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Code · U.S. Code · Title 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · CHAPTER 114— TRAFFICKING IN CONTRABAND CIGARETTES AND SMOKELESS TOBACCO · § 2342

§ 2342. Unlawful acts

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(a)It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to ship, transport, receive, possess, sell, distribute, or purchase contraband cigarettes or contraband smokeless tobacco.
(b)It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to make any false statement or representation with respect to the information required by this chapter to be kept in the records of any person who ships, sells, or distributes any quantity of cigarettes in excess of 10,000 in a single transaction.
(Added Pub. L. 95–575, § 1, Nov. 2, 1978, 92 Stat. 2464; amended Pub. L. 109–177, title I, § 121(a)(2), (b)(2), Mar. 9, 2006, 120 Stat. 221, 222.)
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  • Pub. L. 95–575, § 1
  • 92 Stat. 2464
  • Pub. L. 109–177, title I, § 121(a)(2)
  • 120 Stat. 221
  • Pub. L. 109–177, § 121(b)(2)
  • Pub. L. 109–177, § 121(a)(2)
  • section 4 of Pub. L. 95–575
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