California · Health and Safety Code - HSC

HSC §14957: Upon discovery by the department or a law enforcement agency that a person offers or possesses for sale, or has made a sale of, cigarettes in violation of subdivision (a) of Section 14951, the departm

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Upon discovery by the department or a law enforcement agency that a person offers or possesses for sale, or has made a sale of, cigarettes in violation of subdivision (a) of Section 14951, the department or that law enforcement agency may seize and dispose of those cigarettes possessed in violation of this part as contraband per se.

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