Sec. 161.451. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:
(1) "Delivery sale" means a sale of cigarettes or e-cigarettes to a consumer in this state in which the purchaser submits the order for the sale by means of a telephonic or other method of voice transmission, by using the mails or any other delivery service, or through the Internet or another on-line service, or the cigarettes or e-cigarettes are delivered by use of the mails or another delivery service. A sale of cigarettes or e-cigarettes is a delivery sale regardless of whether the seller is located within or without this state. A sale of cigarettes or e-cigarettes not for personal consumption to a person who is a wholesale dealer or a retail dealer is not a delivery sale.
(2) "Delivery service" means a person, including the United States Postal Service, that is engaged in the commercial delivery of letters, packages, or other containers.
(2-a) "E-cigarette" has the meaning assigned by Section 161.081.
(3) "Shipping container" means a container in which cigarettes or e-cigarettes are shipped in connection with a delivery sale.
(4) "Shipping documents" means a bill of lading, airbill, United States Postal Service form, or any other document used to evidence the undertaking by a delivery service to deliver letters, packages, or other containers.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 730, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 181 (S.B. 97), Sec. 30, eff. October 1, 2015.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions
Chapter 161 - Public Health Provisions
Subchapter R. Delivery Sales of Cigarettes and E-Cigarettes
Section 161.452. Requirements for Delivery Sales
Section 161.453. Age Verification Requirement
Section 161.454. Disclosure Requirements
Section 161.456. Registration and Reporting Requirements
Section 161.457. Collection of Taxes
Section 161.458. General Offenses
Section 161.459. Knowing Violation