A state appeals court says the Cayuga Indian Nation can continue selling untaxed cigarettes to non-Indians at its Union Springs and Seneca Falls convenience stores.
The 3-1 decision released Friday in Manhattan reverses an order by state Supreme Court Justice Kenneth Fisher blocking the sales at the LakeSide Trading stores.
Local authorities raided the stores last November, saying they were violating state law by selling cigarettes without charging the required tax and claiming $485,000 in state excise taxes.
The Cayugas say they are exempt from collecting the taxes because their businesses are protected by their sovereign nation status.
Local authorities raided the stores last November, saying they were violating state law by selling cigarettes without charging the required tax and claiming $485,000 in state excise taxes.
The Cayugas say they are exempt from collecting the taxes because their businesses are protected by their sovereign nation status.
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