S 1449 · 93th Congress · Tobacco industry
A bill to eliminate racketeering in the sale and distribution of cigarette.
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Introduced2
Committee3
Senate Vote4
House5
EnactedLatest: Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce.(1973-04-03)
Plain Language Summary
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Prohibits the transportation of contraband cigarettes in interstate commerce. Defines contraband cigarettes as a quantity in excess of twenty thousand cigarettes, bearing no evidence of the payment of applicable State cigarette taxes, in the possession of unauthorized carriers. Provides for the seizure and forfeiture of cigarettes transported and vehicles used for such transportation in violation of State laws. Provides for a penalty of a fine of not more than $10,000 or imprisonment for not more than two years, or both, for anyone violating this Act.…
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