Chicago Municipal Code chapter 4-64 requires every retailer selling tobacco or vapor products to hold a Tobacco Dealer license. Self-service displays are barred, vape pricing rules apply, and retailers must follow flavor restrictions in MCC 4-64-180.
MCC chapter 4-64 (Cigarette Tax and Tobacco Dealers) requires any Chicago business selling cigarettes, cigars, smokeless tobacco, vape devices, or e-liquid to obtain an annual Tobacco Dealer license from the Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection (BACP). Applications require zoning verification, a state Illinois cigarette/tobacco license under 35 ILCS 143, and a posted certificate at the point of sale. Self-service vape displays are prohibited; products must stay behind a counter. Chicago levies an additional liquid nicotine tax on top of state and federal excise. Sales of flavored tobacco and vape products are restricted by MCC 4-64-180. BACP and CDPH conduct compliance checks.
Selling tobacco or vapor products without a Chicago Tobacco Dealer license violates MCC 4-64 and triggers fines from two hundred fifty to one thousand dollars per offense, plus license suspension and product seizure.
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