§ 35-7-1501 — Federal requirements; placement of labels; penalty

Wyoming § 35-7-1501

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 35: Public Health and Safety
• Ch. 6: IMITATION BUTTER AND CHEESE; OLEOMARGARINE
• Art. 15: TOBACCO IMPORTATION

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(a) No person shall import into this state any package of
cigarettes 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.
(b) No person shall sell or offer to sell a package of
cigarettes or affix the stamp or imprint required by W.S.
39-18-101 et seq. on a package of cigarettes unless that package
of cigarettes 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 of cigarettes.
(c) No person shall sell or offer to sell a package of
cigarettes or affix the stamp or imprint required by W.S.
39-18-101 et seq. on a package of cigarettes if the package 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 was manufactured for use outside of the
United States.
(d) No person shall affix a stamp, label or decal on a
package of cigarettes to conceal the fact that the package was
manufactured for use outside of the United States.
(e) No person shall sell or offer to sell a package of
cigarettes on which a stamp, label or decal was affixed to
conceal the fact that the package was manufactured for use
outside of the United States.
(f) The violation of any provision of this section is a
misdemeanor punishable as provided by W.S. 6-10-104.
(g) Any package of cigarettes 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 of revenue, by 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 of cigarettes that are so marked when it has
reason to believe that the owner possesses the cigarettes for
personal use and not for resale.
(h) Any cigarettes seized by virtue of the provisions of
subsection (g) of this section shall be confiscated, and the
department shall destroy the confiscated goods.