If that retailer is licensed to sell cigarettes in your state. They may have been siezed by the government.
""Internet Sales
The following restrictions are placed on Internet, telephone, and mail order sales of cigarettes: 1 each person engaged in the business of selling cigarettes to persons who reside in Kansas shall obtain a license, and shall have a valid Kansas cigarette tax stamp affixed to each package; 2) all retail cigarette dealers, whether located in or outside Kansas, shall have a registration certificate and be subject to the provisions of the Kansas retailers' sales tax act; 3) all cigarette sales transactions over the Internet, telephone, or by mail order shall not be completed unless before each delivery the seller has obtained a certification from the purchaser that includes a reliable confirmation that the purchaser is at least 18 years of age; that the cigarettes purchased are not intended for consumption by an individual who is younger than 18; and a written statement signed by the purchaser that certifies the purchaser's address and that the purchaser is at least 18 years of age; 4) the retail cigarette dealer shall verify the information contained in the certification provided by the purchaser against a commercially available database of governmental records, or obtain a photocopy or other image of the valid, government-issued identification stating the date of birth or age of the purchaser; 5) all invoices, bills of lading, sales receipts and any other document related to the sale of cigarettes through the Internet or other mail order transaction shall contain the current, valid retailer Kansas cigarette dealer license number, Kansas sales tax registration number, business name and address of the seller; 6) cigarette packages being shipped are also subject to certain labeling requirements. Violation of the requirement to obtain a license, certification requirement, or verification requirement is a severity level eight, non-person felony. Violations of all other requirements are misdemeanors punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000 and/or imprisonment for one year. Other tobacco products are excluded from these requirements. KAN. STAT. ANN. 79-3333 (2004).
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If that retailer is licensed to sell cigarettes in your state. They may have been siezed by the government.
""Internet Sales
The following restrictions are placed on Internet, telephone, and mail order sales of cigarettes: 1 each person engaged in the business of selling cigarettes to persons who reside in Kansas shall obtain a license, and shall have a valid Kansas cigarette tax stamp affixed to each package; 2) all retail cigarette dealers, whether located in or outside Kansas, shall have a registration certificate and be subject to the provisions of the Kansas retailers' sales tax act; 3) all cigarette sales transactions over the Internet, telephone, or by mail order shall not be completed unless before each delivery the seller has obtained a certification from the purchaser that includes a reliable confirmation that the purchaser is at least 18 years of age; that the cigarettes purchased are not intended for consumption by an individual who is younger than 18; and a written statement signed by the purchaser that certifies the purchaser's address and that the purchaser is at least 18 years of age; 4) the retail cigarette dealer shall verify the information contained in the certification provided by the purchaser against a commercially available database of governmental records, or obtain a photocopy or other image of the valid, government-issued identification stating the date of birth or age of the purchaser; 5) all invoices, bills of lading, sales receipts and any other document related to the sale of cigarettes through the Internet or other mail order transaction shall contain the current, valid retailer Kansas cigarette dealer license number, Kansas sales tax registration number, business name and address of the seller; 6) cigarette packages being shipped are also subject to certain labeling requirements. Violation of the requirement to obtain a license, certification requirement, or verification requirement is a severity level eight, non-person felony. Violations of all other requirements are misdemeanors punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000 and/or imprisonment for one year. Other tobacco products are excluded from these requirements. KAN. STAT. ANN. 79-3333 (2004).