Hallsville License Not Transferable ordinance (§ 210.1920)
Chapter 210: Offenses · Article XII. Offenses Concerning Tobacco, Alternative Nicotine Products or Vapor Products
In short: A tobacco retailer license can't be transferred to another person or location, and a change in ownership requires a new license. Past violations and revocations stay with the location unless it passes to a new owner in an arm's length transaction and the new owner proves that to the City with clear and convincing evidence.
Our plain-English summary, not the official text or legal advice. The ordinance below is what counts.
A. A tobacco retailer license may not be transferred from one (1) person to another or from one (1) location to another. A new tobacco retailer license is required whenever a tobacco retailer location has a change in ownership.
B. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article, a prior violation or license revocation at a location shall continue to be counted against a location, and license ineligibility periods shall continue to apply to a location unless:
1. The location has been transferred to a new person in an arm's length transaction; and
2. The new person provides the City with clear and convincing evidence that the new person has acquired, or is acquiring, the location in an arm's length transaction.
Official source: City of Hallsville official Code of Ordinances (online), § 210.1920
Last checked November 1, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.