                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

PROHIBITED ACTS (§ 58.1-1033)

It shall be unlawful for any person to:

1. 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 the package of which bears any statement, label, stamp,
sticker, or notice indicating that the manufacturer did not intend the
cigarettes to be sold, distributed, or used in the United States, including but
not limited to labels stating &#8220;For Export Only,&#8221; &#8220;U.S.
Tax-Exempt,&#8221; &#8220;For Use Outside U.S.,&#8221; or similar wording; (ii)
any cigarettes the package of which does not comply with (a) all requirements
imposed by or pursuant to federal law regarding warnings and other information
on packages of cigarettes 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 Labeling and
Advertising Act, 15 U.S.C. &#xA7; 1333, or (b) all federal trademark and
copyright laws; (iii) any cigarettes imported into the United States in
violation of 26 U.S.C. &#xA7; 5754 or 19 U.S.C. &#xA7; 1681 -1681b, or any other
federal law or regulations; (iv) any cigarettes 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 for which there has not been
submitted to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
the list or lists of the ingredients added to tobacco in the manufacture of such
cigarettes required by the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act, 15
U.S.C. &#xA7; 1335a;

2. Alter the package of any cigarettes, 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 Labeling and Advertising Act, 15 U.S.C.
&#xA7; 1333; or

3. Affix any stamp required pursuant to Chapter 10 (&#xA7; 58.1-1000 et seq.) of
this title to the package of any cigarettes described in subdivision 1 of this
section or altered in violation of subdivision 2 of this section.

HISTORY: 2000, cc. 880, 901; 2002, c. 821.