Whoever sells counterfeit cigarettes without a tobacco license shall be ordered by the administrative department for industry and commerce or according to the opinions of the department of tobacco monopoly administration to stop the retail business of tobacco products, confiscate the illegal income and impose a fine of more than 20% and less than 50% of the total illegal business. If the perpetrator constitutes a crime, the judicial organ will investigate his criminal responsibility.

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Article 57 of the Regulations for the Implementation of the Tobacco Monopoly Law

Anyone who engages in the retail business of tobacco products without a tobacco monopoly retail license shall be ordered by the administrative department for industry and commerce or according to the opinions of the department of tobacco monopoly administration to stop the retail business of tobacco products, confiscate the illegal income and impose a fine of more than 20% and less than 50% of the total illegal business.