2013 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 4 - Management of State Agencies
Chapter 47 - State Property and Funds
Section 4-28o - Cigarette manufacturers: Reporting requirements. Regulations.

(a) Not later than twenty-five days after the end of each month, and more frequently if so directed by the commissioner, each stamper shall submit such information as the commissioner requires to facilitate compliance with sections 4-28k to 4-28r, inclusive, including, but not limited to, a list by brand family of the total number of cigarettes, or in the case of roll-your-own tobacco, the equivalent stick count, for which the stamper affixed stamps during the previous month. The stamper shall maintain, and make available to the commissioner for a period of five years, all invoices and documentation of purchases and sales of all nonparticipating manufacturer cigarettes and any other information relied upon in reporting to the commissioner. Each stamper shall provide and update as necessary an electronic mail address to the commissioner.

(b) (1) The commissioner may disclose to the Attorney General any information received under sections 4-28k to 4-28r, inclusive, and requested by the Attorney General for purposes of determining compliance with and enforcing the provisions of sections 4-28k to 4-28r, inclusive. The commissioner and the Attorney General shall share with each other the information received under sections 4-28k to 4-28r, inclusive, and may share such information with other federal, state or local agencies only for purposes of enforcement of the provisions of sections 4-28h to 4-28r, inclusive, or corresponding laws of other states.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 12-15, the commissioner may disclose to the Attorney General any returns or return information, as defined in section 12-15, received pursuant to this chapter or chapter 214 or 214a, when such returns or return information is relevant to any arbitration or other dispute resolution proceeding to which the state is a party, created or authorized under the terms of the Master Settlement Agreement, as defined in section 4-28h, or any amendments to said agreement. The Attorney General may further disclose such returns or return information in such arbitration or other dispute resolution proceeding.

(c) The Attorney General may require at any time from a nonparticipating manufacturer proof of the amount of money in the qualified escrow fund maintained by such manufacturer for the purpose of compliance with provisions of sections 4-28h to 4-28j, inclusive. Such proof shall be provided to such manufacturer by the financial institution in which such manufacturer has established such fund. Such proof shall include the amount of money in such fund, exclusive of interest, the amount and date of each deposit to such fund and the amount and date of each withdrawal from such fund.

(d) In addition to the information requested to be submitted pursuant to subsection (a) of this section and section 4-28l, the commissioner may require a stamper or tobacco product manufacturer to submit any additional information including, but not limited to, samples of the packaging or labeling of each brand family, as is necessary to enable the Attorney General to determine whether a tobacco product manufacturer is in compliance with the provisions of sections 4-28k to 4-28r, inclusive.

(e) To promote compliance with the provisions of sections 4-28k to 4-28r, inclusive, the commissioner may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, requiring a tobacco product manufacturer subject to the requirements of subsection (c) of section 4-28l to make the escrow deposits required in quarterly installments during the year in which the sales covered by such deposits are made. The commissioner may require production of information sufficient to enable the commissioner to determine the adequacy of the amount of the installment deposit.

(P.A. 04-218, S. 5; P.A. 11-30, S. 1.)

History: P.A. 04-218 effective January 1, 2005; P.A. 11-30 amended Subsec. (b) by designating existing provisions as Subdiv. (1) and adding Subdiv. (2) re disclosure of tax return information, effective June 3, 2011.