This text of Oklahoma § 68-380 (Use or possession of cigarette rolling vending machines.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Oklahoma primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
A.It is hereby declared that the Oklahoma Legislature finds that the commercial use of cigarette rolling vending machines in this state has the potential to circumvent various requirements under Oklahoma law related to the manufacturing, marketing, sale and taxation of cigarettes. Such use is detrimental to the fiscal soundness of the state and to the public health.
B.As used in this section: 1. "Cigarette rolling vending machine" means a machine or device into which loose tobacco and cigarette tubes are placed that is capable of producing cigarettes; and 2. "Cigarette rolling vending machine operator" means any person who owns, leases, rents or otherwise has available for use a cigarette rolling vending machine and makes such machine available for use by another person in a commercial s
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A. It is hereby declared that the Oklahoma Legislature finds that the commercial use of cigarette rolling vending machines in this state has the potential to circumvent various requirements under Oklahoma law related to the manufacturing, marketing, sale and taxation of cigarettes. Such use is detrimental to the fiscal soundness of the state and to the public health. B. As used in this section: 1. "Cigarette rolling vending machine" means a machine or device into which loose tobacco and cigarette tubes are placed that is capable of producing cigarettes; and 2. "Cigarette rolling vending machine operator" means any person who owns, leases, rents or otherwise has available for use a cigarette rolling vending machine and makes such machine available for use by another person in a commercial setting in order to produce a cigarette. C. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the following shall be prohibited: 1. The use or possession of a cigarette rolling vending machine for commercial purposes, except as provided in paragraph 1 of subsection D of this section. A cigarette rolling vending machine located in a retail business for use, not sale, shall be considered to be used for commercial purposes; 2. The sale, resale, distribution, dispensing, or giving away to any other person in this state cigarettes produced by a cigarette rolling vending machine; or 3. Making a cigarette rolling vending machine available for use by customers of a retail business to produce cigarettes. D. The provisions of this section shall not apply to: 1. Cigarette manufacturers who have obtained a current federal Manufacturer of Tobacco Products permit issued by the Alcohol Tobacco and Trade Bureau ("TTB") to operate as a cigarette manufacturer; or 2. A cigarette rolling vending machine in a location other than a retail business, which is exclusively for the personal use of an individual. E. Any person who possesses or uses a cigarette rolling vending machine for commercial purposes in violation of this section is subject to the following penalties: 1. Revocation or termination of any license, permit, appointment or commission under Article 3, 3A, 3B, 3C, 4 or 4A of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes; 2. Forfeiture and destruction of the cigarette rolling vending machine by the State of Oklahoma after notice and hearing; and 3. Imprisonment for not more than ninety (90) days or a fine not exceeding Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or a combination of both fine and imprisonment, in any action brought by the district attorney in whose district the cigarette rolling vending machine is located, or by the Attorney General. F. The remedies and penalties provided by this section are cumulative to each other and to the remedies or penalties available under all other laws of this state.