Texas § PE.48.015 - PROHIBITIONS RELATING TO CERTAIN CIGARETTES
Full text of Texas The Texas Constitution § PE.48.015 — PROHIBITIONS RELATING TO CERTAIN CIGARETTES, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ PE.48.015. PROHIBITIONS RELATING TO CERTAIN CIGARETTES
PROHIBITIONS RELATING TO CERTAIN CIGARETTES. (a) A person may not acquire, hold, own, possess, or transport for sale or distribution in this state or import or cause to be imported into this state for sale or distribution in this state: (1) cigarettes that do not comply with all applicable requirements imposed by or under federal law and implementing regulations; or (2) cigarettes to which stamps may not be affixed under Section 154.0415 , Tax Code, other than cigarettes lawfully imported or brought into the state for personal use and cigarettes lawfully sold or intended to be sold as duty-free merchandise by a duty-free sales enterprise in accordance with 19 U.S.C. Section 1555(b), as amended. (b) A person who commits an act prohibited by Subsection (a), knowing or having reason to know that the person is doing so, is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1104, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
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Section PE.48.015 ("PROHIBITIONS RELATING TO CERTAIN CIGARETTES") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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