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C.__"Distributor" means a person that is authorized to affix
tax stamps to packages or other containers of cigarettes
under Title 36, section 4366-A or any person that is
required to pay the excise tax imposed on cigarettes,
including roll-your-own tobacco, pursuant to Title 36,
chapter 703 or chapter 704.

 
D.__"Nonparticipating manufacturer" means any tobacco
product manufacturer that is not a participating
manufacturer.

 
E.__"Participating manufacturer" means a__manufacturer as
defined in the Master Settlement Agreement, as that
agreement is defined in section 1580-H, subsection 5.

 
F.__"Qualified escrow fund" has the same meaning as in
section 1580-H, subsection 6.

 
G.__"Tobacco product manufacturer" has the same meaning as
in section 1580-H, subsection 9.__"Tobacco product
manufacturer" also means a participating manufacturer or a
nonparticipating manufacturer.

 
H.__"Units sold" has the same meaning as in section 1580-H,
subsection 10.

 
2.__Certification; participating manufacturer.__Every
participating manufacturer whose cigarettes are sold in this
State, whether directly or through a distributor, retailer or
similar intermediary, shall execute and deliver in the manner
prescribed by the Attorney General a certification to the
Attorney General no earlier than April 15th of each year and no
later than April 30th of each year under penalty of perjury that
as of the date of certification the tobacco product manufacturer
is a participating manufacturer.

 
A.__A participating manufacturer shall include in its
certification a list of its brand families.__The
participating manufacturer shall provide an updated list 30
calendar days prior to any addition to or modification of
its brand families and deliver a supplemental certification
to the Attorney General.

 
3.__Certification; nonparticipating manufacturer.__Every
nonparticipating manufacturer whose cigarettes are sold in this
State, whether directly or through a distributor, retailer or
similar intermediary, shall execute and deliver in the manner
prescribed by the Attorney General a certification to the
Attorney General no earlier than April 15th of each year and no
later than April 30th of each year under penalty of perjury that


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