Okla. Stat. tit. 68, § 68-400.5
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Retailer purchases from licensed wholesaler required
Official statutory text
A. Retailers shall only purchase tobacco products from an
Oklahoma-licensed tobacco wholesaler evidenced by a current listing
provided by the Oklahoma Tax Commission. All purchase invoices
shall contain the license number of the wholesaler and shall be made
available for inspection by the Tax Commission. Any purchases of
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tobacco products from a person who is not holding a current Oklahoma
wholesale tobacco license shall be punishable by a fine of the
greater of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or five times the unpaid
tax on such products. The fine shall be in addition to payment of
any unpaid tobacco products tax and the forfeiture of any tobacco
products to the State of Oklahoma as provided by Section 414 of this
title. A second or subsequent offense shall be punishable by
revocation of the license. If the retailer fails to pay a fine
within thirty (30) days, the retailer's license shall be suspended
until the fine is paid in full.
B. The Oklahoma Tax Commission shall make available for all
licensed retailers a list of currently licensed wholesalers at least
monthly or through the use of a website maintained by or on behalf
of the Oklahoma Tax Commission with updates made as often as
practical but no less than every thirty (30) days.
C. Fines collected pursuant to the provisions of subsection A
of this section shall be deposited in the Tobacco Products Tax
Enforcement Unit Revolving Fund created in Section 400.6 of this
title.
Oklahoma-licensed tobacco wholesaler evidenced by a current listing
provided by the Oklahoma Tax Commission. All purchase invoices
shall contain the license number of the wholesaler and shall be made
available for inspection by the Tax Commission. Any purchases of
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 68. Revenue and Taxation Page 226
tobacco products from a person who is not holding a current Oklahoma
wholesale tobacco license shall be punishable by a fine of the
greater of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or five times the unpaid
tax on such products. The fine shall be in addition to payment of
any unpaid tobacco products tax and the forfeiture of any tobacco
products to the State of Oklahoma as provided by Section 414 of this
title. A second or subsequent offense shall be punishable by
revocation of the license. If the retailer fails to pay a fine
within thirty (30) days, the retailer's license shall be suspended
until the fine is paid in full.
B. The Oklahoma Tax Commission shall make available for all
licensed retailers a list of currently licensed wholesalers at least
monthly or through the use of a website maintained by or on behalf
of the Oklahoma Tax Commission with updates made as often as
practical but no less than every thirty (30) days.
C. Fines collected pursuant to the provisions of subsection A
of this section shall be deposited in the Tobacco Products Tax
Enforcement Unit Revolving Fund created in Section 400.6 of this
title.
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