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Title 9 — Peace, Safety and Morals›Chapter 9.100 — TOBACCO RETAILER LICENSE

Monterey Park Municipal Code Art. 3 Conditions

Monterey Park Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Monterey Park

Cite as: Monterey Park Municipal Code Article 3 · Text as of 2026-10-04

§ 9.100.090. General conditions.

Tobacco retailer licensees must:

(a) Comply with all local, state, and federal laws regulating tobacco products and tobacco paraphernalia including, without limitation, this code;

(b) Maintain a valid business license issued pursuant to this code;

(c) Allow authorized enforcement officers to enter onto licensed premises to ensure compliance with this chapter during business hours.

(Ord. 2075 § 2, 2010)

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§ 9.100.100. Display of license.

Each license issued by this chapter must be prominently displayed in a publicly visible location at the licensed tobacco retailer's location.

(Ord. 2075 § 2, 2010)

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§ 9.100.110. License renewal.

Unless suspended or revoked, licenses issued pursuant to this chapter have a term of one year. Licenses must be renewed not later than thirty days after they expire in order to be maintained. Should a license expire, the proprietor must comply with this chapter to obtain a new license.

(Ord. 2075 § 2, 2010)

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§ 9.100.120. No additional privileges granted.

Nothing in this chapter is intended to, nor does it, grant to a properly licensed tobacco retailer privileges other than permission to operate as a tobacco retailer at the location identified in the license.

(Ord. 2075 § 2, 2010)

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§ 9.100.130. Licenses nontransferable.

A license issued to a tobacco retailer pursuant to this chapter is nontransferable. Any change in business name or location requires a new license issued in accord with this chapter.

(Ord. 2075 § 2, 2010)

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