§ 35-7-1502 — Federal requirements; affixing labels; penalty

Wyoming § 35-7-1502

• 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 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.
(b) 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.
(c) 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.
(d) 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.
(e) 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.
(f) The violation of any provision of this section is a
misdemeanor punishable as provided by W.S. 6-10-104.
(g) 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 of revenue, 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.
(h) Any tobacco products seized by virtue of the
provisions of subsection (g) of this section shall be
confiscated, and the department shall destroy the confiscated
goods.