[G.Mason]

"The Jenkins Act requires anyone who sells cigarettes into any state, to report those sales to each state monthly. This would include your name and order information.

Native Americans are exempt from the Jenkins Act because we are independent nations under our federal treaties. That is the reason that we do not pay, or collect, state taxes."

http://www.senecasmokes.com/the_jenkins_act.htm

[RandallFlagg]

I hope Seneca goes to selling RYO. It'd be a good way for them to supplement their sales and open up a wider variety.

BTW, I still have three cartons of Senecas I haven't touched since rolling my own.

[Wolfie]

Sure, according to the Indians. The BATF thinks otherwise. Given the track record of the respective entities involved, my money's on the Feds prevailing.

[spudsmaki]

Exempt, but only as long as you are on tribal property.

A couple of states are contesting this, by saying you are not allowed to bulk transport cigs across their jurisdictions. What they do is stop the delivery truck, unload the cigs and ticket the driver. It's happened once in Wisconsin as a test case, and I'm told Michigan is doing this to their tribes.

[Mr Ramsbotham]

Native Americans are exempt from the Jenkins Act because we are independent nations under our federal treaties. That is the reason that we do not pay, or collect, state taxes."

I'm a Native American too. When do I get to stop paying these infernal taxes?

[Mr. Bird]

Does the Jenkins Act apply to purchases of tobacco from foreign (i.e. European) nations, either online or in person?