I. A wholesaler shall demonstrate that it paid the tax due on cigarettes and little cigars by affixing stamps purchased from the department to each package of 20 or 25.
II. The commissioner may permit a wholesaler to pay for stamps within 30 days after the date of purchase, provided the wholesaler files a bond with the commissioner in an amount not less than the sale price of the stamps purchased conditioned upon payment for the stamps purchased.

Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 78:10

  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of the department of revenue administration. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 78:1
  • Sale: or "sell" means any transfer, whether by bargain, gift, exchange, barter, or otherwise. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 78:1
  • sell: means any transfer, whether by bargain, gift, exchange, barter, or otherwise. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 78:1
  • state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
  • Wholesaler: means any person engaged in the business of receiving, storing, purchasing, and selling tobacco products from any source for distribution to persons other than consumers, except those persons exempted from the tobacco tax under N. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 78:1

III. The commissioner shall keep accurate records of all stamps sold to each wholesaler and shall pay over all receipts from the sale of stamps to the state treasurer daily.
IV. Any wholesaler who fails to pay any amount owing on the purchase of stamps within the time required shall pay, in addition to the outstanding balance, interest as prescribed in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 21-J:28 and penalties, as applicable.
V. A wholesaler or vending machine operator licensed under N.H. Rev. Stat. Chapter 178 may possess, with an intent to sell, cigarettes or little cigars bearing a foreign state’s tax stamp or indicia only if the licensee is currently and legitimately doing business in that state.
VI. A valid stamp affixed to a package of cigarettes or little cigars is sufficient indicia that taxes due have been paid on that package of cigarettes or little cigars.