Cousins Smoke Shop, DBA: Cousins Smoke Shop

LEGAL NOTICE

08/04/26

TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES: Any person having any right, title, or interest in the following property, may, within twenty (20) days from the date of publication of this notice, file a verified petition stating his or her interest in the property, and requesting the release or recovery on the grounds that the property was erroneously or illegally seized. The verified petition requesting release or recovery of the property must be filed with the Inspections Bureau; California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, PO Box 942879; MIC:42, Sacramento, CA 94279-0042.

The property consists of 13 packs of various brands unstamped cigarettes; 7 packs of various brand unstamped, Missouri stamped cigarettes; 1 pack and 9 sticks of Master brand unstamped, non-MSA cigarettes; and 45 units of THC vape, various brands from an unlicensed cannabis business. This property was seized pursuant to Business and Professions Code section 22974.3 and Revenue and Taxation Code sections 30436 and 34016, on October 30, 2024, at 2:30 p.m. from Cousins Smoke Shop, DBA: Cousins Smoke Shop, located at 106 Brundage Ln., Bakersfield, CA 93304-3203.