Tobacco Retailers
All tobacco retailers in Unincorporated Contra Costa must obtain a Tobacco Retailer License for each location each year through the Treasurer-Tax Collector's Office—Business License Tax Division. If a retailer sells tobacco without a valid or current license, the retailer can be cited and/or fined and if the retailer violates any federal, state or local tobacco control law, their license may be suspended. For more information, contact 925-313-6214 or email tobaccopreventionproject@hsd.cccounty.us
Resources & Materials
- Fact Sheet about the Tobacco Retailer Licensing Ordinance (PDF)
- Contra Costa County Tobacco Retailer Licensing Ordinance
- Online Training: Stop Tobacco Sales to Youth: California Retailers and Youth Tobacco Laws
- Retail Introductory Letter (PDF)
- Tobacco Retailer Presentation (PDF)
- Clerk Quiz (PDF)
- Learn about California Tobacco Sales Laws (PDF)
- Information about FDA Regulation of Tobacco Products
- Information on classes for retailers on Sales of Cigarettes and Tobacco Products in California