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2012 Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 36: TAXATION
Chapter 703: CIGARETTE TAX
36 §4382. Tax is levy on consumer


36 ME Rev Stat § 4382 (2012 through 125th Legis) What's This?

Part 7: SPECIAL TAXES

§4382. Tax is levy on consumer

The liability for, or the incidence of, the tax on cigarettes is declared to be a levy on the consumer. The distributors shall add the amount of the tax on cigarettes presently levied to the price of the cigarettes and the distributor may state the amount of the taxes separately from the price of such cigarettes on all price display signs, sales or delivery slips, bills and statements which advertise or indicate the price of such cigarettes. This section shall in no way affect the method of collection of such taxes on cigarettes as now provided by existing law.

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