2022 Vermont Statutes
Title 33 - Human Services
Chapter 19 - Medical Assistance
§ 1916. Definitions
§ 1916. Definitions
As used in this subchapter:
(1) “Brand family” means all styles of cigarettes sold under the same trademark and differentiated from one another by means of additional modifiers or descriptors, including “menthol,” “lights,” “kings,” and “100s,” and includes a brand name (alone or in conjunction with any other word), trademark, logo, symbol, motto, selling message, recognizable pattern of colors, or any other indicia of product identification identical or similar to, or identifiable with, a previously known brand of cigarettes.
(2) “Cigarette” has the same meaning as in subdivision 1913(4) of this title.
(3) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Taxes.
(4) “Wholesale dealer” has the same meaning as in 32 V.S.A. § 7702(16).
(5) “Master Settlement Agreement” has the same meaning as in subdivision 1913(5) of this title.
(6) “Nonparticipating manufacturer” means any tobacco product manufacturer that is not a participating manufacturer.
(7) “Participating manufacturer” has the same meaning as in section II(jj) of the Master Settlement Agreement and all amendments to the Agreement.
(8) “Qualified escrow fund” has the same meaning as in subdivision 1913(6) of this title.
(9) “Retail dealer” has the same meaning as in 32 V.S.A. § 7702(10).
(10) [Repealed.]
(11) “Tobacco product manufacturer” has the same meaning as in subdivision 1913(9) of this title.
(12) “Units sold” has the same meaning as in subdivision 1913(10) of this title. (Added 2003, No. 14, § 1; amended 2015, No. 57, § 83, eff. June 11, 2015; 2021, No. 20, § 301.)
