Nevada Revised Statutes — Title 32 (Revenue and Taxation)
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 370.695 — Unlawful acts; penalties; violation constitutes deceptive trade practice
NRS 370.695 Unlawful acts; penalties; violation constitutes deceptive trade
practice.
1. It is unlawful for any person to:
(a) Affix a stamp to a package or other container
of cigarettes of a manufacturer of tobacco products, brand family or style
which is not included in the directory; or
(b) Sell, or offer or possess for sale, in this
State cigarettes of a manufacturer of tobacco products, brand family or style
not included in the directory.
2. A person who violates any provision of
subsection 1 is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
3. In addition to any other penalty
authorized by law, the Department may impose on each person who violates any
provision of subsection 1 a civil penalty for each such violation of not more
than $5,000 or 500 percent of the retail value of the cigarettes involved in
the violation, whichever is greater.
4. Any violation of subsection 1
constitutes a deceptive trade practice for the purposes of NRS 598.0903 to 598.0999 , inclusive.
5. For the purposes of this section, each
stamp affixed to and each sale or offer to sell cigarettes in violation of
subsection 1 constitutes a separate violation.
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