Conn. Gen. Stat. § 12-302
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Sec. 12-302. Distributors to affix stamps.
Official statutory text
(b) No distributor shall affix, or cause to be affixed, to a package of cigarettes sold or distributed by such distributor, stamps, if the package (1) is not labeled in conformity with the requirements of the federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act, 79 Stat. 282, 15 USC 1331 et seq., or any other federal requirement for the placement of labels, warnings and other information, applicable to packages of cigarettes that are intended to be sold within the United States; (2) bears any label or notice prescribed by the United States Department of Treasury to identify cigarettes intended for export and exempt from tax by the United States pursuant to 26 USC 5704(b), including “For export only”, “U.S. Tax-exempt”, “For use outside U.S.” or similar wording indicating that the manufacturer did not intend that the product be sold within the United States, including any notice or label described in 27 CFR 290.185; (3) has been imported into the United States after January 1, 2000, in violation of 26 USC 5754 or regulations adopted thereunder; (4) in any way violates federal trademark or copyright law or if all federal taxes due have not been paid on the cigarettes; (5) has been modified or altered by a person other than the manufacturer or person specifically authorized by the manufacturer, including modification or alteration by the placement of a sticker or label to cover information, including the wording, labels or warnings described in subdivision (1) or (2) of this subsection, on the package; (6) is of a brand family or of a tobacco product manufacturer not included in the Connecticut Tobacco Directory maintained by the Commissioner of Revenue Services pursuant to section 4-28m ; or (7) is of cigarettes not included in the Connecticut Fire Safe Cigarette Directory maintained by the State Fire Marshal pursuant to section 29-420 .
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