California · Business and Professions Code - BPC

BPC §22979.5: (a) Each manufacturer and each importer of cigarette and tobacco products subject to licensing under this chapter shall maintain accurate and complete records relating to the sale of those products, i

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

Cigarette and tobacco manufacturers and importers must keep sales records for four years and make them available to regulators or law enforcement. Failure to comply is a misdemeanor.

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(a) Each manufacturer and each importer of cigarette and tobacco products subject to licensing under this chapter shall maintain accurate and complete records relating to the sale of those products, including, but not limited to, receipts, invoices, and other records as may be required by the board, during the past four years with invoices for the past year to be maintained on the premises for which the license was issued, and shall make these records available upon request by a representative of the board or a law enforcement agency. (b) Failure of a manufacturer or an importer to comply with this section shall be a misdemeanor subject to penalties pursuant to Section 22981.

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