HB 2361 Summary

• Prohibits persons and entities not licensed as manufacturers, wholesalers, or distributors from mailing, shipping, or delivering cigarettes to anyone in Oklahoma except licensed wholesalers, export warehouse proprietors, customs bonded warehouse operators, and certain government officials.

• Makes it illegal for common or contract carriers to knowingly transport cigarettes to non-exempt persons, though non-carrier individuals may transport up to 1,000 cigarettes to a home or residence at one time.

• Establishes civil penalties of $2,500 per violation or $25 per pack of cigarettes (whichever is greater), plus injunctions, investigation costs, and attorney fees for violations; violators forfeit cigarettes to the state for destruction.

• Amends tribal cigarette and tobacco product sales regulations to require tax stamps for non-compacting tribes, establish probable demand calculations, and prohibit traders from selling tobacco products to persons under 18 years of age.

• Effective November 1, 2014; repeals previous statutory sections 317.2 through 317.7 regulating cigarette shipping and delivery requirements.