A person may not maintain or operate in this state a cigarette-making machine unless that person:

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 57-36-05.3

1.    Has a valid federal permit as a tobacco product manufacturer issued under 26 U.S.C.

5713; or

2.    Uses the machine exclusively for personal purposes. A cigarette-making machine may be considered used exclusively for personal purposes only if the product resulting from the operation of the machine is consumed by the individual who owns the machine or by other persons whose consumption of the product is incidental to the owner’s personal use of the machine.