(1) A manufacturer or importer may sell or distribute cigarettes to a licensee if that person is located or doing business in the state, including on any tribal lands located in the state.

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Terms Used In Utah Code 59-14-207.5

  • Importer: means a person that imports into the United States, either directly or indirectly, a finished cigarette for sale or distribution. See Utah Code 59-14-102
  • manufacturer: means a person that:
              (13)(a)(i) manufactures, fabricates, assembles, processes, or labels a finished cigarette; or
              (13)(a)(ii) makes, modifies, mixes, manufactures, fabricates, assembles, processes, labels, repackages, relabels, or imports an electronic cigarette product or a nicotine product. See Utah Code 59-14-102
  • Person: means :
         (24)(a) an individual;
         (24)(b) an association;
         (24)(c) an institution;
         (24)(d) a corporation;
         (24)(e) a company;
         (24)(f) a trust;
         (24)(g) a limited liability company;
         (24)(h) a partnership;
         (24)(i) a political subdivision;
         (24)(j) a government office, department, division, bureau, or other body of government; and
         (24)(k) any other organization or entity. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Retailer: means a person that:
         (22)(a) sells or distributes a cigarette, an electronic cigarette product, or a nicotine product to a consumer in the state; or
         (22)(b) intends to sell or distribute a cigarette, an electronic cigarette product, or a nicotine product to a consumer in the state. See Utah Code 59-14-102
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Tribal lands: means land held by the United States in trust for a federally recognized Indian tribe. See Utah Code 59-14-102
(2) An importer may obtain cigarettes only from a licensed manufacturer.
(3)

     (3)(a) A distributor may obtain cigarettes only from a licensed manufacturer, importer, or distributor.
     (3)(b) A distributor may sell or distribute cigarettes to a person who is a licensed distributor or retailer, if that person is located or doing business in the state, including on any tribal lands in the state.
(4) A retailer may obtain cigarettes only from a properly licensed person.