OAR 150-323-0170: Vending Machine Visibility Requirements

Packages of cigarettes shall be placed in vending machines in such a manner that, if any package is visible while in the machine, the state cigarette tax stamp affixed thereto also shall be clearly visible. Any vending machine operator who uses a machine in which the cigarette tax stamps are not visible will be required to repurchase from the Department all cigarettes purchased from his machine by the Department’s agent for inspection purposes.