(a) Except as provided in Alaska Stat. § 43.50.580, a licensee or the authorized agent or designee of the licensee shall affix a stamp, in the manner required by Alaska Stat. § 43.50.510, to each package of cigarettes immediately upon the opening of the shipping container containing the package and before sale, distribution, or consumption in this state.
Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 43.50.520
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) Except as provided in Alaska Stat. § 43.50.580 and 43.50.610, a person may not engage in the following activities in this state unless the package containing the cigarettes is affixed with the required stamp:
(1) sell or distribute cigarettes to a person who is a consumer in this state;(2) acquire, hold, own, possess, or transport cigarettes for sale or distribution in this state;(3) import or cause to be imported cigarettes into this state for sale, distribution, or consumption; or(4) place or store cigarette packages in a vending machine in this state.
