§ 24-3-5.4-17 — Distributor or stamping agent required to send information to department, commission, and attorney general

Indiana § 24-3-5.4-17

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 3: TOBACCO PRODUCTS
• Ch. 5.4: Master Settlement Agreement Protection Act

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(a) This section applies after July 31, 2003.
(b) Not later than January 20, April 20, July 20, and October 20 of
a calendar year, or more frequently if ordered by the department, the
commission, or the attorney general, a distributor or stamping agent
shall submit the following information to the department, the
commission, and the attorney general:
(1) A list by brand family of the total number of cigarettes for
which the distributor or stamping agent affixed stamps or
otherwise paid taxes during the immediately preceding three (3)
months.
(2) Any other information required by the department or the
attorney general.
The distributor or stamping agent shall maintain and make available to
the department, the commission, and the attorney general for a period
of five (5) years all invoices and documentation of sales of all
nonparticipating manufacturer cigarettes and any other information that
the distributor or stamping agent relied on in reporting to the
department, the commission, and the attorney general.
(c) The attorney general may require a distributor or a tobacco
product manufacturer to submit additional information to determine
whether a tobacco product manufacturer is in compliance with this
chapter. The additional information may include samples of the
packaging or labeling of each of the tobacco product manufacturer's
brand families.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.252-2003, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.160-2005, SEC.14.