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Section 15.22. Applications. Application for a tobacco retail permit shall be submitted in the name of the entity or person proposing to conduct retail tobacco sales on the business premises and shall be signed by such person or an authorized agent thereof. All applications shall be submitted on a form supplied by the Health Officer and shall contain the following information: 1. The name(s), address, and telephone number of the applicant. 2. The business name, address and telephone number of each establishment where tobacco is offered for retail sale; and 3. Such other information as the Health Officer deems reasonable and necessary for the implementation of this Article. Section 15.23. Issuance. Upon receipt of an application for a tobacco retail permit, the Health Officer shall issue a permit which must be prominently displayed at the location where tobacco retail sales are conducted. Section 15.24. Fee. The fee for a tobacco retail permit shall not exceed the cost of processing the permit and shall be contained in the City's Fee Schedule. Section 15.25. Nontransferable. A tobacco retail permit is nontransferable to a new person or entity or to a new location. In the event a permittee proposes to transfer a permit to another person or entity or to conduct retail tobacco sales at a different location, a new application for a tobacco retail permit shall be submitted for the proposed transferee or location. A permit shall be issued for the new address or person or entity upon completion of the application and payment of the processing fee. The new permit shall retain the same expiration date as the prior permit. Section 15.26. Suspension and Revocation. (a) Grounds. A tobacco retail permit may be suspended or revoked as set forth below in subdivision (b), by the Health Officer upon a finding, after notice and opportunity to be heard, that: (1) The permittee or his or her employee has sold, given, or in any way furnished to a person who is under the age of 18 years any tobacco, cigarette, or cigarette papers, or any other preparation of tobacco or any other instrument or paraphernalia that is designed for the smoking or ingestion of tobacco or products prepared from tobacco; and (2) The evidence used to make the finding in (1) was obtained in compliance with Business and Professions Code section 22952 and any regulation promulgated thereunder. Ord-040 4 flshlshlRC/Council DES:rr;rg ? ]. 52 08/19/98; 09122198R:og128198R