Tobacco - Removal of serial number on container
ACA § 5-37-522
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Title 5. Criminal Offenses
Subtitle 4. Offenses Against Property
Chapter 37 Forgery and Fraudulent Practices
Subchapter 5 - Business and Commercial Offenses Generally
§ 5-37-522.
Tobacco - Removal of serial number on container.
(a) It is unlawful for any person to remove, obliterate, or otherwise render
unreadable the manufacturer's serial number or code number on any case, carton, package,
or other container of any tobacco product.
(b) Any person violating a provision of this section is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
HISTORY: Acts 1963, No. 251, §§ 1, 2; A.S.A. 1947,
§§ 41-2362, 41-2363; Acts 2005, No. 1994, § 347.
Title 5. Criminal Offenses
Subtitle 6. Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, or Welfare
Chapter 78 Tobacco
§ 5-78-102.
Confiscation of tobacco products authorized
Any cigarettes or tobacco products found in the possession of a person under eighteen (18) years of age may be confiscated by a certified law
enforcement officer or a school official and immediately destroyed.
HISTORY: Acts 1999, No. 1331, § 2.