Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants the state to crack down on retailers who illegally sell out-of-state, untaxed cigarettes.

The Democrat says such retailers would face possible closure under the ninth proposal of his 2020 State of the State agenda to be released Friday.

New York currently has the second-highest tax rate on cigarettes in the nation, according to Cuomo's office. He says retailers who try to evade such taxes by trafficking cheap, untaxed cigarettes are reducing state revenues and undermining anti-smoking efforts.

“Cigarettes claim thousands of lives each year, and we will not turn a blind eye to retailers who deliberately flout the law just to make an extra buck at the expense of the health of New Yorkers," Cuomo said.