"Regulations for the Implementation of People's Republic of China (PRC) Tobacco Monopoly Law" Article 57 If anyone engages in the retail business of tobacco products without a tobacco monopoly retail license, the administrative department for industry and commerce or the administrative department for industry and commerce shall, according to the opinions of the tobacco monopoly administrative department, order him to stop the retail business of tobacco products, confiscate his illegal income and impose a fine of more than 20% and less than 50% of the total illegal business. Article 225 of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) * * violates state regulations and commits one of the following illegal business operations, disrupting market order, and if the circumstances are serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years or criminal detention, and shall also, or shall only, be fined not less than one time but not more than five times the illegal income; If the circumstances are especially serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years, and shall also be fined not less than one time but not more than five times his illegal income or his property shall be confiscated: (1) dealing in franchise, monopoly goods or other commodities whose business is restricted by laws and administrative regulations without permission; (2) buying and selling import and export licenses, import and export certificates of origin and other business licenses or approval documents stipulated by laws and administrative regulations; (three) without the approval of the relevant competent departments of the state, illegally engaged in securities, futures, insurance business, or illegally engaged in fund payment and settlement business; (four) other illegal business activities that seriously disrupt the market order.