Nebraska Statutes 77-4017. Records; requirements; inspection of business
(1) Every person licensed or certified under the Tobacco Products Tax Act shall keep complete and accurate records for all places of business, including itemized invoices of tobacco products (a) held, purchased, manufactured, or brought in or caused to be brought into this state or (b) for a person located outside of this state, shipped or transported to retailers in this state. Such records shall be of sufficient detail to identify the manufacturer of each tobacco product held, purchased, manufactured, or brought in or caused to be brought into this state. For snuff, such records shall also include the net weight as listed by the manufacturer.
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 77-4017
- Person: shall include bodies politic and corporate, societies, communities, the public generally, individuals, partnerships, limited liability companies, joint-stock companies, and associations. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- Snuff: means any finely cut, ground, or powdered tobacco that is not intended to be smoked. See Nebraska Statutes 77-4005.01
- State: when applied to different states of the United States shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories organized by Congress. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- Tobacco products: shall mean (1) cigars, (2) cheroots, (3) stogies, (4) periques, (5) granulated, plug cut, crimp cut, ready rubbed, and other smoking tobacco, (6) snuff, (7) snuff flour, (8) cavendish, (9) plug and twist tobacco, (10) fine cut and other chewing tobacco, (11) shorts, refuse scraps, clippings, cuttings, and sweepings of tobacco, (12) other kinds and forms of tobacco, prepared in such manner as to be suitable for chewing or smoking in a pipe or otherwise or both for chewing and smoking, and (13) electronic nicotine delivery systems, except that tobacco products shall not mean cigarettes as defined in section Nebraska Statutes 77-4007
(2) All books, records, and other papers and documents required to be kept by this section shall be preserved for a period of at least three years after the due date of the tax imposed by the Tobacco Products Tax Act unless the Tax Commissioner, in writing, authorizes their destruction or disposal at an earlier date.
(3) At any time during usual business hours, duly authorized agents or employees of the Tax Commissioner may enter any place of business of a person licensed or certified under the Tobacco Products Tax Act and inspect the premises, the records required to be kept pursuant to this section, and the tobacco products contained in such place of business for purposes of determining whether or not such person is in full compliance with the act. Refusal to permit such inspection by a duly authorized agent or employee of the Tax Commissioner shall be grounds for revocation, cancellation, or suspension of the license or certification.