Section 308.3 Of Chapter 7. Of Crimes Against Religion And Conscience, And Other Offenses Against Good Morals From California Penal Code >> Title 9. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 7.
308.3
. (a) A person, firm, corporation, or business may not
manufacture for sale, distribute, sell, or offer to sell any
cigarette, except in a package containing at least 20 cigarettes. A
person, firm, corporation, or business may not manufacture for sale,
distribute, sell, or offer to sell any roll-your-own tobacco, except
in a package containing at least 0.60 ounces of tobacco.
(b) As used in subdivision (a), "cigarette" means any product that
contains nicotine, is intended to be burned or heated under ordinary
conditions of use, and consists of, or contains any of, the
following:
(1) Any roll of tobacco wrapped in paper or in any substance not
containing tobacco.
(2) Tobacco, in any form, that is functional in the product, that,
because of its appearance, the type of tobacco used in the filler,
or its packaging and labeling, is likely to be offered to, or
purchased by, consumers as a cigarette.
(3) Any roll of tobacco wrapped in any substance containing
tobacco which, because of its appearance, the type of tobacco used in
the filler, or its packaging and labeling, is likely to be offered
to, or purchased by, consumers as a cigarette described in this
subdivision.
(c) Any person, firm, corporation, or business that violates this
section is liable for an infraction, or in an action brought by the
Attorney General, a district attorney, a county counsel, or a city
attorney for a civil penalty of two hundred dollars ($200) for the
first violation, five hundred dollars ($500) for the second
violation, and one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each subsequent act
constituting a violation.