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Columbus County commissioners approve changes to vape, tobacco, hemp retail rules; add special-use permit, seek fee options
Summary
The Columbus County Board of Commissioners adopted amendments to a vape/tobacco/hemp retail ordinance on Dec. 2, 2024, lowering the allowable product-percentage threshold, adding a special-use permit requirement and directing staff to study licensing or fee options and enforcement, including an amortization schedule for existing businesses.
The Columbus County Board of Commissioners voted Dec. 2 to adopt amendments to the county's vape, tobacco and hemp retail shop ordinance that lower the allowable product threshold, add a special-use permit requirement for retailers and ask staff to propose licensing or fee options.
Board members debated changes at length before the final vote, with commissioners describing concerns about youth access, jurisdictional limits on taxation and enforcement mechanisms. The board directed county staff and legal counsel to investigate the county's authority to impose fees and to return with recommended language and an implementation (amortization) schedule for existing businesses to come…
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