As part of the implementation of the new Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking or PACT Act, the final rule for the ban on the U.S. Postal Service delivery of cigarettes and smokeless tobacco was issued in the Federal Register.  A copy of the new rule can be found by CLICKING HERE.

While most deliveries via USPS are banned, there are some exceptions.  The following are outlined in the final rule as “exceptions” to the ban on delivery:

• Noncontiguous States: intrastate shipments within Alaska or Hawaii;
• Business/Regulatory Purposes: shipments transmitted between verified and authorized tobacco industry businesses for business purposes, or between such businesses and federal or state agencies for regulatorypurposes;
• Certain Individuals: infrequent, lightweight shipments mailed between adult individuals;
• Consumer Testing: shipments of cigarettes sent by verified and authorized manufacturers to adult smokers for consumer testing purposes; and
• Public Health: shipments by federal agencies for public health purposes under similar rules applied to manufacturers conducting consumer testing.