Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 438.317 – Prohibitions against sale of or making available cigarettes packaged in units of fewer than twenty -- Penalties.

(1) No person shall sell or cause to be sold at retail cigarettes packaged in units of fewer than twenty (20) cigarettes.
(2) No resident wholesaler, nonresident wholesaler, or subjobber shall make available to a retail establishment cigarettes packaged for retail sale in units of less than twenty (20) cigarettes.
(3) Any person violating subsection (1) of this section shall be subject to a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500). Any person violating subsection (2) of this section shall be fined not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500). These penalties shall be enforced by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control through civil enforcement procedures.

Effective: July 15, 2010

History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 1929, effective July 15, 2010. -- Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 423, sec. 6, effective July 14, 2000. -- Created 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 479, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1998.