West Allis, WI Business Licensing & Operations: Tobacco Retail License (2026)
Key Facts
- Citation
- RMC § 9.65, adopted 2022
- Covers
- cigarettes, tobacco, and vaping devices
- Standards
- Wis. Stat. § 134.65 adopted by reference
- Issued by
- City of West Allis, locally enforced
Summary
West Allis requires a local retailer license to sell cigarettes, tobacco products, or e-cigarettes/vaping devices under RMC § 9.65, which adopts the state's licensing, application, and discipline process from Wis. Stat. § 134.65.
License Required. Wis. Stat. 134.65(1d) is adopted. Exceptions. (Reserved) Application Process. The application process in Wis. Stat. 134.65(2)(a) is adopted. Regulations. The regulations in Wis. Stat. 134.65 are adopted. Discipline Process. The discipline process in Wis. Stat. 134.65(5) is adopted.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: ?).
Full Breakdown
Revised Municipal Code § 9.65 requires anyone selling cigarettes, tobacco products, or electronic vaping devices in West Allis to hold a local retailer license. Rather than writing separate city standards, the section adopts Wisconsin's statewide retailer-licensing statute wholesale: the license requirement comes from Wis. Stat. § 134.65(1d), the application process from § 134.65(2)(a), the substantive regulations from § 134.65 generally, and license discipline, suspension or revocation for violations, from § 134.65(5). The license itself is issued and enforced locally by the City of West Allis.
Violations & Fines
Selling cigarettes, tobacco, or vaping products without the local license, or violating the state retailer standards adopted by § 9.65, exposes the license to suspension or revocation under Wis. Stat. § 134.65(5).
Frequently Asked Questions
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