(a) A person's failure to produce the records required by this subchapter or a person's inability to provide other proof of tax payment, on demand by the comptroller, is prima facie evidence that cigarettes possessed by the person were received for the purpose of making a first sale without payment of the tax imposed by this chapter.(b) This section does not apply to a person who possesses 200 or fewer cigarettes if the person uses the cigarettes and does not sell them or offer them for sale.(c) This section does not apply to a failure to produce records or provide other proof of tax payment under Subsection (a) if the failure results from an occurrence beyond the person's control. Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 409, Sec. 29, eff. June 7, 1991. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec. 19.50, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
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