Iowa Code 453A.49 – Enforcement
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Terms Used In Iowa Code 453A.49
- Attorney general: shall mean the attorney general of the state or the attorney general's duly authorized assistants and employees. See Iowa Code 453A.1
- Director: means the director of revenue or the director's duly authorized assistants and employees. See Iowa Code 453A.1
- Distributor: shall mean and include every person in this state who manufactures or produces cigarettes or who ships, transports, or imports into this state or in any manner acquires or possesses cigarettes without stamps affixed for the purpose of making a "first sale" of the same within the state. See Iowa Code 453A.1
- Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
- Person: shall mean and include every individual, firm, association, joint stock company, syndicate, partnership, corporation, trustee, agency or receiver, or respective legal representative. See Iowa Code 453A.1
- Subjobber: means any person, other than a manufacturer or distributor, who buys tobacco products from a distributor and sells them to persons other than the ultimate consumers. See Iowa Code 453A.42
The director shall enforce the provisions of this subchapter. The director may prescribe rules not inconsistent with the provisions of this subchapter for its detailed and efficient administration. In the enforcement of this subchapter the director may call upon any county attorney or the attorney general for assistance. The director may bring injunction proceedings to restrain any person from acting as a distributor or subjobber without complying with the provisions of this subchapter.