No person shall engage in business as a manufacturer or importer, or in the wholesale or retail business of trafficking in cigarettes, without having a license therefor as required by section 5743.15 of the Revised Code.

Terms Used In Ohio Code 5743.19

  • 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
  • Importer: means any person that is authorized, under a valid permit issued under Section 5713 of the Internal Revenue Code, to import finished cigarettes into the United States, either directly or indirectly. See Ohio Code 5743.01
  • Manufacturer: means any person who manufactures and sells cigarettes, tobacco products, or vapor products. See Ohio Code 5743.01
  • Person: includes individuals, firms, partnerships, associations, joint-stock companies, corporations, combinations of individuals of any form, and the state and any of its political subdivisions. See Ohio Code 5743.01

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