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18 U.S.C. § 1716E

Tobacco products as nonmailable

United States · Title 18 — CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Status: effective

Alcohol, Tobacco & Gaming
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18 U.S.C. § 1716E, Tobacco products as nonmailable, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/449335
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For the purposes of this subsection reasonable cause includes— Subsection (a) shall not apply to tobacco products mailed only— The final rule issued under clause (i) shall require— The final rule issued under clause (i) shall require— Subject to subparagraph (B), subsection (a) shall not preclude a legally operating cigarette manufacturer or a legally authorized agent of a legally operating cigarette manufacturer from using the United States Postal Service to mail cigarettes to verified 22 So in original. Probably should be preceded by “a”. adult smoker solely for consumer testing purposes, if— Subparagraph (A) shall not— The final rule issued under clause (i) shall require— the legally operating cigarette manufacturer submitting the cigarettes into the mails under this paragraph to affirm that— In this paragraph—

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.