Conn. Gen. Stat. § 12-314

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Sec. 12-314. Packaging for sale. Penalties.

Official statutory text

(2) If the Commissioner of Revenue Services finds, after a hearing, that any person has violated the provisions of this subsection, said commissioner may assess such person a civil penalty of one hundred fifty dollars for a first offense, five hundred dollars for a second offense and one thousand dollars for a third or subsequent offense. Such penalty may be in addition to any other penalty provided by law, including, but not limited to, the suspension or revocation, if such person is a licensed dealer or distributor, of such license pursuant to section 12-295 . Any person aggrieved by any action of said commissioner pursuant to this subsection may take an appeal of such action as provided in sections 12-311 and 12-312 .

(b) The sale of cigarettes, the stamping of which is prohibited by subsection (b) of section 12-302 or subsection (b) of section 12-303 , is prohibited.

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