Montana Code 16-11-505. Prohibition against stamping or sale of cigarettes not in directory
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16-11-505. Prohibition against stamping or sale of cigarettes not in directory. It is unlawful for any person to:
Terms Used In Montana Code 16-11-505
- Brand family: means all styles of cigarettes sold under the same trademark and differentiated from one another by means of additional modifiers or descriptors, including but not limited to "menthol" "lights" "kings" and "100s" and includes any use of a brand name (alone or in conjunction with any other word), trademark, logo, symbol, motto, selling message, recognizable pattern of colors, or any other indicia of product identification identical or similar to or identifiable with a previously known brand of cigarettes. See Montana Code 16-11-502
- Directory: means the tobacco product directory as provided in 16-11-504. See Montana Code 16-11-102
- Manufacturer: means any person who fabricates tobacco products from raw materials for the purpose of resale. See Montana Code 16-11-102
- Person: means an individual, firm, partnership, corporation, association, company, committee, other group of persons, or other business entity, however formed. See Montana Code 16-11-102
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
- Tobacco product: means cigarettes and all other products containing tobacco that are intended for human consumption or use. See Montana Code 16-11-102
- Tobacco product manufacturer: has the meaning provided in 16-11-402. See Montana Code 16-11-502
(1)affix a tax insignia to a package or other container of cigarettes of a tobacco product manufacturer or brand family not included in the directory; or
(2)sell, offer for sale, or possess for sale in this state cigarettes of a tobacco product manufacturer or brand family not included in the directory. (Certain provisions void on occurrence of contingency–sec. 16, Ch. 397, L. 2003–see part compiler’s comment.)