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​​​​​​​Senate Bill 587, passed during the 2021 legislative session as Oregon Laws 2021, chapter 586, requires Oregon retailers selling cigarettes, tobacco, and/or inhalant delivery system products to obtain a license to sell these products beginning January 1, 2022. ​​

Who is required to obtain the license?

• Oregon retailers selling these types of products at retail are required to obtain the license:

• Cigarette products including little cigars

• Other Tobacco products including: cigars, smokeless tobacco (snuff, chewing tobacco, SNUS, dissolvables containing tobacco, etc.), blunt wraps, pipe tobacco, shisha, roll-your-own, and any other kinds and forms of tobacco that can be chewed or smoked.

• Inhalant Delivery Systems as defined by ORS 431A.175
  

• Cigarette distributors, tobacco distributors, and cigarette wholesalers are not required to obtain a retail tobacco license, unless they have a retail store in Oregon that sells to consumers.
  

Do I obtain a license from the Oregon Department of Revenue or through my county?

• If your business is located in the unincorporated portion of Benton, Clatsop, Klamath, or Multnomah counties or in the following list of cities you will need to apply for a license with your local county licensing program.

  The cities with local licenses are:
  

  City	County​​	Website
  Adair Village	Benton	https://www.co.benton.or.us/
  Corvallis	Benton	https://www.co.benton.or.us/
  Monroe	Benton	https://www.co.benton.or.us/
  Philomath	Benton	https://www.co.benton.or.us/
  Astoria	Clatsop	https://www.co.clatsop.or.us/publichealth/page/tobacco-retailers
  Cannon Beach	Clatsop	https://www.co.clatsop.or.us/publichealth/page/tobacco-retailers
  Gearhart	Clatsop	https://www.co.clatsop.or.us/publichealth/page/tobacco-retailers
  Seaside	Clatsop	https://www.co.clatsop.or.us/publichealth/page/tobacco-retailers
  Warrenton	Clatsop	https://www.co.clatsop.or.us/publichealth/page/tobacco-retailers
  Chiloquin	Klamath	https://www.klamathcounty.org/789/Tobacco-Retail-Licensing
  Klamath Falls	Klamath	https://www.klamathcounty.org/789/Tobacco-Retail-Licensing
  Eugene	Administered by the City of Eugene	https://www.eugene-or.gov/836/Tobacco-Products-Retail-License
  Fairview	Multnomah	https://www.multco.us/health/inspections-and-licensing/tobacco-retail-license
  Gresham	Multnomah	https://www.multco.us/health/inspections-and-licensing/tobacco-retail-license
  Lake Oswego*	Multnomah	https://www.multco.us/health/inspections-and-licensing/tobacco-retail-license
  Maywood Park	Multnomah	https://www.multco.us/health/inspections-and-licensing/tobacco-retail-license
  Milwaukie*	Multnomah	https://www.multco.us/health/inspections-and-licensing/tobacco-retail-license
  Portland*	Multnomah	https://www.multco.us/health/inspections-and-licensing/tobacco-retail-license
  Troutdale	Multnomah	https://www.multco.us/health/inspections-and-licensing/tobacco-retail-license
  Wood Village	Multnomah	https://www.multco.us/health/inspections-and-licensing/tobacco-retail-license​​

  *City is located in multiple counties. Only the portion of the city in Multnomah County requires licensure by Multnomah County.

  If your business is located in any other jurisdiction, you will need to apply for a State license with the Oregon Department of Revenue.​​
  

When and how do I apply for the license from the Department of Revenue?

• The license requirement begins January 1, 2022, and you can apply for a license in early December 2021. This applies to all retailers of tobacco products or inhalant delivery systems located in those jurisdictions in which the state license applies.
  

• We will send a letter in November with instructions on how to apply for the license.
  
  
• The license application will be completed and submitted electronically through Revenue Online.​
  
  
• Businesses with multiple locations under the same Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN) will be able to submit one application for all locations in jurisdictions where the state license applies. A license fee will apply to each location on the application.
  
  
• You will renew the tobacco retail license annually.
  
  For more information on how to apply for a Tobacco Retail License, please review the Tobacco Retail License Filing Instructions​.
  

How much will the state issued license cost?

• The total statewide tobacco retail license fee is $953.00 for licenses effective beginning January 1, 2022. This fee is made up of two portions. The first is a fee charged by the Department of Revenue to cover the cost of processing applications and issuing licenses, this portion is $230.00. The second portion is for the Oregon Health Authority to support the enforcement of federal and state law regulating the retail sale of tobacco products and inhalant delivery systems, this portion is $723.00.
  

I have questions who do I contact?

• We will be updating our website as more information becomes available throughout the rules and implementation process. ​
  

• We are unable to answer questions regarding license cost and jurisdiction as this time. If you have a question regarding the tobacco retail license program, please contact us at: spa.help@dor.oregon.gov​ 
  
  
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