Okla. Stat. tit. 68, § 68-401
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Definitions
Official statutory text
For the purpose of this article:
1. The word "person" shall mean any individual, company,
limited liability company, corporation, partnership, association,
joint adventure, estate, trust or any other group, or combination
acting as a unit, and the plural as well as the singular, unless the
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 68. Revenue and Taxation Page 227
intention to give a more limited meaning is disclosed by the
context;
2. The term "Tax Commission" shall mean the Oklahoma Tax
Commission;
3. The word "wholesaler" shall include dealers whose principal
business is that of a wholesale dealer, and who is known to the
trade as such, who shall sell any tobacco products to licensed
retail dealers only for the purpose of resale;
4. The word "retailer" shall include every dealer, other than a
wholesaler as defined above, whose principal business is that of
selling merchandise at retail, who shall sell, or offer for sale,
tobacco products;
5. The word "consumer" shall mean a person who comes into
possession of tobacco for the purpose of consuming it;
6. The words "first sale" shall mean and include the first
sale, or distribution, of tobacco products in intrastate commerce,
or the first use or consumption of tobacco products within this
state;
7. The words "tobacco products" shall mean any cigars, smoking
tobacco and smokeless tobacco;
8. The term "cigars" shall include any roll of tobacco for
smoking, irrespective of size or shape and irrespective of the
tobacco being flavored, adulterated or mixed with any other
ingredients, where such roll has a wrapper made chiefly of tobacco;
9. The term "smokeless tobacco" shall mean all smokeless
tobacco including snuff and chewing tobacco;
10. The term "snuff" shall mean any finely cut, ground or
powdered tobacco that is not intended to be smoked;
11. The term "chewing tobacco" means any leaf tobacco that is
not intended to be smoked;
12. The term "smoking tobacco" shall mean any pipe tobacco or
roll-your-own tobacco;
13. The term "pipe tobacco" means any tobacco which, because of
its appearance, type, packaging or labeling, is suitable for use and
likely to be offered to, or purchased by, consumers as tobacco to be
smoked in a pipe;
14. The term "roll-your-own tobacco" means any tobacco which,
because of its appearance, type, packaging or labeling, is suitable
for use and likely to be offered to, or purchased by, consumers as
tobacco for making cigarettes or cigars, or for use as wrappers
therof; and
15. The term "untaxed" means that the full amount of tax has
not been paid as required by Section 400 et seq. of this title.
1. The word "person" shall mean any individual, company,
limited liability company, corporation, partnership, association,
joint adventure, estate, trust or any other group, or combination
acting as a unit, and the plural as well as the singular, unless the
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 68. Revenue and Taxation Page 227
intention to give a more limited meaning is disclosed by the
context;
2. The term "Tax Commission" shall mean the Oklahoma Tax
Commission;
3. The word "wholesaler" shall include dealers whose principal
business is that of a wholesale dealer, and who is known to the
trade as such, who shall sell any tobacco products to licensed
retail dealers only for the purpose of resale;
4. The word "retailer" shall include every dealer, other than a
wholesaler as defined above, whose principal business is that of
selling merchandise at retail, who shall sell, or offer for sale,
tobacco products;
5. The word "consumer" shall mean a person who comes into
possession of tobacco for the purpose of consuming it;
6. The words "first sale" shall mean and include the first
sale, or distribution, of tobacco products in intrastate commerce,
or the first use or consumption of tobacco products within this
state;
7. The words "tobacco products" shall mean any cigars, smoking
tobacco and smokeless tobacco;
8. The term "cigars" shall include any roll of tobacco for
smoking, irrespective of size or shape and irrespective of the
tobacco being flavored, adulterated or mixed with any other
ingredients, where such roll has a wrapper made chiefly of tobacco;
9. The term "smokeless tobacco" shall mean all smokeless
tobacco including snuff and chewing tobacco;
10. The term "snuff" shall mean any finely cut, ground or
powdered tobacco that is not intended to be smoked;
11. The term "chewing tobacco" means any leaf tobacco that is
not intended to be smoked;
12. The term "smoking tobacco" shall mean any pipe tobacco or
roll-your-own tobacco;
13. The term "pipe tobacco" means any tobacco which, because of
its appearance, type, packaging or labeling, is suitable for use and
likely to be offered to, or purchased by, consumers as tobacco to be
smoked in a pipe;
14. The term "roll-your-own tobacco" means any tobacco which,
because of its appearance, type, packaging or labeling, is suitable
for use and likely to be offered to, or purchased by, consumers as
tobacco for making cigarettes or cigars, or for use as wrappers
therof; and
15. The term "untaxed" means that the full amount of tax has
not been paid as required by Section 400 et seq. of this title.
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