What is the status of Cigarettes that are not included in the Directory?
There are several: Pursuant to Revenue & Taxation Code section 30165.1(e) (1), (2) and (3): • No person may sell, offer or possess for sale in this state or import for personal consumption in this state, Cigarettes of a Tobacco Product Manufacturer or Brand Family not included in the Directory. • No person shall affix, or cause to be affixed any tax stamp or meter impression to a package of Cigarettes or pay a tax on roll-your-own tobacco of a Brand Family not listed in the Directory. • No person may acquire, hold, own, possess, transport, import or cause to be imported Cigarettes or roll-your-own tobacco that the person knows, or should know, are not listed in the Directory.
