Mo. Rev. Stat. ch. 149

Mo. Rev. Stat. ch. 149
in effect

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 149.011 Definitions.

149.011. Definitions. — As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise, the following terms mean: (1) "Cigar" , any roll for smoking, except cigarettes, made chiefly of tobacco or any substitute therefor; (2) "Cigarette" , an item manufactured of tobacco or any substitute therefor, wrapped in paper or any substitute therefor, weighing not to exceed three pounds per one thousand cigarettes and which is commonly classified, labeled or advertised as a cigarette; (3) "Common carrier" , any person, association, company, or corporation engaged in the business of operating, for public use, an agency for the transportation of persons or property within the state; (4) "Director" , the director of Missouri department of revenue; (5) "First sale within the state" , the first sale of a tobacco product by a manufacturer, wholesaler or other person to a person who intends to sell such tobacco products at retail or to a person at retail within the state of Missouri; (6) "Manufacturer" , any person engaged in the manufacture or production of cigarettes; (7) "Manufacturer's invoice price" , the original net invoice price for which a manufacturer sells a tobacco product to a distributor, wholesaler or first seller in the state as shown by the manufacturer's original invoice; (8) "Meter machine" , a type of device manufactured for the use of printing or imprinting an inked impression indicating that the cigarette tax has been paid on an individual package of cigarettes; (9) "Package of cigarettes" , a container of any type composition in which is normally contained twenty individual cigarettes, except as in special instances when the number may be more or less than twenty; (10) "Person" , any individual, corporation, firm, partnership, incorporated or unincorporated association, or any other legal or commercial entity; (11) "Retailer" , any person who sells to a consumer or to any person for any purpose other than resale; (12) "Sale" in this instance is defined to be and declared to include sales, barters, exchanges and every other manner, method and form of transferring the ownership of personal property from one person to another. "Sale" also means the possession of cigarettes or tobacco products by any person other than a manufacturer, wholesaler or retailer and shall be prima facie evidence of possession for consumption; (13) "Smokeless tobacco" , chewing tobacco, including, but not limited to, twist, moist plug, loose leaf and firm plug, and all types of snuff, including, but not limited to, moist and dry; (14) "Stamped cigarettes" , an individual package, containing twenty individual cigarettes, more or less, on which appears or is affixed or imprinted thereon a Missouri state cigarette tax stamp or Missouri state meter machine impression; (15) "Tax stamp" , an item manufactured of a paper product or substitute thereof on which is printed, imprinted, or engraved lettering, numerals or symbols indicating that the cigarette tax has been paid on each individual package of cigarettes; (16) "Tobacco product" , cigarettes, cigarette papers, clove cigarettes, cigars, smokeless tobacco, smoking tobacco, or other form of tobacco products or products made with tobacco substitute containing nicotine; (17) "Unstamped cigarettes" , an individual package containing cigarettes on which does not appear a Missouri state cigarette tax stamp or Missouri state meter machine impression; (18) "Wholesaler" , any person, firm or corporation organized and existing, or doing business, primarily to sell cigarettes or tobacco products to, and render service to, retailers in the territory the person, firm or corporation chooses to serve; that purchases cigarettes or tobacco products directly from the manufacturer; that carries at all times at his or its principal place of business a representative stock of cigarettes or tobacco products for sale; and that comes into the possession of cigarettes or tobacco products for the purpose of selling them to retailers or to persons outside or within the state who might resell or retail the cigarettes or tobacco products to consumers. This shall include any manufacturer, jobber, broker, agent or other person, whether or not enumerated in this chapter, who so sells or so distributes cigarettes or tobacco products. (L. 1974 H.B. 1612 § 1, A.L. 1984 H.B. 1611 Revision, A.L. 1993 H.B. 564, A.L. 1994 S.B. 477, et al.) Effective 10-1-94

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 149.015 Rate of tax - how stamped - samples, how taxed - tax impact to be on ...

149.015. Rate of tax — how stamped — samples, how taxed — tax impact to be on consumer — fair share school fund, distribution. — 1. A tax shall be levied upon the sale of cigarettes at an amount equal to eight and one-half mills per cigarette, until such time as the general assembly appropriates an amount equal to twenty-five percent of the net federal reimbursement allowance to the health initiatives fund, then the tax shall be six and one-half mills per cigarette beginning July first of the fiscal year immediately after such appropriation. As used in this section, "net federal reimbursement allowance" shall mean that amount of the federal reimbursement allowance in excess of the amount of state matching funds necessary for the state to make payments required by subsection 1 of section 208.471 or, if the payments exceed the amount so required, the actual payments made for the purposes specified in subsection 1 of section 208.471 . 2. The tax shall be evidenced by stamps which shall be furnished by and purchased from the director or by an impression of the tax by the use of a metering machine when authorized by the director as provided in this chapter, and the stamps or impression shall be securely affixed to one end of each package in which cigarettes are contained. All cigarettes must be stamped before being sold in this state. 3. Cigarette tax stamps shall be purchased only from the director. All stamps shall be purchased by the director in proper denominations, shall contain such appropriate wording as the director may prescribe, and shall be of such design, character, color combinations, color changes, sizes and material as the director may, by rules and regulations, determine to afford the greatest security to the state. It shall be the duty of the director to manufacture or contract for revenue stamps required by this chapter; provided that if the stamps are contracted for, the manufacturer thereof shall be within the jurisdiction of the criminal and civil courts of this state, unless the stamps cannot be obtained in this state at a fair price or of acceptable quality. If stamps are manufactured outside of the state, the director shall take any precautions which he deems necessary to safeguard the state against forgery and misdelivery of any stamps. The director may require of the manufacturer from whom stamps are purchased a bond in an amount to be determined by him commensurate with the monetary value of the stamps, containing such conditions as he may deem necessary in order to protect the state against loss. 4. It shall be the intent of this chapter that the impact of the tax levied hereunder be absorbed by the consumer or user and when the tax is paid by any other person, the payment shall be considered as an advance payment and shall thereafter be added to the price of the cigarettes and recovered from the ultimate consumer or user with the person first selling the cigarettes acting as an agent of the state for the payment and collection of the tax to the state, except that in furtherance of the intent of this chapter no refund of any tax collected and remitted by a retailer upon gross receipts from a sale of cigarettes subject to tax pursuant to this chapter shall be claimed pursuant to chapter 144 for any amount illegally or erroneously overcharged or overcollected as a result of imposition of sales tax by the retailer upon amounts representing the tax imposed pursuant to this chapter and any such tax shall either be refunded to the person who paid such tax or paid to the director. The director may recoup from any retailer any tax illegally or erroneously overcharged or overcollected unless such tax has been refunded to the person who paid such tax. 5. In making sales of cigarettes in the state, a wholesaler shall keep a record of the amount of tax on his gross sales. The tax shall be evidenced by appropriate stamps attached to each package of cigarettes sold. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, no tax stamp need be attached to a package of cigarettes transported in the state between wholesalers or distributors unless and until such package is sold to a retailer or consumer. 6. The tax on any cigarettes contained in packages of four, ten, twenty or similar quantities to be used solely for distribution as samples shall be computed on a per cigarette basis at the rate set forth in this section, and payment of the tax shall be remitted to the director at such time and in such manner as he may prescribe. 7. The revenue generated by the additional two mills tax imposed effective August 13, 1982, less any three percent reduction allowed pursuant to the provisions of section 149.021 , shall be placed in a separate fund entitled "The Fair Share Fund". Such moneys in the fair share fund shall be transferred monthly to the state school moneys fund and distributed to the school districts in this state as provided in section 163.031 . * 8. The revenue generated by the additional two mills tax imposed effective October 1, 1993, less any three percent reduction allowed pursuant to the provisions of section 149.021 , shall be deposited in the health initiatives fund created in section 191.831 . When the general assembly appropriates an amount equal to twenty-five percent of the net federal reimbursement allowance to the health initiatives fund, this subsection shall expire. The additional two mills tax levied pursuant to this section shall not apply to an amount of stamped cigarettes in the possession of licensed wholesalers on October 1, 1993, up to thirty-five percent of the total cigarette sales made by such licensed wholesaler during the six months immediately preceding October 1, 1993. (L. 1974 H.B. 1612 § 2, A.L. 1982 H.B. 1548 & 1543, A.L. 1993 H.B. 564 merged with S.B. 380, A.L. 1994 S.B. 477, et al., A.L. 2001 H.B. 381, A.L. 2005 S.B. 287) Effective 7-01-06 *Contingent expiration date *Revisor's Note: To date, the revenue generated by the additional two mills tax is being deposited in the health initiatives fund in accordance with subsection 8 of this section.

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 149.021 Compensation to wholesaler for affixing stamps - metering machines authorized.

149.021. Compensation to wholesaler for affixing stamps — metering machines authorized. — 1. For the purpose of allowing compensation for the costs necessarily incurred in affixing the proper tax stamps to each package of cigarettes before making a sale of the cigarettes, each wholesaler purchasing stamps from the director as required by law may purchase the stamps from the director at a reduction of three percent of the face value of each lot of stamps so purchased, provided that all required reports have been made. The discount provided in this section shall be the only discount allowed to purchasers from the director. If a purchaser refuses to comply with the laws of the state of Missouri, the director shall require the full face value for stamps purchased until such time as the person has complied with the provisions of the law. 2. The director may permit the use of meter machines in lieu of stamps, for the impress of the tax stamp, and where used a three percent reduction on the total tax due shall be allowed. The director shall prescribe all rules and regulations governing the use of meter machines and may require a bond in a suitable amount to guarantee payment of the tax. (L. 1974 H.B. 1612 § 3, A.L. 1982 H.B. 1548 & 1543)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 149.025 Bond required for deferred payment on stamps - release from requirement, ...

149.025. Bond required for deferred payment on stamps — release from requirement, when — cash bond, deposit and refund — license revoked for delinquencies. — 1. Any wholesaler desiring to purchase stamps or meter units on a deferred payment basis shall file with the director a bond in an amount equal to the estimated total monthly tax liability of the wholesaler. However, the director shall not require a bond in excess of the amount required by a tax of five mills per cigarette, and such bond shall not exceed five hundred thousand dollars. The director may also require any wholesaler purchasing stamps in this manner to file certain reports or keep certain records as the director may deem necessary. The director of the department of revenue shall, after a five-year period of satisfactory tax compliance, release such wholesaler from the bonding requirement. 2. In the event the bond filed with the director is cash, the director shall deposit such bond in the state general revenue fund and such bond shall be released to the wholesaler pursuant to subsection 1 of this section from funds appropriated by the general assembly for such purpose. If appropriated funds are available, the commissioner of administration and the state treasurer shall cause such refunds to be paid within thirty days of the receipt of a warrant request from the director of the department of revenue. 3. In the event that payment of the total deferment liability becomes delinquent after fifteen days from the last day of the month during which the purchase was made, the director shall revoke the license held by the wholesaler, subject to other provisions of this chapter, for a period of one year and shall cause any cash bond to be forfeited or shall notify the bonding company requesting that payment be made under the terms of the bond. (L. 1974 H.B. 1612 § 4, A.L. 1982 H.B. 1548 & 1543, A.L. 1983 1st Ex. Sess. H.B. 10, A.L. 1986 S.B. 484)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 149.031 Refunds or exchange for stamps, when made.

149.031. Refunds or exchange for stamps, when made. — The director shall make a refund or exchange new stamps for any stamps which are damaged, or for stamps which have been affixed to packages of cigarettes returned to factories, sold or shipped into another state for sale or use there or have become unfit for use and consumption or unsalable. Application to the director for the exchange * or refund must be accompanied by affidavit, damaged stamps, bill of lading covering shipment to factories or other states, or any other proof as required by the director. (L. 1974 H.B. 1612 § 5) *Word "exchanges" appears in original rolls.

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 149.035 Wholesaler's license required, fee - first sale of tobacco products, ...

149.035. Wholesaler's license required, fee — first sale of tobacco products, application required — revocation, suspension or refusal to issue, when — review. — 1. Every wholesaler of cigarettes or tobacco products in this state, as a condition of carrying on such business, shall annually, on or before February fifteenth of each year, secure from the director a written license, and shall pay therefor an annual fee of one hundred dollars for the twelve-month period beginning February fifteenth of each year. The license, application for which may be made on forms prescribed and furnished by the director, shall be kept on public display in the wholesaler's place of business at all times. The license shall not be assignable or transferable. The director shall refuse a license to any wholesaler of cigarettes or tobacco products from another state if that wholesaler's state refuses to license wholesalers of cigarettes or tobacco products from Missouri. 2. Every person making a first sale of tobacco products in the state of Missouri who does not have a wholesaler license as required by this section shall make application for a tobacco products license on forms prescribed by the director of revenue. Such person shall, as a condition of acquiring such license, file an instrument which may be a cash or surety bond, letter of credit, or other instrument approved by the director which shall be in the amount of three times the average tax liability, estimated in the case of a new applicant. At such time as the director of revenue shall deem the amount of a bond insufficient to cover the liability, he may require the bond to be adjusted to the level satisfactory to the director which shall cover the amount of such liability. Minimum bond shall be five hundred dollars. A tobacco products license shall not be used as a substitute or in place of a cigarette wholesale license. 3. At such time as the director shall have reason to believe that any person has violated any provisions of this chapter or any rules and regulations issued pursuant to such provisions, the director shall refuse to issue or shall revoke or suspend any license issued hereunder for such a period of time not to exceed one year. The person involved may seek review of the decision of the director of revenue by the administrative hearing commission. (L. 1974 H.B. 1612 § 6, A.L. 1978 S.B. 661, A.L. 1993 H.B. 564) Effective 10-1-93

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 149.041 Records to be kept - reports to be filed by wholesaler.

149.041. Records to be kept — reports to be filed by wholesaler. — 1. Every manufacturer, wholesaler and retailer subject to the provisions of the tax levied hereunder shall keep in Missouri accurate records covering the business carried on and shall for three years, and more if so required by the director, keep and preserve all invoices, showing all purchases and sales of cigarettes; and such invoices and stock of cigarettes shall at all times be subject to the examination and inspection of any legally authorized agent or representative of the director. Every wholesaler operating in the state of Missouri, whose main warehouse or headquarters is in another state shall keep all records of all cigarette transactions made by him at his place of business in Missouri, or at a designated place in the state of Missouri. Every manufacturer located or doing business in this state shall keep written records of all shipments of cigarettes, whether or not they are made from his plants in this state, to consignees * located or doing business in this state, regardless of the fact that the cigarettes may have been sold by the shipper to a person other than the consignee ** or may have been shipped for the account of some other vendor. 2. Every wholesaler receiving unstamped cigarettes shall file a report with the director on or before the twentieth day of each month covering the previous calendar month, on forms prescribed and furnished by the director, disclosing the beginning and closing inventory of unstamped cigarettes, the beginning and closing inventory of stamped cigarettes, the beginning and closing inventory of cigarette stamps, the number and denomination of cigarette stamps affixed to packages of cigarettes, the beginning and closing inventory of meter machine units, the number of meter units purchased and affixed during the month, and all purchases of cigarettes by showing the invoice number, name and address of the consignee ** or seller, the date, and the number of cigarettes purchased, and such other information as may be required by the director. 3. Any wholesaler who refuses any shipment or part of a shipment of unstamped cigarettes or has a shortage in the shipment of cigarettes consigned to him shall, in the monthly report next following the refusal or shortage, report to the director the number of packages or cartons of cigarettes refused or short and the name of the carrier from whom the cigarettes were refused or shortage occurred. (L. 1974 H.B. 1612 § 7) *Word "cosignees" appears in original rolls. **Word "cosignee" appears in original rolls.

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 149.045 Common carriers and warehousemen, duties of - damaged cigarettes, how handled.

149.045. Common carriers and warehousemen, duties of — damaged cigarettes, how handled. — 1. The right of a common carrier in this state to carry unstamped cigarettes shall not be affected by this chapter. However, should any common carrier sell cigarettes to its passengers while being carried in this state, the sale shall be subject to the tax levied hereunder, and to the rules and regulations of the director. 2. Common carriers transporting cigarettes to a point within this state, or a bonded warehouseman or bailee having possession of cigarettes, are hereby required to transmit to the director, on forms and in the manner and time provided by him, a statement of the consignment of cigarettes showing the date, point of origin, point of delivery, to whom delivery was made, the amount of cigarettes refused by any consignee * and all the cigarettes returned to the manufacturer. Failure of carriers to file the reports shall make the carrier liable for any unpaid tax on the cigarettes. Cigarettes damaged in transit may be sold by the carrier when the cigarettes are refused by the consignee * if the carrier first obtains written authority of the director for the sale and pays the tax due thereon. Cigarettes damaged in transit which have been refused by the consignee * and not sold or returned to the manufacturer shall be destroyed in the presence of an agent of the director and the tax on the cigarettes shall be waived. Any consignee * who discovers a shortage in transit after signing a receipt of delivery shall be held responsible for the full tax on the total amount of cigarettes shown on the receipt of delivery. In all other instances of shortage in shipment of cigarettes as evidenced by waybill or invoice, the carrier shall be held liable for the tax due on all missing cigarettes unless the carrier shall furnish proof satisfactory to the director that the cause of the shortage was due to the theft of the cigarettes by a person outside of the employment of the carrier. Provided, the proof is satisfactory to the director, the tax on the missing cigarettes shall be waived. The proof shall be stated on forms furnished and prescribed by the director. (L. 1974 H.B. 1612 § 8) *Word "cosignee" appears in original rolls.

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 149.051 Failure to affix stamps, penalty - presumption that unstamped cigarettes ...

149.051. Failure to affix stamps, penalty — presumption that unstamped cigarettes are intended for sale. — 1. Any person who fails to affix the stamps within the time and manner required of him under the provisions of this chapter shall pay, as a part of the tax imposed hereunder, a penalty equal to one hundred percent of the initial tax liability, and the tax and penalty thereon shall bear interest at the annual adjusted prime rate of interest as determined by section 32.065 . 2. No person, other than licensed wholesalers or other persons as specifically provided for in this chapter, shall possess for the purpose of sale any cigarettes to which the stamps or meter units required by this chapter are not affixed. 3. Mere possession of an unstamped package of cigarettes by any person, except under circumstances specifically prescribed by this chapter, shall be prima facie evidence that the cigarettes are intended for sale. (L. 1974 H.B. 1612 § 9, A.L. 1986 S.B. 669, et al.)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 149.055 Unstamped cigarettes seized, when - personal property used incident to such ...

149.055. Unstamped cigarettes seized, when — personal property used incident to such attempt to avoid tax to be forfeited, procedure. — 1. All unstamped cigarettes upon which taxes are imposed by this chapter which shall be found in the possession, custody, or control of any person, for the purpose of being consumed, sold or transported into, within or through the state of Missouri, for the purpose of evading or violating the provisions of this chapter, or with intent to avoid payment of the tax imposed hereunder, and any motor vehicle, truck or other conveyance whatsoever used in the transportation of such cigarettes, and all paraphernalia, equipment or other tangible personal property incident to the use of such purposes, found in the place, building, vehicle or vehicles, where the cigarettes are found, may be seized by the director or his duly authorized agents, or any peace officer within the state, and the same shall be, from the time of the seizure, forfeited to the state of Missouri, and a proper proceeding filed in a court of competent jurisdiction in the county of seizure, to maintain the seizure and prosecute the forfeiture as provided in this section. 2. All the cigarettes, vehicles and property so seized, shall first be listed and appraised by the officer making the seizure and turned over to the county sheriff of the county in which the seizure is made and a receipt therefor * taken; and the person making the seizure shall immediately make and file a written report thereof, showing the name of the person making the seizure, the place, and the person where, and from whom the property was seized, and an inventory and appraisement thereof, at the usual and ordinary retail price of the articles received, to the director of revenue. The prosecuting attorney of the county in which the seizures are made may, at the request of the director, file in the circuit court forfeiture proceedings in the name of the state of Missouri, as plaintiff, and in the name of the owner or person in possession, as defendant, if known, and if unknown in the name of the property seized. The clerk of the court shall issue summons to the owner or person in whose possession such property was found, directing him to answer within ten days. If the property is declared forfeited and ordered sold, notice of the sale shall be posted in five public places in the county not less than ten days before the date of sale. The proceeds of the sale shall be deposited with the clerk of the court, who shall after deducting costs, including the costs of the sale, pay the balance to the director of revenue as cigarette tax collected. 3. The seizure and sale of the cigarettes shall not relieve the person from whom the cigarettes were seized from any prosecution or the payment of any penalties provided for under this chapter; nor shall it relieve the purchaser thereof from any payment of the regular cigarette tax and the placing of proper stamps thereon before making any sale of the cigarette or the personal consumption of the same. 4. The forfeiture provisions of this chapter shall only apply to persons having possession of or transporting cigarettes with intent to barter, sell or give away the same. The possession of cigarettes in any quantity of five or more cartons of ten packages each shall be prima facie evidence of intent to barter, sell or give away the cigarettes in violation of the provisions of this chapter. 5. The director of revenue and his duly authorized agents and any other officer authorized to make seizures of contraband under the provisions of this chapter are hereby authorized and empowered to call upon the prosecuting attorneys of the respective counties and the circuit attorney of the city of St. Louis and the attorney general of the state of Missouri to represent them in any proceeding hereunder, and thereafter it shall be the duty of the prosecuting or circuit attorney or the attorney general to proceed on behalf of the officer making the call according to the provisions of this chapter. (L. 1974 H.B. 1612 § 10) *Word "therefore" appears in original rolls.

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 149.061 Sales on military reservations taxable, exceptions - federal government ...

149.061. Sales on military reservations taxable, exceptions — federal government exempt, when. — 1. All wholesalers are hereby required to affix tax stamps to each package of cigarettes sold to civilian clubs or other social organizations located within the confines of a United States military camp or reservation located in the state, with the exception of post exchanges, commissaries and other instrumentalities of the federal government. 2. To be exempt under the provisions of this section, or from the tobacco products tax levied pursuant to section 149.160 , the federal government shall issue a purchase order for all unstamped cigarettes or tobacco products exempt from tax and payment for the cigarettes or tobacco products exempt from tax shall be made directly by the federal government. (L. 1974 H.B. 1612 § 11, A.L. 1993 H.B. 564) Effective 10-1-93

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 149.065 Revenue to fair share fund, health initiatives fund, and school moneys fund.

149.065. Revenue to fair share fund, health initiatives fund, and school moneys fund. — All taxes collected pursuant to this chapter, except for those portions required to be deposited in the fair share fund or the health initiatives fund, shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the state school moneys fund. (L. 1974 H.B. 1612 § 12, A.L. 1984 H.B. 1611 Revision, A.L. 1993 H.B. 564) Effective 10-1-93

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 149.071 Fraudulent activity relative to tax stamps a felony - penalty.

149.071. Fraudulent activity relative to tax stamps a felony — penalty. — Any person who shall, without the authorization of the director of revenue, make or manufacture, or who shall falsely or fraudulently forge, counterfeit, reproduce, restore, or process any stamp, impression, copy, facsimile, or other evidence for the purpose of indicating the payment of the tax levied by this chapter, or who shall knowingly or by a deceptive act use or pass, or tender as true, or affix, impress, or imprint, by use of any device, rubber stamp or by any other means, or any package containing cigarettes, any unauthorized, false, altered, forged, counterfeit or previously used stamp, impressions, copies, facsimiles or other evidence of cigarette tax payment, shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, shall be punished by imprisonment by the state department of corrections for a term of not less than two years nor more than five years. (L. 1974 H.B. 1612 § 13, A.L. 2021 S.B. 26 merged with S.B. 53 & 60)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 149.076 Failure to make or falsification of required return or refusal to permit ...

149.076. Failure to make or falsification of required return or refusal to permit inspection of records prohibited — false report or application a felony, penalty. — 1. No manufacturer, wholesaler or retailer shall fail or refuse to make any return required by the director, or refuse to permit the director or his or her duly authorized representatives to examine records, papers, files and equipment pertaining to the person's business made taxable by this chapter. No person shall make an incomplete, false or fraudulent return under this chapter, or attempt to do anything to evade full disclosure of the facts or to avoid the payment in whole or in part of the tax or interest due. 2. Any person who files a false report or application or makes a false entry in any record relating to the purchase and sale of cigarettes shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, shall be punished by imprisonment by the state department of corrections for a term of not less than two years nor more than five years. (L. 1974 H.B. 1612 § 14, A.L. 2021 S.B. 26 merged with S.B. 53 & 60)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 149.081 Violation not otherwise specified a misdemeanor, penalty.

149.081. Violation not otherwise specified a misdemeanor, penalty. — A person who violates any provision of this chapter for which no criminal penalty is otherwise provided shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by confinement in the county jail for a term not exceeding one year, or by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars, or by both such fine and confinement. (L. 1974 H.B. 1612 § 15)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 149.082 Additional tax - rate - collection - deposit - if federal excise tax ...

149.082. Additional tax — rate — collection — deposit — if federal excise tax reimposed, effect. — 1. In addition to the tax imposed in section 149.015 , there is hereby imposed a tax upon the sale of cigarettes equal to that portion of the federal excise tax on cigarettes which is abolished on October 1, 1985. The tax imposed by this section shall be collected in the same manner and at the same time as the tax imposed in section 149.015 ; however, any portion of such tax shall not be imposed or collected to the extent that the federal government reimposes or imposes or otherwise collects all or part of the federal excise tax now imposed. 2. The provisions of section 149.065 to the contrary notwithstanding, the proceeds from the tax imposed by this section, less any compensation authorized for wholesalers for affixing stamps as provided in section 149.021 , shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of general revenue. (L. 1985 H.B. 855 § 149.080)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 149.160 Tax upon first sale, rate, payment, credit - deposit of funds into health ...

149.160. Tax upon first sale, rate, payment, credit — deposit of funds into health initiatives fund — contingent expiration. — 1. A tax is levied upon the first sale of tobacco products, other than cigarettes, within the state. The tax on tobacco products shall be at the rate of ten percent of the manufacturer's invoice price before discounts and deals, and shall be paid by the person making the first sale within the state. Licensed persons making first sales within the state shall be allowed approved credit for returned merchandise provided the tax was paid on the returned merchandise and the purchaser was given a refund or credit. Such licensed person shall take such approved credit on the return for the month in which the purchaser was given the refund or credit. 2. The tax shall not apply to tobacco products when the first sale within the state has occurred on such tobacco products prior to October 1, 1993. 3. Amounts generated by the tax levied in this section shall be deposited in the health initiatives fund created by section 191.831 . 4. When the general assembly appropriates an amount equal to twenty-five percent of the net federal reimbursement allowance to the health initiatives fund, this section shall expire * . As used in this section, "net federal reimbursement allowance" shall mean that amount of the federal reimbursement allowance in excess of the amount of state matching funds necessary for the state to make payments required by subsection 1 of section 208.471 or, if the payments exceed the amount so required, the actual payments made for the purposes specified in subsection 1 of section 208.471 . (L. 1993 H.B. 564) Effective 10-1-93 *Conditional expiration date *Revisor's Note: To date, the revenue generated by the additional two mills tax is being deposited in the health initiatives fund in accordance with Section 149.015.

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 149.170 Filing of return, remittance of amounts, required, when - rules - ...

149.170. Filing of return, remittance of amounts, required, when — rules — maintenance of records. — 1. Each person responsible for the payment of the taxes levied in section 149.160 shall file a return and remit amounts owed monthly to the director of revenue on or before the fifteenth day of the month following the first sale within the state. From every remittance to the director of revenue made on or before the date when the same becomes due, the person required to remit the same shall be entitled to deduct and retain an amount equal to two percent thereof. 2. The director shall promulgate reasonable rules and regulations governing collection and administration of the taxes levied under section 149.160 , including such record keeping requirements as will enable the director to determine that all amounts owed are remitted when due. All of the records required by rule of the director to be maintained by persons responsible for the payment of the taxes levied in section 149.160 shall be retained by such persons for a period of three years following the due date of taxes on merchandise represented by such records. During the three-year period, the director shall have the right to conduct reasonable inspections and audits of such records. (L. 1993 H.B. 564, A.L. 1994 S.B. 477, et al.) Effective 12-31-94, and shall apply to all tax periods beginning on or after 1-1-95 (S.B. 477 § C, 1994)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 149.180 Rules and regulations, procedure.

149.180. Rules and regulations, procedure. — The director shall promulgate reasonable rules and regulations providing for the refund of taxes paid under section 149.170 which are later determined to not be owed to the state. No rule or portion of a rule promulgated under the authority of sections 149.170 to 149.192 shall become effective unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of section 536.024 . (L. 1993 H.B. 564, A.L. 1995 S.B. 3)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 149.190 Assessment by director, method - estimate by director, notice - failure to ...

149.190. Assessment by director, method — estimate by director, notice — failure to pay, penalty — purchase from wholesaler without license, penalty — sales to unlicensed retailers, penalty. — 1. If the director is not satisfied that the report filed or the amount of tax paid is accurate, he may, after investigating and upon finding such inaccuracy, make an assessment of tax due based upon such investigation. The director shall give written notice by registered or certified mail to the person of the assessment, addressed to the person at his last known address. 2. If a person fails to file any return required by section 149.170 , the director shall make an estimate, based upon information available to him, for the period for which the person failed to file the return and, upon the basis of the estimate, shall assess the tax due from such person. The director shall give to the person written notice of the assessment by registered or certified mail to the person's last known address. 3. Any person responsible for the tax imposed in section 149.160 who fails to pay such tax within the time and manner required by law, shall pay, as part of the tax imposed, a penalty equal to twenty-five percent of the tax liability, and the tax shall bear interest at the rate established in section 32.065 . 4. Any person not possessing a valid tobacco products license selling tobacco products at retail within the state, when such tobacco products have not been purchased from a licensed wholesaler, shall be subject to all applicable provisions of subsections 1 to 3 of this section. Such person shall also be assessed an additional penalty equal to one hundred percent of the tax owed. 5. Any person, other than a licensed wholesaler, making sales of tobacco products to unlicensed retailers in the state shall be subject to all applicable provisions of subsections 1 to 3 of this section. Such person shall also be assessed an additional penalty equal to one hundred percent of the tax owed. (L. 1993 H.B. 564) Effective 10-1-93

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 149.192 Preemption.

149.192. Preemption. — The general assembly hereby occupies and preempts the entire field of legislation increasing the taxation of cigarettes and tobacco products to the complete exclusion of any order, ordinance or regulation by any political subdivision of this state. Any future orders, ordinances or regulations in this field shall be null and void. No county, city, town, village, municipality, or other political subdivision of this state shall adopt any order, ordinance or regulation increasing the tax levied on cigarettes and tobacco products. The tax levied by any county, city, town, village, municipality, or other political subdivision of this state shall not exceed the amount of tax levied on September 30, 1993. (L. 1993 H.B. 564) Effective 10-1-93

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 149.200 Illegal activities related to cigarettes and cigarette labeling - penalty.

149.200. Illegal activities related to cigarettes and cigarette labeling — penalty. — 1. It is unlawful for any person to: (1) Sell or distribute in this state, to acquire, hold, own, possess or transport for sale or distribution in this state, or to import, or cause to be imported into this state for sale or distribution in this state, any cigarettes that do not comply with all requirements imposed by or pursuant to federal law and implementing regulations, including but not limited to the filing of ingredients lists pursuant to Section 7 of the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act (15 U.S.C. Section 1335a); the permanent imprinting on the primary packaging of the precise package warning labels in the precise format specified in Section 4 of the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act (15 U.S.C. Section 1333); the rotation of label statements pursuant to Section 4(c) of the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act (15 U.S.C. Section 1335(c)); restrictions on the importation, transfer and sale of previously exported tobacco products pursuant to Section 9302 of Public Law 105-33, the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, as amended; requirements of Title IV of Public Law 106-476, the Imported Cigarette Compliance Act of 2000; or (2) Alter the package of any cigarettes, prior to sale or distribution to the ultimate consumer, so as to remove, conceal or obscure: (a) Any statement, label, stamp, sticker or notice indicating that the manufacturer did not intend the cigarettes to be sold, distributed or used in the United States, including but not limited to labels stating "For Export Only", "U.S. Tax Exempt", "For Use Outside U.S.", or similar wording; or (b) Any health warning that is not the precise warning statement in the precise format specified in Section 4 of the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act (15 U.S.C. Section 1333). 2. It shall be unlawful for any person to affix any tax stamp or meter impression required pursuant to this chapter to the package of any cigarettes that does not comply with the requirements of subdivision (1) of subsection 1 of this section or that is altered in violation of subdivision (2) of subsection 1 of this section. 3. This section shall not apply to cigarettes allowed to be imported or brought into the United States for personal use, or to cigarettes sold or intended to be sold as duty-free merchandise by a duty-free sales enterprise in accordance with the provisions of 19 U.S.C. Section 1555(b) and any implementing regulations; provided, however, that sections 149.200 to 149.215 shall apply to any such cigarettes that are brought back into the customs territory for resale within the customs territory. 4. Any person who violates this section, whether acting knowingly or recklessly, is guilty of a class E felony. 5. As used in this section, "package" means a pack, box, carton or container of any kind in which cigarettes are offered for sale, sold or otherwise distributed to consumers. (L. 2001 H.B. 381, A.L. 2002 S.B. 1266, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491) Effective 1-01-17

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 149.203 Revocation or suspension of a wholesaler's license, when - civil penalty, ...

149.203. Revocation or suspension of a wholesaler's license, when — civil penalty, when — cigarettes deemed contraband, when. — 1. The director may revoke or suspend the license or licenses of any wholesaler pursuant to the procedures set forth in section 149.035 upon finding a violation of section 149.200 , or any implementing rule promulgated by the director pursuant to this chapter. In addition, the director may impose on any person a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed the greater of five hundred percent of the retail value of the cigarettes involved or five thousand dollars, upon finding a violation by such person of sections 149.200 to 149.215 , or any implementing rule promulgated by the director pursuant to this chapter. 2. Cigarettes that are acquired, held, owned, possessed, transported in, imported into, or sold or distributed in this state in violation of sections 149.200 to 149.215 or sections 196.1000 to 196.1003 shall be deemed contraband pursuant to section 149.055 and are subject to seizure and forfeiture as provided therein. Any cigarettes shall be deemed contraband whether the violation of sections 149.200 to 149.215 is knowing or otherwise. (L. 2001 H.B. 381, A.L. 2002 S.B. 1266)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 149.206 Violation deemed unlawful trade practice.

149.206. Violation deemed unlawful trade practice. — A violation of sections 149.200 to 149.215 shall constitute an unlawful trade practice as provided in section 407.020 and in addition to any remedies or penalties set forth in sections 149.200 to 149.215 , shall be subject to any remedies or penalties available for a violation of that section. (L. 2001 H.B. 381, A.L. 2002 S.B. 1266)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 149.212 Director to enforce provisions of sections 149.200 to 149.215 - attorney ...

149.212. Director to enforce provisions of sections 149.200 to 149.215 — attorney general's concurrent power — injunctive relief available, when. — Sections 149.200 to 149.215 shall be enforced by the director provided, that at the request of the director or the director's duly authorized agent, the state highway patrol and all local police authorities shall enforce the provisions of sections 149.200 to 149.215 . The attorney general has concurrent power with the prosecuting attorneys of the states to enforce the provisions of sections 149.200 to 149.215 . Any person who sells, distributes, or manufactures cigarettes and sustains direct economic or commercial injury as a result of a violation of sections 149.200 to 149.215 may bring an action in good faith for appropriate injunctive relief. (L. 2001 H.B. 381, A.L. 2002 S.B. 1266)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 149.215 Severability clause.

149.215. Severability clause. — If any provision of sections 149.200 to 149.212 is held invalid, the remainder of such sections shall not be affected. (L. 2001 H.B. 381, A.L. 2002 S.B. 1266)
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