Permits

Sec. 155.207. PERMITS. A person commits an offense if the person acting: (1) as a distributor, interstate warehouse, wholesaler, or retailer, receives or possesses tobacco products without having a valid permit; (2) as a distributor, interstate warehouse, wholesaler, or retailer, receives or possesses tobacco products 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 155.102; (4) as a distributor, interstate warehouse, wholesaler, or retailer, sells tobacco products without having a valid permit; or (5) as a bonded agent, interstate warehouse, or export warehouse, stores, distributes, or delivers tobacco products on which the tax has not been paid without having a valid permit. Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1683, ch. 389, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982. Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 58, Sec. 42, eff. March 1, 1986; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 409, Sec. 67, eff. June 7, 1991. Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 894 (H.B. 3475), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2019. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 994 (S.B. 248), Sec. 34, eff. September 1, 2021.