HB2736 Summary

• Prohibits applicants' principal places of business and other business locations from including residential locations or post office box addresses for tobacco product distributor licenses.

• Allows tobacco products to be held or stored at residential locations only if the sole product for sale is cigars taxed under specific code sections and the product weight does not exceed 500 pounds.

• Requires distributors storing cigars at residential locations to provide written consent and allow department access to inspect inventory and all business records.

• Clarifies that license suspensions, revocations, cancellations, or denials must comply with administrative procedure requirements, and for multi-location distributors, sanctions apply only to the specific location where violations occurred.