Montana § 16-11-133 Sale And Use Of Cigarettes Without Insignia Unlawful

Montana Statutes

§ 16-11-133 — Sale And Use Of Cigarettes Without Insignia Unlawful

Montana § 16-11-133

Title 16ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, AND MARIJUANA

Ch. 11TAXATION OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS

Part 1Tax on Tobacco Products

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Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 16-11-133 (2026).

Text

16-11-133 . Sale and use of cigarettes without insignia unlawful.

(1)Unless approved by the department, a person who sells any package of cigarettes that does not bear the insignia required by this part and a person who uses or consumes a cigarette within this state, taken from a package that does not bear the required insignia, is guilty of a misdemeanor and is subject to the penalties in 16-11-148 .

(2)This section may not be construed to prohibit a natural person from physically transporting into the state of Montana for the person's own personal consumption or use, a maximum of:

(a)600 cigarettes that bear the tax insignia of another state; or

(b)30 ounces of tobacco products, other than cigarettes, on which the tobacco taxes of another state have been paid.

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16-11-133 . Sale and use of cigarettes without insignia unlawful. (1) Unless approved by the department, a person who sells any package of cigarettes that does not bear the insignia required by this part and a person who uses or consumes a cigarette within this state, taken from a package that does not bear the required insignia, is guilty of a misdemeanor and is subject to the penalties in 16-11-148 .
(2) This section may not be construed to prohibit a natural person from physically transporting into the state of Montana for the person's own personal consumption or use, a maximum of:
(a) 600 cigarettes that bear the tax insignia of another state; or
(b) 30 ounces of tobacco products, other than cigarettes, on which the tobacco taxes of another state have been paid.

Legislative History

En. Sec. 17, Ch. 140, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 126, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 84-5606.18; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 382, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 23, Ch. 578, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 19, Ch. 511, L. 2005.