Title: Increasing Moist Snuff Tobacco Tax and Regulations
Signed by Governor Ted Kulongoski
Title: Increasing Moist Snuff Tobacco Tax and Regulations
Vote to pass a bill that increases the tax on moist snuff tobacco from 65 percent of the sales price to $1.78 per ounce based on the net weight, with a minimum tax of $2.14 per retail container, and imposes additional regulations on moist snuff tobacco manufacturers and retailers.
- Requires the Department of Revenue to recompute the tax rate on moist snuff tobacco each biennium according to the cost-of-living adjustment for the calendar year beginning July 1, 2019 (Sec. 2). - Prohibits the distribution of free samples of moist snuff tobacco to individuals under the age of 21, and classifies a violation of this statute as a class A misdemeanor (Sec. 13). - Authorizes the Department of Revenue to revoke or suspend the license of a distributor for distributing free samples of moist snuff tobacco to individuals under the age of 21 (Sec. 16). - Requires manufacturers selling moist snuff tobacco to do one of the following (Sec. 20):
Title: Increasing Moist Snuff Tobacco Tax and Regulations
Vote to pass a bill that increases the tax on moist snuff tobacco from 65 percent of the sales price to $1.78 per ounce based on the net weight, with a minimum tax of $2.14 per retail container, and imposes additional regulations on moist snuff tobacco manufacturers and retailers.
- Requires the Department of Revenue to recompute the tax rate on moist snuff tobacco each biennium according to the cost-of-living adjustment for the calendar year beginning July 1, 2019 (Sec. 2). - Prohibits the distribution of free samples of moist snuff tobacco to individuals under the age of 21, and classifies a violation of this statute as a class A misdemeanor (Sec. 13). - Authorizes the Department of Revenue to revoke or suspend the license of a distributor for distributing free samples of moist snuff tobacco to individuals under the age of 21 (Sec. 16). - Requires manufacturers selling moist snuff tobacco to do one of the following (Sec. 20):
Title: Increasing Moist Snuff Tobacco Tax and Regulations