In this chapter:
I. “Brand family” means all styles of cigarettes sold under the same trade mark 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 use of a 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.

Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 541-D:2

  • Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.

II. “Cigarette” has the same meaning as in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 541-C:2, IV.
III. “Commissioner” means the commissioner of revenue administration.
IV. “Non-participating manufacturer” means any tobacco product manufacturer that is not a participating manufacturer.
V. “Participating manufacturer” has the meaning given that term in Section II(jj) of the Master Settlement Agreement and all amendments thereto.
VI. “Qualified escrow fund” has the same meaning as that term is defined in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 541-C:2, VI.
VII. “Stamping agent” means a person that is authorized to affix tax stamps to packages or other containers or cigarettes under N.H. Rev. Stat. Chapter 78 or any person that is required to pay the tobacco tax imposed pursuant to N.H. Rev. Stat. Chapter 78 on cigarettes.
VIII. “Tobacco product manufacturer” has the same meaning as that term is defined in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 541-C:2, IX.
IX. “Units sold” has the same meaning as that term is defined in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 541-C:2, X.