### Question
How is the "contraband smokeless tobacco" defined?


### Answer
The term **contraband smokeless tobacco** is defined in *18 U.S.C. § 2341* as follows -

> a quantity in excess of 500 single-unit consumer-sized cans or packages of smokeless tobacco, or their equivalent, that are in the possession of any person other than—


(A) a person holding a permit issued pursuant to chapter 52 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as manufacturer [1](#2341_1_target) of tobacco products or as an export warehouse proprietor, a person operating a customs bonded warehouse pursuant to section 311 or 555 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1311, 1555), or an agent of such person

#### Citation:
  - *18 U.S.C. § 2341*
  - Heading: **PART I-CRIMES > CHAPTER 114-TRAFFICKING IN CONTRABAND CIGARETTES AND SMOKELESS TOBACCO**

