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title: O.C.G.A. § 10-13A-5. Prohibition against affixing tax stamp to manufacturer or brand not included in directory.
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# O.C.G.A. § 10-13A-5. Prohibition against affixing tax stamp to manufacturer or brand not included in directory.

It shall be unlawful for any person to affix a tax stamp to a package or other container of cigarettes of a tobacco product manufacturer or brand family not included in the directory or to sell, offer for sale, or possess with intent to sell, or import for personal use, in this state, cigarettes of a tobacco product manufacturer or brand family not included in the directory.

## History

Code 1981, § 10-13A-5, enacted by Ga. L. 2003, p. 829, § 1; Ga. L. 2016, p. 528, § 3/HB 899.