Tex. Tax Code § 155.209
This is the official text of Tex. Tax Code § 155.209, part of Texas’s Tax Code — governs state and local taxation.
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§ 155.209. TRANSPORTATION OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS.
Official statutory text
A person commits an offense if the person:
(1) knowingly transports tobacco products subject to the tax under this chapter without the tax being paid;
(2) wilfully refuses to stop a motor vehicle operated to transport tobacco products after a request to stop from an authorized representative of the comptroller; or
(3) while transporting tobacco products, refuses to permit a complete inspection of the cargo by an authorized representative of the comptroller.
(1) knowingly transports tobacco products subject to the tax under this chapter without the tax being paid;
(2) wilfully refuses to stop a motor vehicle operated to transport tobacco products after a request to stop from an authorized representative of the comptroller; or
(3) while transporting tobacco products, refuses to permit a complete inspection of the cargo by an authorized representative of the comptroller.
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