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§ 26-57-1305. Reporting of information -- Escrow installments

AR Code § 26-57-1305 (2018) (N/A)
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(a) Reporting by Wholesalers.

(1) Not later than twenty (20) calendar days after the end of each calendar quarter, each wholesaler shall submit such information as the Attorney General requires to facilitate compliance with this subchapter, including, but not limited to, a list by brand family of the total number of cigarettes or in the case of "roll-your-own", the equivalent stick count for which the wholesaler affixed tax stamps during the previous calendar quarter or otherwise paid the tax due for the cigarettes.

(2) The wholesaler shall maintain and make available to the Attorney General 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 five (5) years.

(b) Disclosure of Information.

(1) The Arkansas Tobacco Control Board and the Department of Finance and Administration may disclose to the Attorney General any information in their possession as requested by the Attorney General for purposes of determining compliance with and enforcing the provisions of this subchapter.

(2) The board, the department, and the Attorney General may share with each other any information received under this subchapter and may share the information with other federal, state, or local agencies only for purposes of enforcement of this subchapter, §§ 26-57-260 and 26-57-261, or corresponding laws of other states.

(c) Verification of Qualified Escrow Fund. The Attorney General may require at any time from the nonparticipating manufacturer proof from the financial institution in which the nonparticipating manufacturer has established a qualified escrow fund for the purpose of compliance with §§ 26-57-260 and 26-57-261 of:

(1) The amount of money in the fund, exclusive of interest;

(2) The amount and date of each deposit into the fund; and

(3) The amount and date of each withdrawal from the fund.

(d) Requests for Additional Information. In addition to the information required to be submitted under this subchapter, the Attorney General may require a licensee 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 this subchapter.

(e) Quarterly Escrow Installments for Tobacco Product Manufacturers. (1) (A) To promote compliance with this subchapter, the Attorney General may require any tobacco product manufacturer to make escrow deposits required by §§ 26-57-260 and 26-57-261 in quarterly installments.

(B) Quarterly installments of escrow deposits required under subdivision (e)(1)(A) of this section shall be deposited into a qualified escrow account established to receive escrow deposits required by §§ 26-57-260 and 26-57-261 not later than twenty (20) calendar days after the end of the quarter in which the sales were made.

(2) The Attorney General may require production of information sufficient to enable the Attorney General to determine the adequacy of the amount of each installment deposit.

(3) The failure of any tobacco product manufacturer to make a quarterly installment of an escrow deposit required by the Attorney General under subdivision (e)(1) of this section shall subject the tobacco product manufacturer to any penalty and other remedy provided under §§ 26-57-261 and 26-57-1303 for failure to place funds in escrow.

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§ 26-57-1305. Reporting of information -- Escrow installments