9. Any cigarette vending machine not bearing a proper license or identification, or which is found to contain unstamped packages of cigarettes, or cigarettes bearing counterfeit impressions, or cigarettes stamped in violation of subsection b. of section 405 of P.L.1948, c.65 (C. 54:40A-15), may be seized or sealed by the director, the director’s agents or employees or by any peace officer of this State, when directed by the director so to do. If the owner or the owner’s agent destroys or removes said seal, that individual may, upon conviction, be subject to a penalty of not more than $1,000. Any vending machine containing unstamped or counterfeit stamped cigarettes may be declared forfeited to the director.

L.1968, c.351, s.9; amended 1999, c.328, s.7; 2013, c.145, s.12.