Clermont County
Clermont County Auditor
In short
Clermont County Auditor issues 2 permits we publish for Clermont County, last verified 2026-10-27. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.
What this agency issues
| Permit | Issuing agency | Fee | Renews | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail Cigarette Dealer's Licenseonly if it applies to you | Clermont County Auditor | $125 a year, per the Clermont County Auditor's Cigarette Licensing page; new retail licenses bought after June 1 are prorated | one year, June 1 to May 31; the Auditor's page states 'The current licensing period is June,1, 2026 to May 31, 2027' | 2026-10-27 |
| Weights & Measures Device Inspection and Sealingonly if it applies to you | Clermont County Auditor | No fee | devices are inspected and tested annually; the Auditor's seal 'is valid through the end of the following calendar year' | 2026-10-27 |
Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.
About each permit
Retail Cigarette Dealer's License
A convenience store, grocery, gas station, coffee shop or restaurant selling cigarettes in Clermont County needs this license from the Clermont County Auditor. The Auditor's Cigarette Licensing page states that 'Anyone who sells or transports cigarettes within Clermont County must obtain a yearly Cigarette Dealer's License in conjunction with a Vendor's License.' The figure is from that page: 'The retail dealer needs to fill out the registration form and pay the annual fee of $125.' Licenses 'are good for a one-year period that runs from the 1st of June to May 31st the next year', and the page gives the current period as June 1, 2026 to May 31, 2027. New retail licenses bought after June 1 'are subject to proration and can only be purchased at the office of the Clermont County Auditor'; the Auditor publishes a 2026-2027 proration chart with the application. The same page states that wholesale cigarette dealer's licenses come from the Ohio Department of Taxation, not the county.
Weights & Measures Device Inspection and Sealing
A business that sells by weight, volume, time or length in Clermont County, such as a grocery or deli with a scale, a gas station or repair shop with fuel dispensers or air pumps, or a car wash with timed vacuums, has its devices tested and sealed by the Clermont County Auditor. The Auditor's Weights & Measures page lists retail motor fuel dispensers, scales, timing devices, length meters, price verification, and bulk fuel and LPG truck meters as priority areas, and states that 'Devices are inspected and tested on an annual basis unless more frequent interaction is required' and that audits are generally unannounced. There is no fee: the page states that 'Weights & Measures services are provided free of charge.' The seal 'is valid through the end of the following calendar year (i.e., a 2025 seal is valid until 12/31/2026).' A device that fails may lead to a re-audit, a Notice of Violation, a Stop Sale Order or prosecution, per the same page. Contact the department at 513-732-7150.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Clermont County
- Phone
- 513-732-7150
- Website
- www.clermontauditor.org/
Contact details are taken from the agency’s own site or its published fee schedule. Where we have not verified a phone number we leave it blank rather than guess.
Sources
Every fee and term above was read from one of these government pages on the date shown.
- Cigarette Licensing - Clermont County AuditorClermont County Auditor · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-27
- Weights & Measures - Clermont County AuditorClermont County Auditor · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-27
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