C.R.S. § 39-28-104.5 — Federal requirements - placement of labels - penalty

(1) 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. (2) No person shall sell or offer to sell a package of cigarettes or affix the stamp or imprint required by section 39-28-104 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. (3) No person shall sell or offer to sell a package of cigarettes or affix the stamp or imprint required by section 39-28-104 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. (4) (a) 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. (b) 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. (5) The violation of any provision of this section is a class 2 misdemeanor. (6) (a) Any package of cigarettes found for sale at retail or wholesale 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, 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 in quantities less than ten cartons when the packages are held for personal consumption and not for resale. (b) Any cigarettes seized by virtue of the provisions of this subsection (6) shall be confiscated, and the department shall destroy such confiscated goods. Source: L. 99: Entire section added, p. 92, § 1, effective March 24. L. 2021: (5) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3297, § 698, effective March 1, 2022. Cross references: For the penalty for a class 2 misdemeanor, see § 18-1.3-501.