Lottery Applications for Tobacco Retail Dealer (TRD) and Electronic Cigarette Dealer Licenses (ECD)

The Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) conducts a semi-annual review of Tobacco Retail Dealer licenses and Electronic Cigarette Dealer Licenses in each Community District to determine if the number of current licenses has fallen below the Community District cap. DCWP issues a public notice in the City Record stating which Community Districts have available licenses, how many licenses are available, and when it will begin accepting Lottery Application forms.

At the close of the Lottery Application Period, DCWP will assign each accepted application a “Priority Number” using a computer-generated random number selection program. If the number of accepted Lottery Application Forms exceeds the number of available Tobacco Retail Dealer licenses for the Community District, DCWP will issue offers to apply for the license in the order of the assigned Priority Numbers.

消费者与劳动者保护部（DCWP）对每个社区区域的烟草零售经销商许可证和电子香烟经销商许可证进行半年一次的审查，以确定当前许可证的数量是否已低于社区区域的许可证上限。DCWP在《城市记录》中发布公共通知，声明哪些社区区域有可用许可证，可用许可证的数量，以及何时开始接受彩票申请表格。彩票申请期结束之际，DCWP将利用计算机生成的随机数选择程序，为每个被接受的申请分配一个“优先编号”。如果接受的彩票申请表格数量超过社区区域可用的烟草零售经销商许可证数量，DCWP将按照分配的优先编号顺序发放申请许可证的邀请。