H 4104 General Bill, By Harrison, Jennings, Battle and Coates
Summary: Cigarettes, illegal packages of, penalties for selling; Crimes and Offenses, Agriculture, Tobacco products
    A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 16-17-505, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO CIGARETTE PACKAGES WHICH VIOLATE CERTAIN FEDERAL LAWS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THE OFFENSE RELATES TO CIGARETTES SOLD OR DISTRIBUTED IN THE STATE, TO PROVIDE CIGARETTES WHICH VIOLATE THIS SECTION ARE SUBJECT TO SEIZURE, FORFEITURE AND MUST BE DESTROYED, TO PROVIDE CIGARETTES WHICH VIOLATE THIS SECTION ARE CONSIDERED CONTRABAND WHETHER THE VIOLATION IS KNOWING OR NOT, AND TO PROVIDE A PERSON WHO SELLS, DISTRIBUTES, OR MANUFACTURES CIGARETTES WHO SUSTAINS DIRECT ECONOMIC OR COMMERCIAL INJURY AS A RESULT OF A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION MAY, IN GOOD FAITH, BRING AN ACTION FOR INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.
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05/15/01	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-6
05/15/01	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-6