For the purposes of section 351.26 of the Revised Code and to pay the expenses of levying the tax, the board of county commissioners that levies a tax under section 5743.026 of the Revised Code shall, by resolution adopted by a majority of the board, levy a tax at the same rate on the use, consumption, or storage for consumption of cigarettes by consumers in the county, provided that the tax shall not apply if the tax levied by section 5743.026 of the Revised Code has been paid. The tax shall take effect on the date that a tax levied under section 5743.026 of the Revised Code takes effect, and shall remain in effect as long as the tax levied under such section remains effective.

Terms Used In Ohio Code 5743.324

  • Cigarettes: includes any roll for smoking made wholly or in part of tobacco, irrespective of size or shape, and whether or not such tobacco is flavored, adulterated, or mixed with any other ingredient, the wrapper or cover of which is made of paper, reconstituted cigarette tobacco, homogenized cigarette tobacco, cigarette tobacco sheet, or any similar materials other than cigar tobacco. See Ohio Code 5743.01
  • Storage: includes any keeping or retention of cigarettes, tobacco products, or vapor products for use or consumption in this state. See Ohio Code 5743.01
  • Use: includes the exercise of any right or power incidental to the ownership of cigarettes, tobacco products, or vapor products. See Ohio Code 5743.01

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