CHAPTER370. Tobacco: Licenses and Taxes; Supervision of Manufacturers and Wholesale Dealers  


CIGARETTES
General Provisions
NRS 370.001. Definitions.
NRS 370.005. “Basic cost of cigarettes” defined.
NRS 370.010. “Cigarette” defined.
NRS 370.013. “Cigarette package” defined.
NRS 370.015. “Cigarette vending machine operator” defined.
NRS 370.020. “Consumer” defined.
NRS 370.025. “Contraband tobacco products” defined.
NRS 370.027. “Cost to the wholesale dealer” defined.
NRS 370.0275. “Counterfeit cigarettes” defined.
NRS 370.028. “Counterfeit stamp” defined.
NRS 370.0285. “Delivery sale” defined.
NRS 370.029. “Delivery service” defined.
NRS 370.0295. “Importer” defined.
NRS 370.0305. “License” defined.
NRS 370.031. “Licensee” defined.
NRS 370.0315. “Manufacturer” defined.
NRS 370.0317. “Other counterfeit tobacco product” defined.
NRS 370.0318. “Other tobacco product” defined.
NRS 370.032. “Place of business” defined.
NRS 370.0325. “Qualified tribal land” defined.
NRS 370.033. “Retail dealer” defined.
NRS 370.035. “Sale” and “to sell” defined.
NRS 370.037. “Sale at wholesale” defined.
NRS 370.042. “Secretary” defined.
NRS 370.048. “Stamp” defined.
NRS 370.052. “Tobacco product package” defined.
NRS 370.055. “Wholesale dealer” defined.
NRS 370.070. Applicability.
NRS 370.073. Wholesale dealer to maintain with Department current mailing and electronic mail addresses.
NRS 370.0751. Imposition of excise tax on cigarettes by governing body of Indian reservation or colony.
NRS 370.077. Cigarette taxes are direct taxes upon consumer.
Licenses; Tax; Administration
NRS 370.080. Required licensing of wholesale dealers, retail dealers and manufacturers.
NRS 370.085. Maintenance and distribution of list of licenses and licensees and of Indian tribes from which Department does not collect tax.
NRS 370.090. Inventory required for licensing as wholesale dealer.
NRS 370.095. Restrictions on issuance, maintenance and renewal of licenses.
NRS 370.100. Application for license.
NRS 370.110. Issuance of wholesale dealer’s license to certain applicants without payment of fees.
NRS 370.120. Contents of license.
NRS 370.130. Signing, posting and transfer of license.
NRS 370.140. Scope of license; prohibited sales and purchases.
NRS 370.150. Licenses: Period of validity; renewal; fees.
NRS 370.155. Wholesale dealers: Bond or other security.
NRS 370.160. Counties, cities and towns may require business licenses.
NRS 370.165. Levy, rate and collection of tax.
NRS 370.170. Revenue stamp to be affixed to each package of cigarettes; tribal stamp required on each package of cigarettes sold on tribal land or by Indian tribe.
NRS 370.175. Unstamped cigarettes: Restriction on possession; notice of certain shipments.
NRS 370.180. Design and printing of revenue stamps; identification of dealer on stamp; regulations concerning use of metered stamping machine.
NRS 370.190. Sale of revenue stamps by Department; payment for revenue stamps or metered machine impressions; regulations.
NRS 370.193. Department to fix maximum amount of revenue stamps or metered machine impressions upon application by wholesale dealer.
NRS 370.195. Due date for deferred payment owing for revenue stamps and metered machine impressions; extension; conditions under which Department may suspend without notice privilege to defer payment.
NRS 370.200. Sale of cigarette revenue stamps by sheriff and city officers.
NRS 370.210. Requirements for and restrictions on affixing stamps; handling of unstamped cigarettes for sale or distribution outside State.
NRS 370.220. Allowance of discounts for services rendered by dealers.
NRS 370.230. Destruction of spoiled or unusable stamps upon written authorization of State Board of Examiners.
NRS 370.235. Periodic reporting requirements for manufacturers and wholesale dealers.
NRS 370.240. Monthly reports of dealers.
NRS 370.250. Suspension or revocation of license: Grounds; powers and duties of Department.
NRS 370.253. Procedure for suspension and revocation of license; regulations.
NRS 370.255. Maintenance and retention of records regarding certain transactions of wholesale dealers, retail dealers and manufacturers.
NRS 370.257. Access to and confidentiality of records and reports; audit of records by Department. [Effective through December 31, 2013.]
NRS 370.257. Access to and confidentiality of records and reports; audit of records by Department. [Effective January 1, 2014.]
NRS 370.260. Remittances to Department; allocation and appropriation of remittances; monthly reports by Department.
NRS 370.270. Duties of retail dealers and vending machine operators; unlawful possession of unstamped cigarettes; seizure and disposition of unstamped cigarettes and vending machines.
NRS 370.280. Tax refunds.
NRS 370.290. Exemption for cigarettes exported from State; notice to Department of Taxation and state of destination; penalty.
NRS 370.295. Transportation of cigarettes: Invoices to accompany shipment.
NRS 370.301. Transportation of unstamped cigarettes; inspection of vehicles for contraband cigarettes.
NRS 370.310. Sale or distribution of tax-free cigarettes by vending machine prohibited.
NRS 370.315. Sale of cigarettes in various packages.
Delivery Sales
NRS 370.321. Licensing and duties of person who accepts order for delivery sale.
NRS 370.323. Prerequisites to mailing or shipment of cigarettes; requests for electronic mail addresses of prospective purchasers.
NRS 370.327. Maintenance and retention of monthly records.
Use Tax
NRS 370.350. Levy; amount; exemptions.
NRS 370.360. Payment of tax; reports.
Sale of Cigarettes by Wholesale Dealer
NRS 370.371. Prevention of competition by wholesale dealer; purchase of cigarettes below cost by retail dealer; penalty; prima facie evidence.
NRS 370.3715. Adoption of regulations by Executive Director.
NRS 370.372. Determination of cost of cigarettes to wholesale dealer.
NRS 370.3725. Selling price of wholesale dealer in certain circumstances.
NRS 370.373. Sale by wholesale dealer of cigarettes bought from another wholesale dealer.
NRS 370.3735. Certain sales at wholesale exempted.
NRS 370.374. Meeting lawful price of competitor.
NRS 370.376. Contract in violation of provisions is void.
NRS 370.378. Action to prevent, restrain or enjoin a violation or threatened violation of provisions; action for damages and costs.
NRS 370.379. Suspension or revocation of license; reinstatement of license.
Penalties and Enforcement
NRS 370.380. Unlawful acts regarding licenses, stamps or meters; unlawful possession of unstamped cigarettes; penalty.
NRS 370.382. Unlawful fraudulent acts; penalty.
NRS 370.385. Prohibited acts by wholesale or retail dealer; penalties; seizure and destruction of certain unlawfully stamped cigarettes.
NRS 370.390. Penalty for violation of NRS 370.080 to 370.315, inclusive.
NRS 370.395. Penalty for violation of NRS 370.321, 370.323 or 370.327.
NRS 370.400. Penalty for violation of NRS 370.350 or 370.360.
NRS 370.405. Unlawful sale or possession of contraband tobacco products; penalties.
NRS 370.410. Penalty for exporting, importing or possessing contraband tobacco products.
NRS 370.413. Authority to search for evidence of violation.
NRS 370.415. Seizure and disposition of counterfeit stamps, contraband tobacco products and machinery used to manufacture contraband tobacco products.
NRS 370.419. Forfeiture of property on premises of wholesale or retail dealer who commits certain fraudulent acts.
NRS 370.425. Civil penalties for certain violations; penalty for late payment of tax.
NRS 370.430. Penalty for exportation of unstamped cigarettes to unauthorized persons.
OTHER PRODUCTS MADE FROM TOBACCO
NRS 370.440. Definitions.
NRS 370.445. Dealer’s license required; refusal to issue or renew; suspension or revocation; regulations; penalty.
NRS 370.450. Levy, rate and collection of tax; exemptions; retention of portion by dealer; penalty.
NRS 370.460. Unlawful to sell products on which tax is not paid.
NRS 370.465. Monthly reports of dealers: Contents; accompaniment by tax owed; penalties.
NRS 370.470. Invoices for certain products required.
NRS 370.480. Records required of retail and wholesale dealers; period for retention.
NRS 370.490. Allowance of credits.
NRS 370.500. Remittance of tax; credit to State General Fund.
NRS 370.501. Imposition and collection of tax by governing body of Indian reservation or colony.
NRS 370.503. Allowance of refund for certain taxes paid.
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
NRS 370.505. Payment to wholesale dealer for cigarettes and other tobacco products purchased by retail dealer: Time for payment; prohibition of and penalty for extension of credit; investigations and hearings.
NRS 370.510. Regulations of Department.
NRS 370.515. Restriction on collection by Department of tax for products sold on Indian reservation or colony.
NRS 370.520. Indian rights unabridged.
NRS 370.525. Civil action for injunctive relief.
NRS 370.530. Enforcement: Authority of Attorney General and district attorneys; duty of peace officers.
SUPERVISION OF MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALE DEALERS
NRS 370.600. Legislative findings.
NRS 370.605. Definitions.
NRS 370.610. “Brand family” defined.
NRS 370.615. “Cigarette” defined.
NRS 370.620. “Directory” defined.
NRS 370.625. “Distributor” defined.
NRS 370.630. “Manufacturer of tobacco products” defined.
NRS 370.635. “Master Settlement Agreement” defined.
NRS 370.640. “Nonparticipating manufacturer” defined.
NRS 370.645. “Participating manufacturer” defined.
NRS 370.650. “Qualified escrow fund” defined.
NRS 370.655. “Stamp” defined.
NRS 370.660. “Units sold” defined.
NRS 370.663. Agreement with Indian tribe to implement this chapter or chapter 370A of NRS.
NRS 370.665. Certification by manufacturers: Execution and delivery; form and contents; supplemental certification.
NRS 370.670. Certification by manufacturers: Prerequisites to inclusion of brand family; maintenance of certain pertinent information.
NRS 370.675. Directory of manufacturers and brand families: Duties of Department; judicial review of exclusion from directory.
NRS 370.677. Department required to notify wholesale dealer of certain changes to directory of manufacturers and brand families; duties of wholesale dealer upon receiving notice.
NRS 370.680. Nonresident or foreign nonparticipating manufacturers and wholesale dealers: Agent for service of process.
NRS 370.682. Bond of nonparticipating manufacturer: Posting requirements; amount; execution; application of amount collected by State.
NRS 370.683. Liability of wholesale dealer for required escrow deposits; prepayment by nonparticipating manufacturer of amount of escrow deposit.
NRS 370.684. Liability of importer for required escrow deposit.
NRS 370.685. Submission to Department, maintenance and use of certain information.
NRS 370.690. Adoption of certain regulations by Department.
NRS 370.692. Account for Tobacco Enforcement: Creation; administration; use.
NRS 370.693. Attorney General: Application for grants; acceptance and deposit of gifts, grants and donations.
NRS 370.695. Unlawful acts; penalties; violation constitutes deceptive trade practice.
NRS 370.696. Civil penalty: Noncompliance of wholesale dealer or nonparticipating manufacturer; failure to pay; deposit.
NRS 370.697. Civil penalty: False or inaccurate certification by wholesale dealer or nonparticipating manufacturer; deposit; failure to pay.
NRS 370.698. Suspension, revocation and reinstatement of license of wholesale dealer whose license is suspended or revoked in another state; denial of listing in, removal from and reinstatement to directory of nonparticipating manufacturer and its brand families.
NRS 370.700. Action for injunction or enforcement; recovery of costs; disgorgement of profits; remedies and penalties cumulative.
NRS 370.705. Controlling provisions; invalidity and severability.