§40-25-7. Drop shipments.

THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2014-262 IN THE 2014 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2014. TO SEE THE AMENDED VERSION, SEE THE VERSION LABELED PENDING.

Any retail dealer or semijobber of tobacco products enumerated and defined in this article purchasing, or receiving such commodities from without the state, whether the same shall have been ordered or purchased through a wholesaler or jobber in this state, or by drop shipment or otherwise, shall within 12 hours of receipt of such tobacco products, mail by certified or registered mail a true duplicate invoice of all such purchases or receipts to the Department of Revenue at Montgomery, Alabama, said invoice carrying the name of the person or firm from whom or through whom such purchases or shipments of the tobacco products so received, showing kinds and quantities. Any retail dealer or semijobber failing or refusing to furnish duplicate invoices, in both the manner and time allowed, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not less than $50 for each offense, or imprisonment in the county jail for a period not exceeding 60 days.

(Acts 1935, No. 194, p. 256; Code 1940, T. 51, §720.)