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| 4.__Strict liability.__Except as otherwise specifically provided, | | violation of this section is a strict liability crime as defined in | | Title 17-A, section 34, subsection 4-A. |
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| | | Sec. K-2. 22 MRSA §49 is enacted to read: |
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| | | §49.__Certificate of commissioner as evidence |
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| | | A certificate of the commissioner in regard to the records of | | the department is admissible in evidence in all prosecutions | | under this Title. |
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| | | Sec. K-3. 22 MRSA §690, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1983, c. 345, §§13 | | and 14, is repealed and the following enacted in its place: |
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| | | 1.__Criminal penalties.__A person who intentionally or | | knowingly: |
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| | | A.__Violates a provision of this Act, or a rule or order of | | the department in effect pursuant to this Act, commits a | | Class D crime; or |
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| | | B.__Violates a term, condition or limitation of a license or | | registration certificate issued under this Act, or commits a | | violation for which a license or registration certificate |
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| | | may be revoked under rules issued pursuant to this Act, | | commits a Class D crime. |
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| | | Sec. K-4. 22 MRSA §1554, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 470, §9 and | | affected by §19, is repealed. |
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| | | Sec. K-5. 22 MRSA §1554-A, as amended by PL 1997, c. 305, §3, is | | repealed and the following enacted in its place: |
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| | | §1554-A.__Sale of unpackaged cigarettes |
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| | | 1.__Prohibition.__A person may not: |
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| | | A.__Sell cigarettes except in the original sealed package in | | which they were placed by the manufacturer, which may not be | | smaller than 20 cigarettes per package; or |
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