Grounds for Denial of Tobacco Retailer or Electronic Cigarette Retailer Permit
San Diego Municipal Code § 33.4510
in effect§33.4510 Grounds for Denial of Tobacco Retailer or Electronic Cigarette Retailer Permit
In addition to the grounds for denial stated in San Diego Municipal Code section 33.0305(a) through (f), an application for a police permit to operate as a tobacco retailer shall be denied for any of the following reasons: The applicant has within five years immediately preceding the date of the filing of the application been convicted of, suffered any civil penalty, or faced administrative action against any type of license for violations of any tobacco control law, including, but not limited to, the following offenses: Penal Code section 308, Business and Professions Code sections 22950, et seq. (“Stop Tobacco Access to Kids Enforcement Act” or the “STAKE Act”), Business and Professions Code sections 22970, et seq. (“Cigarette and Tobacco Products Licensing Act of 2003”), or a conviction of violating a lesser-included or lesser-related offense including, but not limited to, Penal Code section 415, in satisfaction of, or as a substitute for, an original charge of any of the offenses listed in this section.
(Added 11-15-2007 by O–19674 N.S.; effective 12-15-2007.)
(Retitled from “Grounds for Denial of Tobacco Retailer Permit” to “Grounds for Denial of Tobacco Retailer or Electronic Cigarette Retailer Permit” and amended 10-2-2014 by O-20409 N.S.; effective 11-1-2014.)
(Amended 6-2-2022 by O-21455 N.S.; effective 1-1-2023.)
Source: City of San Diego Office of the City Clerk, San Diego Municipal Code and City Charter (docs.sandiego.gov PDFs)URL: https://docs.sandiego.gov/municode/MuniCodeChapter03/Ch03Art03Division45.pdf#page=8Fetched: 10/28/2026