{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-248.756","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 248.756","heading":"Administrative and civil penalties for violation of KRS 248.752 or 248.754","body":"-- Forfeiture of cigarettes.\n(1) The department may revoke the license issued in accordance with KRS 138.195 of\nany licensee and impose a civil penalty of twenty -five dollars ($25) per violation,\nnot to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000), upon finding a violation by the\nlicensee of KRS 248.752 or 248.754, as applicable.\n(2) Cigarettes that are acquired, held, owned, possessed, transported in, imported into,\nor sold or distr ibuted in this Commonwealth in violation of KRS 248.752 or\n248.754 shall be treated as contraband under KRS 138.165 and be subject to seizure\nand forfeiture. Notwithstanding the provisions of KRS 138.165, all cigarettes seized\nand forfeited shall be destro yed. Cigarettes shall be treated as contraband whether\nthe violation of KRS 248.752 or 248.754 is knowing or otherwise.","path":["KRS Chapter 248"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=44714","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:53:01Z","sha256":"d74fef9486847c3e3f2df0f815f3d7ec67e71287853454fba5b0fcffd2220677","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-248.754","next":"us-ky/krs-248.758"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}