Arizona Revised Statutes Title 36. Public Health and Safety § 36-798.06. Delivery sales prohibited; common carriers; penalties; forfeiture; unlawful practice; exceptions; violation; classification; definitions

1. Cause a tobacco product to be ordered or purchased by anyone other than a licensed person or a retailer who orders or purchases from a licensed person, including by ordering or purchasing a tobacco product.

2. Knowingly provide substantial assistance to a person who violates this section.

1. A civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $5,000 for each violation.

2. An injunction to restrain a threatened or actual violation of this section.

3. Recovery by this state for:

4. All state tobacco taxes due under title 42, chapter 3,  1 except as prohibited under § 42-3402, and all transaction privilege or use taxes due under title 42, chapter 5,  2 including any penalties and interest.

1. The shipment of a tobacco product to a foreign trade zone that is established under 19 United States Code §§ 81a through 81u and title 44, chapter 18  4 and that is located in this state if the tobacco product is from outside of this country, was ordered by a distributor in another state and is not distributed in this state.

2. A government employee who is acting in the course of the employee's official duties.

3. The shipment of a tobacco product to a university that is acquiring the tobacco product to use to conduct basic and applied research, if the tobacco product is exempt from federal excise tax under 26 United States Code § 5704(a).

1. “Licensed person” means a person who is required to be licensed under § 42-3401.

2. “Order or purchase” means any of the following:

3. “Person” means an individual, partnership, firm, association, corporation, limited liability company or partnership, joint venture or other entity.

4. “Retailer” has the same meaning prescribed in § 42-5001.

5. “Tobacco product” means all luxuries included in § 42-3052, paragraphs 5, 6 and 7. Tobacco product does not include pipe tobacco or cigars.