(a) Each manufacturer and each importer shall include the following information on each invoice for the sale for distribution, wholesale, or retail sale of cigarettes or tobacco products:

(1) The name, address, and telephone number of the manufacturer, or importer.

Terms Used In California Business and Professions Code 22979.6

  • board: means any entity listed in Section 101, the entities referred to in Sections 1000 and 3600, the State Bar, the Department of Real Estate, and any other state agency that issues a license, certificate, or registration authorizing a person to engage in a business or profession. See California Business and Professions Code 31
  • license: means license, certificate, registration, or other means to engage in a business or profession regulated by this code or referred to in Section 1000 or 3600. See California Business and Professions Code 23.7

(2) The license number of the manufacturer or importer as provided by the board.

(3) The name, address, and license number of the person to whom cigarettes or tobacco products are sold.

(4) An itemized listing of the cigarettes or tobacco products sold.

(b) Each invoice for the sale of cigarettes or tobacco products shall be legible and readable.

(c) Failure to comply with the requirements of this section shall be a misdemeanor subject to penalties pursuant to Section 22981.

(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 890, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)