Official:Amending Chapter 9-600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Service and Other Businesses,” to revise the rules and requirements pertaining to tobacco retailers and tobacco retailer permits to allow transfers of retailer permits to new locations, under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Squilla
Introduced: March 18, 2021
: Committee on Public Health and Human Services
Status: Lapsed
This bill was introduced in the 2020–2023 Council term and when that term ran out. The public record shows no committee vote and no floor vote at any stage, so no member of Council ever went on record for or against it.
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This bill allows tobacco retailers to transfer their permits to new locations under certain conditions, such as maintaining a permit for at least 5 years and ceasing operations at the original location within 90 days.
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