Tobacco retailer: means a person that is required to obtain a tax commission license. See Utah Code 26B-7-501
(a)
The term of a permit issued to a retail tobacco specialty business is one year.
(b)
The term of a permit issued to a general tobacco retailer is two years.
(2)
(a)
A local health department may not issue a permit until the applicant has paid a permit fee to the local health department of:
(i)
$30 for a new permit;
(ii)
$20 for a permit renewal; or
(iii)
$30 for reinstatement of a permit that has been revoked, suspended, or allowed to expire.
(b)
A local health department that collects fees under Subsection (2)(a) shall use the fees to administer the permit requirements described in Sections 26B-7-506 through 26B-7-521.
(c)
In addition to the fee described in Subsection (2)(a), a local health department may establish and collect a fee to perform a plan review for a retail tobacco specialty business permit.
(3)
A permit holder may apply for a renewal of a permit no earlier than 30 days before the day on which the permit expires.
(4)
A tobacco retailer that fails to renew a permit before the permit expires may apply to reinstate the permit by submitting to the local health department:
(a)
the information required in Subsection 26B-7-508(3) and, if applicable, Subsection 26B-7-508(4);
(b)
the fee for the reinstatement of a permit; and
(c)
a signed affidavit affirming that the tobacco retailer has not violated the prohibitions in Subsection 26B-7-507(1)(b) after the permit expired.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 308, 2023 General Session
