2017 Oklahoma Statutes
Title 37. Intoxicating Liquors
§37-600.9. Sale of tobacco products except in original, sealed packaging prohibited - Fine - Municipal ordinances
Text effective until Oct. 1, 2018. See, also, Title 37A, text effective Oct. 1, 2018.
A. It is unlawful for any person to sell cigarettes except in the original, sealed package in which they were placed by the manufacturer.
B. When a person violates subsection A of this section, the Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement (ABLE) Commission shall impose an administrative fine of not more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) for each offense.
C. Cities and towns may enact and municipal police officers may enforce ordinances prohibiting and penalizing conduct under provisions of this section, but the provisions of such ordinances shall be the same as provided for in this section, and the enforcement provisions under such ordinances shall not be more stringent than those of this section.
Added by Laws 1994, c. 137, § 10, eff. July 1, 1994. Amended by Laws 1996, c. 144, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 1996; Laws 1997, c. 171, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 1997. Renumbered as § 1-229.19 of Title 63 by Laws 2016, c. 366, § 177, eff. Oct. 1, 2018.
NOTE: This section shall be renumbered upon certification of election returns favoring passage of the Constitutional Amendment proposed in Senate Joint Resolution No. 68 of the 2nd Session of the 55th Oklahoma Legislature, Laws 2016, c. 366, §§ 177, 198, eff. October 1, 2018.