1. (a) Except as provided by Sections 154.026(b), 154.041(f), and 154.042, a person commits an offense if the person possesses unstamped cigarettes in quantities of 10,000 or more.
2. (b) This section does not prohibit transportation of cigarettes by a common carrier.

Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1661, ch. 389, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.

Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 33 (S.B. 1390), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2017.

Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 994 (S.B. 248), Sec. 23, eff. September 1, 2021.