Merchants were fined more than 10,000 yuan to minors selling cigarettes

Recently, the Market Supervision and Administration Bureau of Puyang District, Shiyan City, Hubei Province issued a ticket of more than 10,000 yuan to the merchant of the cigarette sales of minors to the minor, and confiscated Yang's illegal income. After the punishment was notified to the scene, Yang expressed acceptance. Behind this seemingly ordinary administrative penalty, there is a story of the procuratorial institute issuing procuratorial suggestions to promote the successful implementation of punishment.

On May 23 this year, the Puyang District Procuratorate received a clue of cases transferred by the Tobacco Monopoly Bureau in the district, saying that Yang, a merchant at the gate of a primary school in the jurisdiction, sold cigarettes to minors. The bureau also found that it has been revoked to Tobacco's dedicated retail license.

Relevant laws in my country stipulate that if the tobacco -free retail license operates tobacco retail business, the industrial and commercial administrative department shall order to stop operating tobacco products, confiscate illegal income, and fined fines. The Tobacco Monopoly Bureau of Tobacco has no right to punish the actions of the merchant Yang, and the Market Supervision Administration with the right to punish has not discovered the problem.

After receiving the clues transferred by the Tobacco Monopoly Administration, the prosecutor's prosecutor was investigated and obtained through investigation, confirming that Yang did not have a license to sell smoke sales and sell tobacco to minors. In response, the institute issued prosecutions to the Market Supervision and Administration Bureau to urge to perform market supervision and management responsibilities in accordance with the law.

After receiving the procuratorial advice, the market supervision and administration bureau of the district attaches great importance to the procuratorial proposal and quickly launched an investigation. After verifying the relevant situation, the bureau made a decision on punishment as follows.

(Source: Procuratorial Daily Author: Jiang Changshun He Xing)

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