(a) Not later than twenty-five days after the end of each month, and more frequently if so directed by the commissioner, each stamper shall submit such information as the commissioner requires to facilitate compliance with sections 4-28k to 4-28r, inclusive, including, but not limited to, a list by brand family of the total number of cigarettes, or in the case of roll-your-own tobacco, the equivalent stick count, for which the stamper affixed stamps during the previous month. The stamper shall maintain, and make available to the commissioner for a period of five years, all invoices and documentation of purchases and sales of all nonparticipating manufacturer cigarettes and any other information relied upon in reporting to the commissioner. Each stamper shall provide and update as necessary an electronic mail address to the commissioner.

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(b) (1) The commissioner may disclose to the Attorney General any information received under sections 4-28k to 4-28r, inclusive, and requested by the Attorney General for purposes of determining compliance with and enforcing the provisions of sections 4-28k to 4-28r, inclusive. The commissioner and the Attorney General shall share with each other the information received under sections 4-28k to 4-28r, inclusive, and may share such information with other federal, state or local agencies for purposes of law enforcement.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 12-15, the commissioner may disclose to the Attorney General any returns or return information, as defined in section 12-15, received pursuant to this chapter or chapter 214 or 214a, when such returns or return information is relevant to any arbitration or other dispute resolution proceeding to which the state is a party, created or authorized under the terms of the Master Settlement Agreement, as defined in section 4-28h, or any amendments to said agreement. The Attorney General may further disclose such returns or return information in such arbitration or other dispute resolution proceeding.

(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 12-15, the commissioner may disclose to the Attorney General any returns or return information, as defined in section 12-15, received pursuant to this chapter or chapter 214 or 214a, when such returns or return information is directly related to the state’s implementation of the Master Settlement Agreement or the Nonparticipating Manufacturer Adjustment Settlement Agreement. The Attorney General may further disclose (A) such returns or return information in accordance with the terms of the Nonparticipating Manufacturer Adjustment Settlement Agreement, or (B) returns or return information of any person purchasing or selling cigarettes or tobacco products taxable under the provisions of chapter 214 or 214a, to a participating manufacturer or a nonparticipating manufacturer subject to the provisions of subsection (a) of section 4-28i, provided the information disclosed is limited to information relating to such manufacturer’s sales to consumers within this state, whether directly or through a distributor, dealer or similar intermediary or intermediaries, of cigarettes, as defined in section 4-28h.

(c) The Attorney General may require at any time from a nonparticipating manufacturer proof of the amount of money in the qualified escrow fund maintained by such manufacturer for the purpose of compliance with provisions of sections 4-28h to 4-28j, inclusive. Such proof shall be provided to such manufacturer by the financial institution in which such manufacturer has established such fund. Such proof shall include the amount of money in such fund, exclusive of interest, the amount and date of each deposit to such fund and the amount and date of each withdrawal from such fund.

(d) In addition to the information requested to be submitted pursuant to subsection (a) of this section and section 4-28l, the commissioner may require a stamper or tobacco product manufacturer to submit any additional information including, but not limited to, samples of the packaging or labeling of each brand family, as is necessary to enable the Attorney General to determine whether a tobacco product manufacturer is in compliance with the provisions of sections 4-28k to 4-28r, inclusive.

(e) The commissioner may require production of information from a nonparticipating manufacturer, importer or stamper sufficient to enable the Attorney General to determine the adequacy of the amount of a quarterly escrow deposit under subsection (a) of section 4-28i.

(f) (1) Each tobacco product manufacturer and importer that sells cigarettes in or into the state shall, not later than fifteen days after the end of the month, file a report on a form and in the manner prescribed by the commissioner and certify that the report is complete and accurate.

(2) The report shall contain the following information: The total number of cigarettes sold by such manufacturer or importer in or into the state during that month and identifying by name and number of cigarettes, (A) the manufacturers of such cigarettes, (B) the brand families of such cigarettes, and (C) the purchasers of such cigarettes. A manufacturer’s or importer’s report shall include cigarettes sold in or into the state through an affiliate.

(3) The requirements of subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection shall be satisfied and no further report shall be required under subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection with respect to cigarettes if the manufacturer or importer timely submits to the commissioner the report or reports required to be submitted by it with respect to cigarettes under 15 USC 375 et seq., as from time to time amended, and certifies that the reports are complete and accurate.

(4) Upon request by the commissioner or Attorney General, a manufacturer or importer shall provide copies of all sales reports required to be submitted under 15 USC 375 et seq., as from time to time amended, that such manufacturer or importer filed in other states.

(5) Each manufacturer or importer that sells cigarettes in or into the state shall either (A) submit its federal excise tax returns and all monthly operational reports on Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau Form 5210.5 or any subsequent corresponding form, and all adjustments, changes and amendments to such reports to the commissioner not later than thirty days after the returns are filed, or (B) submit to the United States Treasury a valid request or consent under Section 6103(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, as from time to time amended, authorizing the federal Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau and, in the case of a foreign manufacturer or importer, the United States Customs and Border Protection, to disclose the manufacturer’s or importer’s federal excise tax returns to the commissioner.