NY judge extends hold on mail-order cigarette law

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A little off the topic here but I figured I'd chime in with my last order experience to see what others are running into in other states. Anywho, I received my last order a couple days before the PACTACT went into effect. When the UPS guy showed up, I asked him if he had heard about having to verify age when delivering tobacco products. Surprisingly, he said "no, not a word." I'm well over the age limit, but this inconvienece was what worried me more than the tax money these blood suckers are after. Maybe it will take a bit. Or maybe here in Maryland UPS will not worry about the age verification bit. I don't know. I just thought it was interesting that two days before the bill was to be enforced, the driver had no clue what I was talking about??

[kellindae]

I found it very strange today that three cans I had on back order arrived via USPS...glad they weren't confiscated or something.

[ChaoticGemini]

A little off the topic here but I figured I'd chime in with my last order experience to see what others are running into in other states. Anywho, I received my last order a couple days before the PACTACT went into effect. When the UPS guy showed up, I asked him if he had heard about having to verify age when delivering tobacco products. Surprisingly, he said "no, not a word." I'm well over the age limit, but this inconvienece was what worried me more than the tax money these blood suckers are after. Maybe it will take a bit. Or maybe here in Maryland UPS will not worry about the age verification bit. I don't know. I just thought it was interesting that two days before the bill was to be enforced, the driver had no clue what I was talking about??

Not surprising at all. I have a friend that's a UPS guy and they were not told about it until their morning meeting the day the law went into effect.

[snusgetter]

Not surprising at all. I have a friend that's a UPS guy and they were not told about it until their morning meeting the day the law went into effect.

Probably has something to do with
SAS (Short Attention Span) ...

[sgreger1]

I think the law has a great likelihood of being nixed. If 50 Departments of Revenue can not make heads or tails of it and if the people who wrote it can not explain compliance, and the penalties for non-compliance are as sever as they are.................well the court will see a big mess.

I also think the law stands in violation of the Constitution with regards to out of state tax collection and the manner of the restrictions it places on USPS. It also violates our treaty with the Seneca nation.