35 ILCS 128/1-35

(35 ILCS 128/1-35)

Sec. 1-35. Cigarette machine operators; sale of cigarettes.

(a) The cigarette machine operator is responsible for complying with all State and federal laws and regulations regarding packaging and labeling of original packages of cigarettes.

(b) A person possessing a cigarette machine operator license may not purchase unstamped cigarettes from an in-State or out-of-State manufacturer or distributor of cigarettes.

(c) Cigarettes made or fabricated by a cigarette machine may not be sold or distributed to, or possessed by, manufacturers, distributors, secondary distributors, manufacturer representatives, or retailers, except the cigarette machine operator.

(d) A cigarette machine possessed by a cigarette machine operator shall have a secure meter that counts the number of cigarettes made or fabricated by the cigarette machine and that cannot be accessed, altered, or reset by the machine operator, except for the sole purpose of taking meter readings.

(Source: P.A. 97-688, eff. 6-14-12.)