Columbia Issuance of license ordinance (§ 11-313)
Chapter 11: Health and Sanitation · Article X. Sale of Tobacco, Alternative Nicotine Products and Vapor
In short: A tobacco retailer license must be issued once a complete application shows the article's requirements are met. Incomplete, inaccurate, false or misleading information is grounds for denial or revocation, and so is failing to operate in line with the article when renewing.
Our plain-English summary, not the official text or legal advice. The ordinance below is what counts.
Upon the receipt of a complete application for a tobacco retailer license, the business services administrator shall issue a license upon a finding that the requirements of this article have been met. The provision of incomplete, inaccurate, false or misleading information shall be grounds for denial or revocation. In the case of a renewal, failure to operate the business in accordance with the requirements of this article shall be grounds for denial or revocation.
Official source: City of Columbia official Code of Ordinances (online): look up Sec. 11-313
Text from Supplement 139 (September 3, 2026).
Last checked November 1, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.