(a) If a person is offering for sale or has made a sale of cigarettes in violation of Alaska Stat. § 18.74.010, the state fire marshal, the department, or a law enforcement agency shall seize and, subject to (b) of this section, dispose of the cigarettes.

Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 18.74.190

  • person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, organization, business trust, or society, as well as a natural person. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
  • state: means the State of Alaska unless applied to the different parts of the United States and in the latter case it includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
(b) Before disposal of cigarettes under (a) of this section, the state fire marshal or the department shall

(1) provide the person from whom the cigarette was seized with notice of the seizure and an opportunity for a hearing regarding the seizure; and
(2) permit the holder of the trademark rights in the cigarette brand to inspect the cigarettes.