16-11-144. Revocation or suspension of license. (1) The department may revoke or suspend the license of any wholesaler, subjobber, tobacco product vendor, retailer, or person licensed under 16-11-303 for failure to comply with any provision of The Montana Cigarette Sales Act (Title 16, chapter 10), this chapter, or with any lawful rule of the department made pursuant to those laws.

Terms Used In Montana Code 16-11-144

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Cigarette: means any product that contains nicotine, is intended to be burned or heated under ordinary conditions of use, and consists of or contains:

    (i)any roll of tobacco wrapped in paper or in any substance not containing tobacco;

    (ii)tobacco, in any form, that is functional in the product and that, because of its appearance, the type of tobacco used in the filler, or its packaging and labeling, is likely to be offered to or purchased by consumers as a cigarette; or

    (iii)any roll of tobacco wrapped in any substance containing tobacco that, because of its appearance or the type of tobacco used in the filler and regardless of its packaging and labeling, is likely to be offered to or purchased by consumers as a cigarette described in subsection (2)(a)(i). See Montana Code 16-11-102

  • Department: means the department of revenue provided for in 2-15-1301. See Montana Code 16-11-102
  • Person: means an individual, firm, partnership, corporation, association, company, committee, other group of persons, or other business entity, however formed. See Montana Code 16-11-102
  • Retailer: means a person, other than a wholesaler, who is engaged in the business of selling tobacco products to the ultimate consumer. See Montana Code 16-11-102
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
  • Subjobber: means a person who purchases from a licensed wholesaler cigarettes with the Montana cigarette tax insignia affixed and sells or offers to sell tobacco products to a licensed retailer or tobacco product vendor. See Montana Code 16-11-102
  • Tobacco product: means cigarettes and all other products containing tobacco that are intended for human consumption or use. See Montana Code 16-11-102
  • Wholesaler: means a person who:

    (i)purchases tobacco products from a manufacturer for the purpose of selling tobacco products to subjobbers, tobacco product vendors, wholesalers, or retailers; or

    (ii)purchases tobacco products from a sole distributor, another wholesaler, or any other person for the purpose of selling tobacco products to subjobbers, tobacco product vendors, wholesalers, or retailers. See Montana Code 16-11-102

(2)A person aggrieved by a revocation or suspension may apply to the department for a hearing, which must be open to the public. If the person is aggrieved by the decision of the department, the person may further appeal to the court.

(3)When a license has been revoked, a license may not be issued to the licensee for a period of 1 year after revocation. When a license has been suspended, the suspension may be for any period not to exceed 1 year.

(4)A person who sells tobacco products after the person’s license has been revoked or suspended is guilty of a misdemeanor and is subject to the penalties in 16-11-148, and all tobacco products in the person’s possession must be seized and forfeited to the state.