Connecticut General Statutes 12-330a – Definitions
As used in this chapter:
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 12-330a
- Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Revenue Services. See Connecticut General Statutes 12-330a
- Distributor: means (A) any person in this state engaged in the business of manufacturing tobacco products, (B) any person who purchases untaxed tobacco products at wholesale from manufacturers or other distributors for sale, or (C) any person who imports into this state untaxed tobacco products, at least seventy-five per cent of which are to be sold. See Connecticut General Statutes 12-330a
- person: means any individual, partnership, company, limited liability company, public or private corporation, society, association, trustee, executor, administrator or other fiduciary or custodian. See Connecticut General Statutes 12-1
- Snuff tobacco products: means only those snuff tobacco products that have imprinted on the packages the designation "snuff" or "snuff flour" or the federal tax designation "Tax Class M" or both. See Connecticut General Statutes 12-330a
- Tobacco products: means any product, regardless of form, that is made from or otherwise contains tobacco, but shall not include any cigarette, as defined in section 12-285, any electronic nicotine delivery system, as defined in section 21a-415, or any vapor product, as defined in section 21a-415. See Connecticut General Statutes 12-330a
- Unclassified importer: means any person, other than a distributor, who imports, receives or acquires untaxed tobacco products from outside this state for his or her personal use or consumption in this state. See Connecticut General Statutes 12-330a
- Untaxed tobacco products: means tobacco products upon which no tax has been paid in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. See Connecticut General Statutes 12-330a
(1) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Revenue Services;
(2) “Tobacco products” means any product, regardless of form, that is made from or otherwise contains tobacco, but shall not include any cigarette, as defined in section 12-285, any electronic nicotine delivery system, as defined in section 21a-415, or any vapor product, as defined in section 21a-415;
(3) “Distributor” means (A) any person in this state engaged in the business of manufacturing tobacco products, (B) any person who purchases untaxed tobacco products at wholesale from manufacturers or other distributors for sale, or (C) any person who imports into this state untaxed tobacco products, at least seventy-five per cent of which are to be sold;
(4) “Unclassified importer” means any person, other than a distributor, who imports, receives or acquires untaxed tobacco products from outside this state for his or her personal use or consumption in this state;
(5) “Sale” or “sell” includes or applies to gifts, exchanges and barter;
(6) “Wholesale sales price” means, in the case of a manufacturer of tobacco products, the price set for such products or, if no price has been set, the wholesale value of such products, and, in the case of a distributor who is not a manufacturer of tobacco products, the price at which the distributor purchased such products, and, in the case of an unclassified importer of tobacco products, the price at which the unclassified importer purchased such products;
(7) “Snuff tobacco products” means only those snuff tobacco products that have imprinted on the packages the designation “snuff” or “snuff flour”, or the federal tax designation “Tax Class M”, or both;
(8) “Untaxed tobacco products” means tobacco products upon which no tax has been paid in accordance with the provisions of this chapter; and
(9) “Taxed tobacco products” means tobacco products upon which tax has been paid in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.