Sec. 154.509. PERMITS. A person commits an offense if the person acting:
(1) as a distributor, interstate warehouse, wholesaler, or retailer, receives or possesses cigarettes without having a valid permit;
(2) as a distributor, interstate warehouse, wholesaler, or retailer, receives or possesses cigarettes without having a permit posted where it can be easily seen by the public;
(3) as a distributor, interstate warehouse, or wholesaler, does not deliver an invoice to the purchaser as required by Section 154.203;
(4) as a distributor, interstate warehouse, wholesaler, or retailer, sells cigarettes without having a valid permit; or
(5) as a bonded agent, interstate warehouse, or export warehouse, stores, distributes, or delivers cigarettes in unstamped packages without having a valid permit, except as provided by Section 154.041(f).
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1660, ch. 389, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982. Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 58, Sec. 19, eff. March 1, 1986; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 409, Sec. 40, eff. June 7, 1991.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1334 (H.B. 4614), Sec. 19, eff. September 1, 2019.
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 994 (S.B. 248), Sec. 21, eff. September 1, 2021.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle E - Sales, Excise, and Use Taxes
Section 154.502. Unstamped Cigarettes
Section 154.5025. Affixing Stamps to Certain Cigarettes
Section 154.503. Possession in Quantities Less Than 10,000
Section 154.504. Possession of Quantities Less Than Individual Package
Section 154.505. Cancellation of Stamp
Section 154.506. Concealment of a Violation
Section 154.507. Misleading the Comptroller
Section 154.508. Refusing to Surrender Cigarettes
Section 154.5095. Fingerprints
Section 154.511. Transportation of Cigarettes
Section 154.512. Inspection of Premises
Section 154.513. Previously Used or Old Design Stamps
Section 154.514. Sale of Stamps
Section 154.515. Possession in Quantities of 10,000 or More
Section 154.516. Books and Records