Sections
15 entriesSection 22971.7Defines tobacco product for purposes of the chapter, except for the specified subdivision, to include a product or device covered by the…Section 22972Requires cigarette and tobacco retailers, beginning June 30, 2004, to maintain a license, obtain a separate license for each location, and conspicuously…Section 22972.1Allows the board to issue a retailer a temporary license with an expiration date set by the board no later than September…Section 22973Requires a tobacco-retailer license for each location and prescribed application information; knowingly false material statements are a misdemeanor punishable by up to…Section 22973.1Requires the board to issue a retailer license after completed application and fees unless suspension, revocation, location, felony, or permit grounds apply;…Section 22973.2Requires the department, upon request, to give specified public health, Attorney General, law enforcement, local lead, and tobacco-control enforcement agencies access to…Section 22973.3Requires untaxed-tobacco retailers to obtain a license per location; applications and renewals from January 1, 2017 through June 30, 2026 cost $265,…Section 22973.4Requires the Legislative Analyst to report on tobacco-retailer enforcement by December 1, 2027 and December 1, 2029, including federal compliance with a…Section 22974Requires tobacco retailers to retain compliant purchase invoices for all cigarettes or tobacco products for four years, keeping them at the retail…Section 22974.2Allows the department or law enforcement to seize flavored tobacco products or flavor enhancers found in violation and requires law-enforcement seizures to…Section 22974.3Allows seizure and forfeiture of unstamped cigarettes or untaxed tobacco products; law-enforcement seizures must reach the board within seven days unless retained…Section 22974.4Requires the board to revoke the license of a retailer, or of a person controlling the retailer, who has been convicted of…Section 22974.5Sets a $500 penalty for any retailer that fails to display a license as required by the referenced licensing requirement. The $500…Section 22974.7Allows the board, in addition to other penalties, to suspend or revoke a retailer license for a first division violation. For a…Section 22974.8Requires the board to suspend or revoke a retailer license upon specified public-health notification, but requires at least 10 days written notice…