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Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 32 Sec. 7731

  • Commissioner: shall mean the Commissioner of Taxes. See
  • Dealer: means any wholesale dealer and retail dealer as herein defined. See
  • Little cigars: means any rolls of tobacco wrapped in leaf tobacco or any substance containing tobacco, other than any roll of tobacco that is a cigarette within the meaning of subdivision (1) of this section, and as to which 1,000 units weigh not more than four and one-half pounds. See
  • New smokeless tobacco: means any tobacco product manufactured from, derived from, or containing tobacco that is not intended to be smoked, has a moisture content of less than 45 percent, or is offered in individual single-dose tablets or other discrete single-use units. See
  • Other tobacco products: means any product manufactured from, derived from, or containing tobacco that is intended for human consumption by smoking, chewing, or in any other manner, including products sold as a tobacco substitute, as defined in 7 V. See
  • Roll-your-own tobacco: means any tobacco that, because of its appearance, type, packaging, or labeling, is suitable for use and likely to be offered to, or purchased by, consumers as tobacco for making cigarettes. See
  • sell: means any transfer, exchange, or barter in any manner or by any means whatever, of any cigarettes or tobacco products. See
  • Snuff: means any finely cut, ground, or powdered tobacco that is not intended to be smoked, has a moisture content of not less than 45 percent, and is not offered in individual single-dose tablets or other discrete single-use units. See
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See

§ 7731. License required

Each wholesale dealer shall secure a license from the Commissioner of Taxes before engaging in the business of selling cigarettes, roll-your-own tobacco, little cigars, snuff, new smokeless tobacco, or other tobacco products in this State. Licensed wholesale dealers shall sell these products only to other Vermont licensed wholesale dealers or to retailers licensed pursuant to 7 V.S.A. § 1002. (Amended 1959, No. 231, § 3; 1981, No. 31, § 2; 2013, No. 14, § 9.)