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Council adopts ordinance to capture state vapor tax locally, require business licenses for vape sales
5913093 · September 2, 2025
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Summary
The council adopted an ordinance aligning local licensing to a new state excise tax on consumable vapor products so the city receives its local share rather than an allocation based on population.
The Orange Beach City Council adopted a local ordinance Sept. 2 amending Chapter 50, Article 5, Division 3 of the city code to implement a local exercise (excise) tax and require business licenses for the sale of consumable vapor (vape) products.
City Administrator Ford Hamley told the council the state is enacting the tax…
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