobacco licenses.(1)Retail Tobacco License Required. It shall be unlawful to sell or offer for sale at retail, at wholesale, to give away, deliver, or to keep with the intention of selling at retail, wholesale, giving away, or delivering tobacco, electronic smoking devices, or tobacco products within the village without first obtaining a retail tobacco license. No smoking, sampling or testing is permitted on the premises.(2)Retail Tobacco and Smoking License Required...(3)Retail Electronic Smoking Device License Required...
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 56 Update 1 | Policy Manual: Supplement 20).
Full Breakdown
01. 02(A) creates three distinct licenses: a Retail Tobacco License for straight sales with no smoking or sampling on-site; a Retail Tobacco and Smoking License for stores that also permit smoking or vaping on premises; and a Retail Electronic Smoking Device License for stores permitting vape testing or sampling. 02(B). 02(C), including confining vapor to the premises. m. on Saturdays, Sundays and January 1. 06 bars any tobacco or e-cigarette sale within one hundred feet of a school or building used for education or recreation for people under eighteen.
09 requires all tobacco sales to occur face to face, ruling out unattended vending or delivery-only sales. 02(F) acknowledging the twenty-one age minimum and the required ID check for anyone twenty-six or younger.
Violations & Fines
Selling tobacco or vape products without the applicable license under § 122.02(A) is unlawful. Under § 122.10, a licensee's violation of the chapter carries a fine of no less than $250 for a first offense, no less than $500 for a second offense, and no less than $1,000 plus a minimum thirty-day license suspension for each subsequent offense, with every day of continued violation counted as a separate offense. Admitting or retaining anyone under twenty-one on the premises, selling within 100 feet of a school under § 122.06, or selling other than face to face under § 122.09 are each independent violations on top of any age-of-sale infraction.
Frequently Asked Questions
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