Sec. 155.211. POSSESSION: TAX DUE. (a) A person commits an offense if the person possesses, in violation of this chapter, tobacco products on which a tax is required to be paid that has not been paid. The absence of evidence of a tax payment is prima facie evidence of nonpayment.
(b) This section does not prohibit transportation of tobacco products by a common carrier.
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1684, ch. 389, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 894 (H.B. 3475), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2019.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 894 (H.B. 3475), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2019.