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THE PACT ACT (PDF) 

Preventing Illegal Internet Sales of Cigarettes & Smokeless Tobacco
Jump to full article: Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, 2010-01-12

Intro:

The Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking Act of 2009 (the PACT Act) will fight crime and increase government revenues by ensuring the collection of federal, state and local tobacco taxes on cigarettes and smokeless tobacco sold via the Internet or other mail-order sales. By reducing the availability of tax-evading, low-cost cigarettes over the Internet – and stopping Internet sales of cigarettes to kids – the PACT Act will also prevent and reduce smoking and its many harms and costs.

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