Section 10-50-36 - Forfeiture of contraband cigarettes--Sale by secretary--Proceeds of sale--Purchaserto pay tax. - South Dakota Statutes

10-50-36. Forfeiture of contraband cigarettes--Sale by secretary--Proceeds of sale--Purchaser to pay tax. Any cigarettes seized under the provisions of this chapter shall be confiscated and forfeited to the state, and the secretary shall sell such confiscated property to a licensed dealer or distributor to the best advantage to the state. The proceeds from such sale shall be forthwith remitted to the secretary of revenue and regulation as part of the income for the enforcement of this chapter. Such sale by the state shall not relieve the purchaser from paying the tax and stamping the articles so sold to him, as in this chapter otherwise provided.

Source: SDC 1939, § 57.3913; SL 1951, ch 452, § 9; SL 2003, ch 272, § 82.