Tobacco Retail Store Registration

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In accordance with the Smoke Free Air Act, all retail tobacco stores must register with the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH). Once registered with the DOHMH, smoking of tobacco products is permitted on the premises. Retailers register once. There is no fee to register.

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Review the form and requirements for registration.

Application Packet for Registration of Retail Tobacco or ECig Store

A retail tobacco store is a business devoted primarily to the sale of any tobacco products, including but not limited to cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco and chewing tobacco, and accessories and in which the sale of other products is merely incidental. The sale of such other products shall be considered incidental if such sales generate less than 50% of the total annual gross sales.
The name on all supporting documents submitted must be the same as the name of the applicant provided on the application.

Applicants must provide a copy of a valid photo ID with the application. The name on the ID must match the name of the applicant on the application. Valid IDs are:
• Driver’s license or non-driver ID
• Alien Registration Card or Naturalization Certificate

• U.S. or foreign passport

• NYC Identification Card (IDNYC)

Food service establishments cannot register as a Retail Tobacco Store and may not allow smoking of tobacco products. A food service establishment is defined as a place where food or beverage is provided for individual portion service directly to the consumer whether such food or beverage is provided free of charge or sold, and whether consumption occurs on or off the premises.
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The DOHMH will review your submitted application to determine if the form has been correctly completed and that all required information is provided. If the application for registration is incomplete, it will be denied, and you will be notified in writing and given the opportunity to re-submit a corrected application of registration.
If the application for registration is accepted, you will be notified in writing. The DOHMH may request additional supporting documentation for review, at any time, in order to verify that a registered establishment, or an establishment applying for registration, meets the criteria for registration.
If you have any questions or if you have not heard from the Department of Health within 14 days after applying, please call the number below.
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New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Bureau of Food Safety and Community Sanitation
Smoke Free Air Act Enforcement
125 Worth Street, Room 1020
New York
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10013
(646) 632-6001
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Make electronic copies of all required supporting documents.
Go to the NYC Online Licensing System and create an online account. Select the new permit type "Tobacco/E-Cig Retail Registration and complete an online application. You will be prompted to upload copies of your supporting documents.
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Complete the application for registration and ensure you have all required supporting documentation.

Application Packet for Registration of Retail Tobacco or ECig Store

Completed applications and copies of required documentation may be submitted at the DCWP Citywide Licensing Center.
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NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP)
Licensing Center
42 Broadway, Lobby
New York
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10004
onlineappsdocs@dcwp.nyc.gov
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Smoking and Tobacco Control Laws
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Bureau of Food Safety and Community Sanitation
Smoke Free Air Act Enforcement
125 Worth Street, Room 1020
New York
NY
10013
(646) 632-6001
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