Maine Statutes
§ 36 §4365-2 — Rate of tax (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE 1/05/26)
Maine § 36 §4365-2
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Bluebook
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 36, § 36 §4365-2 (2026).
Text
Before January 5, 2026, a tax is imposed on all cigarettes imported into this State or held in this State by any person for sale at the rate of 100 mills for each cigarette. Beginning January 5, 2026, a tax is imposed on all cigarettes imported into this State or held in this State by any person for sale at the rate of 175 mills for each cigarette. Payment of the tax is evidenced by the affixing of stamps to the packages containing the cigarettes.
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Legislative History
PL 1965, c. 343, §§1,2 (AMD). P&SL 1967, c. 154, §G (AMD). P&SL 1967, c. 191, §§E1,E2 (AMD). PL 1967, c. 544, §§96,97 (AMD). PL 1967, c. 544, §§110,113 (RP). PL 1969, c. 295, §§6,7 (AMD). P&SL 1971, c. 117, §§E1,2 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 768, §§2,3 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 623, §60 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 477, §§13,14 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 696, §288 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 127, §198 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 477, Pt. F, Subpt. 2 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 859, §§M8,M13 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 1 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 535, §9 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 588, §D1 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 458, §6 (RPR). PL 1997, c. 560, §A2 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 560, §A5 (AFF). PL 1997, c. 643, §T3 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 643, §T6 (AFF). PL 1997, c. 750, §D1 (AFF). PL 1999, c. 414, §37 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 396, §31 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 439, §SSSS1 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 439, §SSSS4 (AFF). PL 2003, c. 705, §6 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 218, §44 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 457, §AA1 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 457, §AA8 (AFF). PL 2025, c. 388, Pt. E, §1 (AMD). PL 2025, c. 388, Pt. E, §6 (AFF).
Nearby Sections
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§ 36 §4365-A
Rate of tax after September 30, 1989§ 36 §4365-B
Rate of tax after December 31, 1990§ 36 §4365-C
Rate of tax after June 30, 1991§ 36 §4365-D
Rate of tax beginning November 1, 1997§ 36 §4365-F-1
Application of cigarette tax rate increase effective September 19, 2005 (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1/05/26)Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
Maine § 36 §4365-2, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/me/36%20%C2%A74365-2.