Section 78:14 Unstamped Tobacco Products.
No sub-jobber, vending machine operator, or retailer, and no other person who is not licensed under the provisions of this chapter or licensed under the provisions of RSA 178, shall sell, offer for sale, display for sale, ship, store, import, transport, carry, or possess with or without intent to sell, any tobacco products not properly stamped under RSA 78:12 or 78:13, except as provided in RSA 78:12, II. This section shall not prevent any unlicensed person able to purchase unstamped tobacco products by statute from possessing such products for his or her own use or consumption, if the tax otherwise due under this chapter is paid by the unlicensed person to the department directly. The provisions of this section shall not apply to common carriers transporting unstamped tobacco products. Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a felony.
Source. 1939, 167:13. RL 79:13. 1947, 133:10. RSA 78:14. 1973, 528:24. 1981, 210:18. 1991, 292:6, eff. July 1, 1991. 2008, 341:5, eff. Sept. 5, 2008.