Ohio Code 5743.32 – Excise tax on use, storage or consumption of cigarettes – use of revenue
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To provide revenue for the general revenue fund of the state, an excise tax is hereby levied on the use, consumption, or storage for consumption of cigarettes by consumers in this state at the rate of eighty mills on each cigarette. The tax shall not apply if the tax levied by section 5743.02 of the Revised Code has been paid.
Terms Used In Ohio Code 5743.32
- Cigarettes: includes any roll for smoking made wholly or in part of tobacco, irrespective of size or shape, and whether or not such tobacco is flavored, adulterated, or mixed with any other ingredient, the wrapper or cover of which is made of paper, reconstituted cigarette tobacco, homogenized cigarette tobacco, cigarette tobacco sheet, or any similar materials other than cigar tobacco. See Ohio Code 5743.01
- state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59
- Storage: includes any keeping or retention of cigarettes, tobacco products, or vapor products for use or consumption in this state. See Ohio Code 5743.01
- Use: includes the exercise of any right or power incidental to the ownership of cigarettes, tobacco products, or vapor products. See Ohio Code 5743.01
The money received into the state treasury from the excise tax levied by this section shall be credited to the general revenue fund.