§ 39-28.5-111 — Federal requirements - affixing labels - penalty

Colorado § 39-28.5-111

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 39: Taxation
• Art.: Tax on Tobacco Products

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(1) No person
shall import into this state any tobacco product that violates any federal
requirement for the placement of labels, warnings, or other information, including
health hazards, required to be placed on the container or individual package.

(2) No person shall sell or offer to sell any tobacco product unless the
package or container of the tobacco product complies with all federal tax laws,
federal trademark and copyright laws, and federal laws regarding the placement of
labels, warnings, or any other information upon a package or container of tobacco
products.

(3) No person shall sell or offer to sell any tobacco product if the package or
container is marked as manufactured for use outside of the United States or if any
label or language has been altered from the manufacturer's original packaging and
labeling to conceal the fact that the package or container of tobacco products was
manufactured for use outside of the United States.

(4) (a) No person shall affix a stamp, label, or decal on a package or
container of tobacco products to conceal the fact that the package or container of
tobacco products was manufactured for use outside of the United States.

(b) No person shall sell or offer to sell any tobacco product on which a
stamp, label, or decal was affixed to conceal the fact that the package or container
of tobacco products was manufactured for use outside of the United States.

(5) The violation of any provision of this section is a class 2 misdemeanor.

(6) (a) Any package or container of tobacco products found at any place in
this state that is marked for use outside of the United States is declared to be
contraband goods and may be seized without a warrant by the department, its
agents or employees, or by any peace officer in this state when directed or
requested by the department to do so. Nothing in this section shall be construed to
require the department to confiscate packages or containers of tobacco products
that are so marked when it has reason to believe that the owner possesses the
tobacco products for personal use and not for resale.

(b) Any tobacco products seized by virtue of the provisions of this subsection
(6) shall be confiscated, and the department shall destroy such confiscated goods.

Legislative History

Source: L. 99: Entire section added, p. 93, � 2, effective March 24. L. 2021: (5) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3297, � 699, effective March 1, 2022.