California Code
Business and Professions Code - BPC
DIVISION 8.6 - CIGARETTE AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS LICENSING ACT OF 2003

CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions

Section 22970. - 22970. This division shall be known as and may be...

Section 22970.1. - 22970.1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:...

Section 22970.2. - 22970.2. The board shall administer a statewide program to license...

Section 22970.3. - 22970.3. The board may create a Tobacco Tax Compliance Task...

Section 22971. - 22971. For purposes of this division, the following terms shall...

Section 22971.1. - 22971.1. Commencing January 1, 2006, the Bureau of State Audits...

Section 22971.2. - 22971.2. The board shall administer and enforce the provisions of...

Section 22971.3. - 22971.3. Nothing in this division preempts or supersedes any local...

Section 22971.4. - 22971.4. No person is subject to the requirements of this...

Section 22971.5. - 22971.5. Any notice required by this division shall be served...

CHAPTER 2 - License for Retailers of Cigarettes and Tobacco Products

Section 22971.7. - 22971.7. (a) For the purposes of this chapter, except as...

Section 22972. - 22972. (a) Commencing June 30, 2004, a retailer shall have...

Section 22972.1. - 22972.1. (a) Notwithstanding Section 22972 or Section 22973, the board...

Section 22973. - 22973. (a) An application for a license shall be filed...

Section 22973.1. - 22973.1. (a) The board shall issue a license to a...

Section 22973.2. - 22973.2. The department shall, upon request, provide to the State...

Section 22973.3. - 22973.3. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, an application for a...

Section 22974. - 22974. A retailer shall retain purchase invoices that meet the...

Section 22974.3. - 22974.3. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, upon...

Section 22974.4. - 22974.4. The board shall revoke the license, pursuant to the...

Section 22974.5. - 22974.5. Any retailer who fails to display a license as...

Section 22974.7. - 22974.7. In addition to any other civil or criminal penalty...

Section 22974.8. - 22974.8. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the board...

CHAPTER 3 - License for Wholesalers and Distributors of Cigarettes and Tobacco Products

Section 22975. - 22975. (a) In addition to licenses required pursuant to Part...

Section 22976. - 22976. A distributor or a wholesaler that, at the time...

Section 22977. - 22977. (a) An application for a license shall be on...

Section 22977.2. - 22977.2. (a) The board shall issue a license to a...

Section 22978. - 22978. The department shall, upon request, provide to the State...

Section 22978.1. - 22978.1. All distributors and all wholesalers shall retain purchase records...

Section 22978.2. - 22978.2. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, upon...

Section 22978.4. - 22978.4. (a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (7), each...

Section 22978.5. - 22978.5. (a) Each distributor and each wholesaler of cigarette and...

Section 22978.6. - 22978.6. The board shall revoke the license, pursuant to the...

Section 22978.7. - 22978.7. In addition to any other civil or criminal penalty...

Section 22978.8. - 22978.8. The board shall include on its Web site the...

CHAPTER 4 - License and Administration Fee for Manufacturers and Importers

Section 22979. - 22979. (a) Every manufacturer and every importer shall obtain and...

Section 22979.1. - 22979.1. (a) An application for a license by a manufacturer...

Section 22979.2. - 22979.2. (a) On or before January 1, 2004, every manufacturer...

Section 22979.21. - 22979.21. Every manufacturer or importer of tobacco products shall obtain...

Section 22979.22. - 22979.22. (a) An application for a license by a manufacturer...

Section 22979.23. - 22979.23. (a) Every manufacturer or importer of chewing tobacco or...

Section 22979.24. - 22979.24. (a) Every manufacturer or importer holding a license pursuant...

Section 22979.3. - 22979.3. The department shall, upon request, provide to the State...

Section 22979.4. - 22979.4. All importers shall retain purchase records that meet the...

Section 22979.5. - 22979.5. (a) Each manufacturer and each importer of cigarette and...

Section 22979.6. - 22979.6. (a) Each manufacturer and each importer shall include the...

Section 22979.7. - 22979.7. In addition to any other civil or criminal penalty...

CHAPTER 5 - Inspections, Prohibitions, and Penalties

Section 22980. - 22980. (a) (1) Any peace officer, or board employee granted...

Section 22980.1. - 22980.1. (a) A manufacturer or importer shall not sell cigarettes...

Section 22980.2. - 22980.2. (a) A person or entity that engages in the...

Section 22980.3. - 22980.3. (a) Licenses issued pursuant to this division shall be...

Section 22980.4. - 22980.4. A person who, after receiving a notice of suspension...

Section 22980.5. - 22980.5. (a) A retailer whose license has been suspended or...

Section 22981. - 22981. Any violation of this division by any person, except...

Section 22982. - 22982. Any prosecution for a violation of any of the...

Section 22983. - 22983. The provisions of Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 55121)...

CHAPTER 6 - Disposition of Funds

Section 22990. - 22990. (a) All moneys collected pursuant to this division shall...

Section 22990.5. - 22990.5. Notwithstanding Sections 30124 and 30131.3 of the Revenue and...

Section 22990.7. - 22990.7. (a) The board shall report to the Legislature, Governor,...

Section 22991. - 22991. The amount of eleven million dollars ($11,000,000) is appropriated...