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an agent and shall further provide proof to the satisfaction of the | | Attorney General of the appointment of a new agent no less than 5 | | days prior to the termination of an existing agent appointment.__In | | the event an agent terminates that agent's appointment by the | | nonparticipating manufacturer, the nonparticipating manufacturer | | shall notify the Attorney General of the termination within 5 days | | and shall include proof to the satisfaction of the Attorney General | | of the appointment of a new agent. |
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| | | 9.__Reporting by distributors.__No later than 20 days after | | the end of each calendar quarter and more frequently if so | | directed by the Attorney General, each distributor shall submit | | information as the Attorney General requires to facilitate | | compliance with this section, including, but not limited to, a | | list by brand family of the total number of cigarettes upon which | | the distributor affixed tax stamps during the previous calendar | | quarter or, in the case of roll-your-own tobacco, the equivalent | | stick count for which the distributor paid the tax due.__The | | distributor shall maintain all invoices and documentation of | | sales of all nonparticipating manufacturer cigarettes and any | | other information relied upon in reporting to the Attorney | | General for a period of 5 years. |
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| | | 10.__Disclosure of information.__Notwithstanding any other | | provision of law, the Department of Administrative and Financial | | Services, Bureau of Revenue Services is authorized to disclose to | | the Attorney General any tax information received by the Bureau | | of Revenue Services and requested by the Attorney General for | | purposes of determining compliance with and enforcing the | | provisions of this section. The Attorney General may share any | | information received under this section, other than information | | received from the Bureau of Revenue Services, with other federal, | | State or local agencies but only for purposes of enforcement of | | this section, subchapter 3 or corresponding laws of other states. |
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| | | 11.__Verification of qualified escrow fund.__The Attorney | | General may require at any time that the nonparticipating | | manufacturer provide from the financial institution in which the | | nonparticipating manufacturer has established a qualified escrow | | fund for the purpose of compliance with subchapter 3 proof of the | | amount of money in the qualified escrow fund being held on behalf | | of the State, the dates of deposits and a listing of the amounts | | of all withdrawals from the fund and the dates of the | | withdrawals. |
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| | | 12.__Requests for additional information.__The Attorney | | General may require a distributor or tobacco product manufacturer | | to submit any additional information, including, but not limited | | to, samples of the packaging or labeling of each brand family |
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