Wayne, NJ Business Licensing & Operations: Tobacco Retail License (2026)

Article IV of Chapter 90 of the Code of the Township of Wayne licenses every business that sells electronic cigarettes, cigars, cigarillos, hookahs, pipes, or any cartridge, component or related product. Section 90-23 makes it unlawful to conduct that kind of operation in Wayne Township without first procuring a license from the Health Officer, and the same section requires the operation to sit inside a place of business located within a retail zone. The license authorizes sales only at the address named on the application.

Applicants file on forms furnished by the Health Officer, pay the fee in cash, check or money order, and list the business name and address, phone numbers, email address and residence address. A partnership, corporation or limited liability company also lists the full name and residence address of each partner, member or officer and submits a certificate from the State of New Jersey showing good standing. Under the Chapter 75 fee schedule the annual license is $500 and each reinspection is $250. The Health Officer will not issue or renew a license until the establishment complies with every provision of the article, and the health department runs periodic compliance inspections.

The term runs from January 1 to December 31 of each year. Renewal after January 15 adds a $50 late fee, after February 1 adds $100, and after March 1 adds $500 and exposes the premises to immediate closure by the Health Officer, with no reopening until a new application is approved and all outstanding fees are paid. The license is not transferable and has to be displayed conspicuously on the premises. Use or sampling of devices in the public right of way, or in an egress at the storefront or in front of neighboring businesses in the same building, is unlawful. Section 90-27 adds the age-21 rules for these shops.