Southeast
Yes
N/A
Not specified
Alabama Alcohol Beverage Control Board
$0
1
Must renew annually
One "state" required for compliance check.
Yes
Yes
Misdemeanor: Fine
No Provision
Both
No
Yes
Alabama Department of Public Health
Tobacco Retail Licensure
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Alabama
License Required: Yes
N/A
Annual Licensing Fee: $0
Renewal (Years): 1
Must renew annually
One "state" required for compliance check.
Recheck if employer fails compliance:
Yes
Yes
Enforcement and Penalties
Alabama Penalty for Selling Tobacco Products without License: Yes
Employer [Business] Penalty: Misdemeanor: Fine
Employee [Seller] Penalty:
No Provision
No Provision
License Suspension or Revocation:
Both
Both
Preemption:
Notes:
Each retail dealer in cigars, cheroots, stogies, cigarettes, smoking tobacco, chewing tobacco, or snuff, or any substitute therefor, either or all, shall pay to the state the following privilege license tax: In cities of 25,000 inhabitants and over, $15; in cities or towns of 10,000 inhabitants and less than 25,000 inhabitants, $10; in cities or towns of 5,000 inhabitants and less than 10,000 inhabitants, $5; in cities or towns of 2,000 inhabitants and less than 5,000 inhabitants, $3; in all other places, whether incorporated or not, $2. This privilege license tax is levied on each place of business owned or operated by retail dealers, whether under the same roof or not