Sec. 4-28o. Cigarette manufacturers: Reporting requirements. Regulations.
Sec. 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) 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.
(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.)
History: P.A. 04-218 effective January 1, 2005.