67-4-2601 - Part definitions.
67-4-2601. Part definitions.
As used in this part:
(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, but not limited to, menthol, lights, kings, and 100s, and includes any 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 § 47-31-102;
(3) Commissioner means the commissioner of the Tennessee department of revenue;
(4) Licensed agent means a person who is authorized to affix tax stamps to packages or other containers of cigarettes under § 67-4-1006 or any person who is required to pay the tobacco tax imposed pursuant to § 67-4-1002;
(5) Master settlement agreement has the same meaning as in § 47-31-102;
(6) Non-participating manufacturer means any tobacco product manufacturer that is not a participating manufacturer;
(7) Participating manufacturer has the meaning given that term in Section II(jj) of the master settlement agreement and all amendments thereto;
(8) Qualified escrow fund has the same meaning as that term is defined in § 47-31-102;
(9) Tobacco product manufacturer has the same meaning as that term is defined in § 47-31-102; and
(10) Units sold has the same meaning as that term is defined in § 47-31-102.
[Acts 2003, ch. 294, § 2.]