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This law was first created in 2000. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 880<\/a> and 901<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2002, chapter 821<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":70023,"section_number":"58.1-1036","catch_line":"Other penalties for violation; civil actions","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-1036\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":77273,"section_number":"58.1-1000","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-1000\/"}],"permalink":{"id":252351,"object_type":"law","relational_id":81438,"identifier":"58.1-1033","token":"58.1\/I\/10.1\/58.1-1033","url":"\/58.1-1033\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/58.1-1033\/","token":"58.1\/I\/10.1\/58.1-1033","dublin_core":{"Title":"Prohibited acts","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 58.1-1033","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

It shall be unlawful for any person to:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Sell or distribute in the Commonwealth, acquire, hold, own, possess, or transport, for sale or distribution in the Commonwealth, or import, or cause to be imported, into the Commonwealth for sale or distribution in the Commonwealth (i) any cigarettes<\/span> the package<\/span> of which bears any statement, label, stamp, sticker, or notice indicating that the manufacturer did not intend the cigarettes<\/span> to be sold, distributed, or used in the United States, including but not limited to labels stating “For Export Only,” “U.S. Tax-Exempt,” “For Use Outside U.S.,” or similar wording; (ii) any cigarettes<\/span> the package<\/span> of which does not comply with (a) all requirements imposed by or pursuant to federal law<\/span> regarding warnings and other information on packages<\/span> of cigarettes<\/span> manufactured, packaged, or imported for sale, distribution, or use in the United States, including but not limited to the precise warning labels specified in the Federal Cigarette<\/span> Labeling and Advertising Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1333, or (b) all federal trademark and copyright laws<\/span>; (iii) any cigarettes<\/span> imported into the United States in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 5754 or 19 U.S.C. § 1681 -1681b, or any other federal law<\/span> or regulations; (iv) any cigarettes<\/span> that such person otherwise knows or has reason to know the manufacturer did not intend to be sold, distributed, or used in the United States; or (v) any cigarettes<\/span> for which there has not been submitted to the Secretary of the U.S. Department<\/span> of Health and Human Services the list or lists of the ingredients added to tobacco in the manufacture of such cigarettes<\/span> required by the Federal Cigarette<\/span> Labeling and Advertising Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1335a; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Alter the package<\/span> of any cigarettes<\/span>, prior to sale or distribution to the ultimate consumer, so as to remove, conceal or obscure (i) any statement, label, stamp, sticker, or notice described in clause (i) of subdivision 1 or (ii) any health warning that is not specified in, or does not conform with the requirements of, the Federal Cigarette<\/span> Labeling and Advertising Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1333; or <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Affix any stamp required pursuant to Chapter 10 (§ 58.1-1000<\/a> et seq.) of this title to the package<\/span> of any cigarettes<\/span> described in subdivision 1 of this section or altered in violation of subdivision 2 of this section. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPROHIBITED ACTS (\u00a7 58.1-1033)\n\nIt shall be unlawful for any person to:\n\n1. Sell or distribute in the Commonwealth, acquire, hold, own, possess, or\ntransport, for sale or distribution in the Commonwealth, or import, or cause to\nbe imported, into the Commonwealth for sale or distribution in the Commonwealth\n(i) any cigarettes the package of which bears any statement, label, stamp,\nsticker, or notice indicating that the manufacturer did not intend the\ncigarettes to be sold, distributed, or used in the United States, including but\nnot limited to labels stating “For Export Only,” “U.S.\nTax-Exempt,” “For Use Outside U.S.,” or similar wording; (ii)\nany cigarettes the package of which does not comply with (a) all requirements\nimposed by or pursuant to federal law regarding warnings and other information\non packages of cigarettes manufactured, packaged, or imported for sale,\ndistribution, or use in the United States, including but not limited to the\nprecise warning labels specified in the Federal Cigarette Labeling and\nAdvertising Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1333, or (b) all federal trademark and\ncopyright laws; (iii) any cigarettes imported into the United States in\nviolation of 26 U.S.C. § 5754 or 19 U.S.C. § 1681 -1681b, or any other\nfederal law or regulations; (iv) any cigarettes that such person otherwise knows\nor has reason to know the manufacturer did not intend to be sold, distributed,\nor used in the United States; or (v) any cigarettes for which there has not been\nsubmitted to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services\nthe list or lists of the ingredients added to tobacco in the manufacture of such\ncigarettes required by the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act, 15\nU.S.C. § 1335a;\n\n2. Alter the package of any cigarettes, prior to sale or distribution to the\nultimate consumer, so as to remove, conceal or obscure (i) any statement, label,\nstamp, sticker, or notice described in clause (i) of subdivision 1 or (ii) any\nhealth warning that is not specified in, or does not conform with the\nrequirements of, the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act, 15 U.S.C.\n§ 1333; or\n\n3. Affix any stamp required pursuant to Chapter 10 (§ 58.1-1000 et seq.) of\nthis title to the package of any cigarettes described in subdivision 1 of this\nsection or altered in violation of subdivision 2 of this section.\n\nHISTORY: 2000, cc. 880, 901; 2002, c. 821.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}