KRS § 438.335 Enforcement by Department of Agriculture -- Retention of percentage of per pack revenue and fines.

438.335 Enforcement by Department of Agriculture -- Retention of percentage of per pack revenue and fines. The Department of Agriculture shall carry out the provisions of KRS 438.305 to 438.350 as they relate to educating the public and sellers of tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, or vapor products about provisions and penalties of KRS 438.305 to 438.350. The Department of Agriculture shall be entitled to the revenue produced by one-twentieth of one cent ($0.0005) of the three-cent ($0.03) per pack revenue collected by the Department of Revenue from the state excise tax on the sale of cigarettes as imposed by KRS 138.140 and to keep fifty percent (50%) of any fines collected under KRS 438.305 to 438.350 to offset the costs of these education efforts. Effective: June 27, 2025 History: Amended 2025 Ky. Acts ch. 78, sec. 26, effective June 27, 2025. -- Amended 2014 Ky. Acts ch. 111, sec. 8, effective April 10, 2014. -- Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 697, effective June 20, 2005. -- Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 423, sec. 11, effective July 14, 2000. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 477, sec. 4, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 38, sec. 8, effective March 5, 1996. -- Created 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 480, sec. 7, effective July 15, 1994. 2026-2028 Budget Reference. See State/Executive Branch Budget, 2026 Ky. Acts ch. 168, Pt. I, A, 21, (1) at 2059.