§ 68-351. Seizure and forfeiture of unstamped cigarettes - Authority of peace officers - Cooperation with Tax Commission.

A.  All unstamped cigarettes sold or shipped to tribally owned or licensed stores in this state by wholesalers, jobbers or warehousemen not licensed by this state pursuant to the provisions of Section 304 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes for the purpose of selling or consuming unstamped cigarettes in this state in violation of this act shall be subject to seizure of the shipments and forfeiture of the inventory pursuant to the provisions of Section 305 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

B.  Any peace officer of this state, including but not limited to officers of the Department of Public Safety or the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, any sheriff, any salaried deputy sheriff or any municipal police officer is authorized to stop any vehicle upon any road or highway of this state in order to inspect the bill of lading or to take such action as may be necessary to determine if unstamped cigarettes are being sold or shipped in violation of the provisions of this section.  Such officers shall also have the duty to cooperate with the Oklahoma Tax Commission to enforce the provisions of this act.

Added by Laws 1992, c. 339, § 6, eff. Jan. 1, 1993.