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Franklin County Auditor
License section - Retail Cigarette Dealers
373 S. High St., 21st Fl.
Columbus, OH 43215-6317.

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Franklin County Audior
License section - Retail Cigarette Dealers
373 S. High St., 21st Fl.
Columbus, OH 43215-6317.

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If you are operating under the previous vendor's liquor license your application will be rejected. You must continue to operate under their appropriate licenses under a management agreement until the liquor permit has transferred. 

If your taxing district is in Columbus (taxing district 010), you will also need to apply for the Tobaco 21 license from the City of Columbus (https://www.columbus.gov/publichealth/programs/Tobacco-21/About-Tobacco-21/#:~:text=The%20law%20prohibits%20tobacco%20sales,under%20the%20age%20of%2021). 

Please access this link, scroll to Retail Cigarette Dealers License, and use the table "Cigarette License Proration Chart" to see your application fee.

Pursuant to R.C. 5743.15, the applicant herein has paid the required fee to the county treasurer for each place of business specified below and hereby requests a license to sell cigarettes at retail at each of those places of business. 

3. List below the titles, names and address of all corporate officers, association officers or partners

7. Place of business (the license fee must be paid for each business location listed)

I declare under penalties of perjury that the above statements have been examined by me and to the best of my knowledge and belief is a true, correct and complete report.

A cigarette dealer’s license does not authorize the licensee to engage in the business of trafficking in cigarettes at any place of business in this state other than that specifi ed thereon by the county auditor.

There is no discount for multiple locations.

In the event that a business is moved from one location to another within the same county, the holder of the retail license may transfer the license for a fee of $5. In the event that a business is sold, or an individual or partnership incorporates his or their business, or a partnership or corporation is dissolved, the cigarette license that has been issued to a dealer prior to the occurrence of any such event may not be used, and a new license must be obtained.

Important Notice: Ohio passed legislation that prohibits the sale of cigarettes in Ohio that have not been approved by the Attorney General’s Office. A list of brands legal for sale in Ohio can be found at www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov. This list is periodically updated. Any brand not listed on th ewebsite is considered contraband and is subject to con fiscation.