HRS §245-2.7
Selling tobacco without a permit is a crime
Starting March 1, 2007, anyone who must have a retail tobacco permit but recklessly does not get one, and then recklessly sells or handles small amounts of tobacco products, commits a crime. This is a petty misdemeanor, but if it happens within five years of a prior conviction for a similar offense, it becomes a more serious misdemeanor.
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The statute, as written — ‑2.7] Unlawful tobacco retailing in the second degree
(a) Beginning March 1, 2007, a person or entity required to obtain a retail tobacco permit commits the offense of unlawful tobacco retailing in the second degree if the person or entity recklessly fails to obtain a valid permit required under section 245-2.5 and, for the purposes of retail sale, recklessly sells, possesses, stores, acquires, distributes, or transports fewer than five thousand cigarettes or any tobacco products. (b) Unlawful tobacco retailing in the second degree is [a] petty misdemeanor, except that any offense under subsection (a) that occurs within five years of a conviction for unlawful tobacco retailing in the first or second degree is a misdemeanor.
Sections this one refers to
§245-2.5 Getting a permit to sell tobacco at retail
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