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Code · U.S. Code · Title 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE · CHAPTER 10A— COLLECTION OF STATE CIGARETTE TAXES · § 376

§ 376. Reports to State tobacco tax administrator

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(a)Contents Any person who sells, transfers, or ships for profit cigarettes or smokeless tobacco in interstate commerce, whereby such cigarettes or smokeless tobacco are shipped into a State, locality, or Indian country of an Indian tribe taxing the sale or use of cigarettes or smokeless tobacco, or who advertises or offers cigarettes or smokeless tobacco for such a sale, transfer, or shipment, shall—
(1)first file with the Attorney General of the United States and with the tobacco tax administrators of the State and place into which such shipment is made or in which such advertisement or offer is disseminated a statement setting forth his name and trade name (if any), and the address of his principal place of business and of any other place of business, as well as telephone numbers for each place of business, a principal electronic mail address, any website addresses, and the name, address, and telephone number of an agent in the State authorized to accept service on behalf of the person;
(2)not later than the 10th day of each calendar month, file with the tobacco tax administrator of the State into which such shipment is made, a memorandum or a copy of the invoice covering each and every shipment of cigarettes or smokeless tobacco made during the previous calendar month into such State; the memorandum or invoice in each case to include the name and address of the person to whom the shipment was made, the brand, the quantity thereof, and the name, address, and phone number of the person delivering the shipment to the recipient on behalf of the delivery seller, with all invoice or memoranda information relating to specific customers to be organized by city or town and by zip code; and
(3)with respect to each memorandum or invoice filed with a State under paragraph (2), also file copies of the memorandum or invoice with the tobacco tax administrators and chief law enforcement officers of the local governments and Indian tribes operating within the borders of the State that apply their own local or tribal taxes on cigarettes or smokeless tobacco.
(b)Presumptive evidence The fact that any person ships or delivers for shipment any cigarettes or smokeless tobacco shall, if such shipment is into a State in which such person has filed a statement with the tobacco tax administrator under subsection (a)(1) of this section, be presumptive evidence that such cigarettes or smokeless tobacco were sold, or transferred for profit, by such person.
(c)Use of information A tobacco tax administrator or chief law enforcement officer who receives a memorandum or invoice under paragraph
(2)or
(3)of subsection
(a)shall use the memorandum or invoice solely for the purposes of the enforcement of this chapter and the collection of any taxes owed on related sales of cigarettes and smokeless tobacco, and shall keep confidential any personal information in the memorandum or invoice except as required for such purposes.
(Oct. 19, 1949, ch. 699, § 2, 63 Stat. 884; Aug. 15, 1953, ch. 512, title II, § 201(a), 67 Stat. 617; Aug. 9, 1955, ch. 695, § 1, 69 Stat. 627; Pub. L. 111–154, § 2(b), Mar. 31, 2010, 124 Stat. 1090.)
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  • Oct. 19, 1949, ch. 699, § 2
  • 63 Stat. 884
  • Aug. 15, 1953, ch. 512
  • 67 Stat. 617
  • Aug. 9, 1955, ch. 695, § 1
  • 69 Stat. 627
  • Pub. L. 111–154, § 2(b)
  • 124 Stat. 1090
  • Pub. L. 111–154, § 2(b)(1)
  • Pub. L. 111–154, § 2(b)(2)(B)
  • Pub. L. 111–154, § 2(b)(2)(D)
  • Pub. L. 111–154, § 2(b)(4)
  • Pub. L. 111–154
  • section 6 of Pub. L. 111–154
  • Act Aug. 9, 1955, ch. 695, § 2
  • 69 Stat. 628
  • section 2(a) of the Act of October 19, 1949
  • Act Aug. 15, 1953, ch. 512, title II, § 201(b)
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ActOct. 19, 1949, ch. 699, § 2
Stat.63 Stat. 884
ActAug. 15, 1953, ch. 512
Stat.67 Stat. 617
ActAug. 9, 1955, ch. 695, § 1
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