Ala. Code § 40-25-8.1 (1975) Tobacco Permit Or Transporters Permit Required

• Library: Alabama Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions.
• Year: 2023
• Citation: Ala. Code § 40-25-8.1 (1975)

(a) Each person, firm, corporation, club, or...

(b) The owner or driver, or both, of a vehicle used in a violation of this section is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor unless the tobacco products being transported exceeds any of the following quantities: 25,000 cigars, 50,000 filtered cigars, 50,000 little cigars, 50,000 cigarettes, 25,000 cigar wraps, or 2,500 individual containers of loose or smokeless tobacco, in which case the owner or driver is guilty of a Class C felony. Any person convicted of a second or subsequent offense for a violation of this section is guilty of a Class C felony, regardless of the amount of tobacco products involved in the violation.

(c) This section shall not apply to individuals transporting tobacco for personal consumption as provided in Section 40-25-25.

Cite as Ala. Code § 40-25-8.1 (1975)

History: Added by Act 2022-352,§ 2, eff. 1/1/2023.