{"data":{"id":"us-ca/bpc-22980.2","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"BPC § 22980.2","heading":"","body":"(a) A person or entity that engages in the business of selling cigarettes or tobacco products in this state either without a valid license or after a license has been suspended or revoked, and each officer of any corporation that so engages in this business, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable as provided in Section 22981.\n(b) Each day after notification by the board or by a law enforcement agency that a manufacturer, wholesaler, distributor, importer, retailer, or any other person required to be licensed under this division offers cigarette and tobacco products for sale or exchange without a valid license for the location from which they are offered for sale shall constitute a separate violation.\n(c) Continued sales or gifting of cigarettes and tobacco products either without a valid license or after a notification of suspension or revocation shall constitute a violation punishable as provided in Section 22981, and shall result in the seizure of all cigarettes and tobacco products in the possession of the person by the board or a law enforcement agency. Any cigarettes and tobacco products seized by the board or by a law enforcement agency shall be deemed forfeited.\n(d) For the purposes of this section, notwithstanding subdivision (v) of Section 22971, “tobacco products” includes a product or device as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 22950.5.\n(e) This section shall be operative on January 1, 2017.","path":["Business and Professions Code - BPC","DIVISION 8.6. CIGARETTE AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS LICENSING ACT OF 2003 [22970. - 22991.]","CHAPTER 5. Inspections, Prohibitions, and Penalties [22980. - 22983.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"19943cd6c39dc38f7655946211fd99d8e0b6ddadc3612eac4271897113911286","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/bpc-22980.1","next":"us-ca/bpc-22980.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}