House File 21 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 21 BY A. MEYER A BILL FOR An Act relating to nicotine solution products, including 1 taxation of such products, making appropriations, and making 2 penalties applicable. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 1123YH (6) 90 pf/jh
H.F. 21 Section 1. Section 142A.2, subsection 8, Code 2023, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 8. “Manufacturer” means manufacturer as defined in section 3 sections 453A.1 and 453A.42 . 4 Sec. 2. Section 142A.6, subsection 6, paragraph d, Code 5 2023, is amended to read as follows: 6 d. For the purpose of this subsection , manufacturer, 7 distributor, wholesaler, retailer, and distributing agent mean 8 as defined in section sections 453A.1 and 453A.42 . 9 Sec. 3. Section 232C.4, subsection 3, Code 2023, is amended 10 to read as follows: 11 3. An emancipated minor shall remain subject to voting 12 restrictions under chapter 48A , gambling restrictions under 13 chapter 99B , 99D , 99F , 99G , or 725 , internet fantasy sports 14 contest restrictions under chapter 99E , alcohol restrictions 15 under chapter 123 , compulsory attendance requirements under 16 chapter 299 , and cigarette , tobacco product, alternative 17 nicotine product, vapor product, and nicotine solution product 18 restrictions under chapter 453A . 19 Sec. 4. Section 321.216C, Code 2023, is amended to read as 20 follows: 21 321.216C Use of driver’s license or nonoperator’s 22 identification card by underage person to obtain tobacco, tobacco 23 products, alternative nicotine products, vapor products, nicotine 24 solution products, or cigarettes. 25 A person who is under the age of twenty-one, who alters 26 or displays or has in the person’s possession a fictitious 27 or fraudulently altered driver’s license or nonoperator’s 28 identification card and who uses the license or card to violate 29 or attempt to violate section 453A.2, subsection 2 , commits a 30 simple misdemeanor punishable as a scheduled violation under 31 section 805.8A, subsection 4 . The court shall forward a copy 32 of the conviction to the department. 33 Sec. 5. Section 331.653, subsection 11, Code 2023, is 34 amended to read as follows: 35 -1- LSB 1123YH (6) 90 pf/jh 1/ 52
H.F. 21 11. Carry out duties relating to the seizure and forfeiture 1 of cigarettes, tobacco products, nicotine solution products, 2 vehicles, and other property used in violation of cigarette , 3 tobacco products, and nicotine solution products tax laws as 4 provided in section 453A.32 . 5 Sec. 6. Section 331.756, subsection 19, Code 2023, is 6 amended to read as follows: 7 19. Assist, at the request of the director of revenue, in 8 the enforcement of cigar and cigarette, tobacco product, and 9 nicotine solution product tax laws as provided in sections 10 453A.32 and 453A.49 . 11 Sec. 7. Section 423.3, subsection 57, paragraph h, Code 12 2023, is amended to read as follows: 13 h. “Tobacco” means cigarettes, cigars, chewing or pipe 14 tobacco, or any other item that contains tobacco products, and 15 nicotine solution products as defined in sections 453A.1 and 16 453A.42 . 17 Sec. 8. Section 453A.1, Code 2023, is amended to read as 18 follows: 19 453A.1 Definitions. 20 The following words, terms, and phrases, when used in this 21 chapter , shall, for the purpose of this chapter , have the 22 meanings respectively ascribed to them. 23 1. “Alternative nicotine product” means a product, not 24 consisting of or containing tobacco, that provides for the 25 ingestion into the body of nicotine, whether by chewing, 26 absorbing, dissolving, inhaling, snorting, or sniffing, or 27 by any other means. “Alternative nicotine product” does not 28 include cigarettes, tobacco products, or vapor products, or a 29 product that is regulated as a drug or device by the United 30 States food and drug administration under chapter V of the 31 federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. 32 2. “Attorney general” shall mean means the attorney 33 general of the state or the attorney general’s duly authorized 34 assistants and employees. 35 -2- LSB 1123YH (6) 90 pf/jh 2/ 52
H.F. 21 3. “Carton” means a box or container of any kind in which 1 ten or more packages or packs of cigarettes or tobacco products 2 are offered for sale, sold, or otherwise distributed to 3 consumers. 4 4. “Cigarette” means any roll for smoking made wholly or in 5 part of tobacco, or any substitute for tobacco, irrespective of 6 size or shape and irrespective of tobacco or any substitute for 7 tobacco being flavored, adulterated, or mixed with any other 8 ingredient, where such roll has a wrapper or cover made of 9 paper or any other material. However, “cigarette” shall not be 10 construed to does not include cigars. 11 5. “Cigarette vending machine” means any self-service device 12 offered for public use which, upon payment or insertion of 13 loose tobacco product, dispenses, or assembles and dispenses, 14 cigarettes or tobacco products. 15 6. “Cigarette vendor” means any person who by contract, 16 agreement, or ownership takes responsibility for furnishing, 17 installing, servicing, operating, or maintaining one or 18 more cigarette vending machines for the purpose of selling 19 cigarettes at retail. 20 7. 5. “Counterfeit stamp” shall mean means any stamp, 21 label, print, indicium, or character which evidences , or 22 purports to evidence the payment of any tax levied by this 23 chapter , and which stamp, label, print, indicium, or character 24 has not been printed, manufactured , or made by authority of 25 the director as hereinafter provided , and which has not been 26 issued, sold , or circulated by the department or a bank as 27 applicable pursuant to section 453A.8 . 28 8. 6. “Delivery sale” means any sale of an alternative 29 nicotine product , or a vapor product , or a nicotine solution 30 product to a purchaser in this state where the purchaser 31 submits the order for such sale by means of a telephonic or 32 other method of voice transmission, mail or any other delivery 33 service, or the internet or other online service and the 34 alternative nicotine product , or vapor product , or a nicotine 35 -3- LSB 1123YH (6) 90 pf/jh 3/ 52
H.F. 21 solution product is delivered by use of mail or a delivery 1 service. The sale of an alternative nicotine product , or 2 vapor product , or a nicotine solution product shall constitute 3 a delivery sale regardless of whether the seller is located 4 in this state. “Delivery sale” does not include a sale to a 5 distributor or retailer of any alternative nicotine product , or 6 vapor product , or a nicotine solution product not for personal 7 consumption. 8 9. 7. “Department” means the department of revenue. 9 10. 8. “Director” means the director of revenue or the 10 director’s duly authorized assistants and employees. 11 11. 9. “Distributing agent” shall mean and include 12 means every person in this state who acts as an agent of 13 any manufacturer outside of the state by storing cigarettes 14 received in interstate commerce from such manufacturer subject 15 to distribution or delivery to distributors upon orders 16 received by said the manufacturer in interstate commerce and 17 transmitted to such the distributing agent for fulfillment from 18 such the place of storage. 19 12. 10. “Distributing agent’s permit” shall mean and 20 include means permits issued by the department to distributing 21 agents. 22 13. 11. “Distributor” shall mean and include means every 23 person in this state who manufactures or produces cigarettes 24 or who ships, transports, or imports into this state or in any 25 manner acquires or possesses cigarettes without stamps affixed 26 for the purpose of making a “first sale” of the same cigarettes 27 within the state. 28 14. “Drop shipment” shall mean and include any delivery 29 of cigarettes received by any person within this state when 30 payment for such cigarettes is made to the shipper or seller by 31 or through a person other than the consignee. 32 15. 12. “First sale” shall mean and include means the first 33 sale or distribution of cigarettes in intrastate commerce, or 34 the first use or consumption of cigarettes within this state. 35 -4- LSB 1123YH (6) 90 pf/jh 4/ 52
H.F. 21 16. 13. “Individual packages of cigarettes” shall mean 1 and include means every package of cigarettes or quantity of 2 cigarettes assembled and ordinarily sold at retail. 3 17. 14. “Manufacturer” shall mean and include means every 4 person who ships cigarettes into this state from outside the 5 state. 6 18. 15. “Manufacturer’s permit” shall mean and include 7 means permits issued by the department to a manufacturer. 8 16. “Nicotine solution product” means any cartridge, bottle, 9 or other package that contains nicotine, including nicotine 10 made or derived from tobacco or sources other than tobacco, 11 in a solution or other substance that is consumed or meant 12 to be consumed through the use of a heating element, power 13 source, electronic circuit, or other electronic, chemical, or 14 mechanical means that produces vapor or aerosol. “Nicotine 15 solution product” includes any alternative nicotine product, 16 vapor product, or other product that contains an integrated, 17 nonrefillable or nonreusable nicotine solution product 18 component. 19 19. 17. “Package” or “pack” means a container of any kind 20 in which cigarettes or tobacco products are offered for sale, 21 sold, or otherwise distributed to consumers. 22 20. 18. “Person” shall mean and include means every 23 individual, firm, association, joint stock company, syndicate, 24 partnership, corporation, trustee, agency or receiver, or 25 respective legal representative. 26 21. 19. “Place of business” is construed to mean and 27 include means any place where cigarettes are sold or where 28 cigarettes are stored within or without the state of Iowa by 29 the holder of an Iowa permit or kept for the purpose of sale 30 or consumption ; or if . “Place of business” includes a vehicle 31 or train on which or from which cigarettes are sold from any 32 vehicle or train, the vehicle or train on which or from which 33 such cigarettes are sold shall constitute a place of business; 34 or and, for a business within or without the state that 35 -5- LSB 1123YH (6) 90 pf/jh 5/ 52
H.F. 21 conducts delivery sales, any place where alternative nicotine 1 products , or vapor products , or nicotine solution products are 2 sold or where alternative nicotine products , or vapor products , 3 or nicotine solution products are kept for the purpose of sale , 4 including delivery sales . 5 22. 20. “Previously used stamp” shall mean and include 6 means any stamp which is used, sold, or possessed for the 7 purpose of sale or use, to evidence the payment of the tax 8 herein imposed on an individual package of cigarettes after 9 said the stamp has , anterior to such use, sale, or possession, 10 been used on a previous or separate individual package of 11 cigarettes to evidence the payment of the tax as aforesaid . 12 23. 21. “Retailer” shall mean and include means every 13 person in this state who shall sell, distribute, or offer 14 sells, distributes, or offers for sale for consumption or 15 possess possesses for the purpose of sale for consumption, 16 cigarettes, alternative nicotine products, or vapor products , 17 or nicotine solution products, irrespective of quantity or 18 amount or the number of sales. 19 24. 22. “Retail permit” shall mean and include means 20 permits issued to retailers. 21 25. 23. “Self-service display” means any manner of product 22 display, placement, or storage from which a person purchasing 23 the product may take possession of the product, prior to 24 purchase, without assistance from the retailer or employee of 25 the retailer , in removing the product from a restricted access 26 location. 27 26. 24. “Stamps” “Stamp” or “stamps” means the stamp or 28 stamps printed, manufactured , or made by authority of the 29 director and issued, sold , or circulated by the department or a 30 bank as applicable pursuant to section 453A.8 and by the use of 31 which the tax levied is paid. It “Stamp” or “stamps” also means 32 any impression, indicium, or character fixed upon packages 33 of cigarettes by a metered stamping machine or device which 34 may be authorized by the director to the holder of state or 35 -6- LSB 1123YH (6) 90 pf/jh 6/ 52
H.F. 21 manufacturers’ permits and by the use of which the tax levied 1 is paid. 2 27. 25. “State permit” shall mean and include means permits 3 issued by the department to distributors, wholesalers, and 4 retailers. 5 28. 26. “Tobacco products” means cigars; little cigars as 6 defined in section 453A.42 , subsection 6 ; cheroots; stogies; 7 periques; granulated ; , plug cut, crimp cut, ready rubbed, 8 and other smoking tobacco; snuff , ; snuff flour; cavendish; 9 plug and twist tobacco; fine-cut and other chewing tobaccos; 10 shorts; or refuse scraps, clippings, cuttings , and sweepings 11 of tobacco , ; and other kinds and forms of tobacco, prepared in 12 such manner as to be suitable for chewing or smoking in a pipe 13 or otherwise, or both for chewing and smoking; but does not 14 mean cigarettes. 15 29. 27. “Vapor product” means any noncombustible product, 16 which may or may not contain nicotine, that employs a heating 17 element, power source, electronic circuit, or other electronic, 18 chemical, or mechanical means, regardless of shape or size, 19 that can be used to produce vapor from a solution or other 20 substance. “Vapor product” includes an electronic cigarette, 21 electronic cigar, electronic cigarillo, electronic pipe, or 22 similar product or device, and any cartridge or other container 23 of a solution or other substance, which may or may not contain 24 nicotine, that is intended to be used with or in an electronic 25 cigarette, electronic cigar, electronic cigarillo, electronic 26 pipe, or similar product or device. “Vapor product” does not 27 include a product regulated as a drug or device by the United 28 States food and drug administration under chapter V of the 29 federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. 30 28. “Vending machine” means any self-service device 31 offered for public use which, upon payment or the insertion of 32 loose tobacco product, dispenses or assembles and dispenses 33 cigarettes, tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, 34 vapor products, or nicotine solution products. 35 -7- LSB 1123YH (6) 90 pf/jh 7/ 52
H.F. 21 29. “Vendor” means any person who by contract, agreement, 1 or ownership takes responsibility for furnishing, installing, 2 servicing, operating, or maintaining one or more vending 3 machines for the purpose of selling cigarettes, tobacco 4 products, alternative nicotine products, vapor products, or 5 nicotine solution products at retail. 6 30. “Wholesaler” shall mean and include means every person 7 other than a distributor or distributing agent who engages in 8 the business of selling or distributing cigarettes within the 9 state, for the purpose of resale. 10 Sec. 9. Section 453A.2, subsections 1, 2, 3, and 8, Code 11 2023, are amended to read as follows: 12 1. A person shall not sell, give, or otherwise supply any 13 tobacco, tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, vapor 14 products, nicotine solution products, or cigarettes to any 15 person under twenty-one years of age. 16 2. A person under twenty-one years of age shall not 17 smoke, use, possess, purchase, or attempt to purchase any 18 tobacco, tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, vapor 19 products, nicotine solution products, or cigarettes. 20 3. Possession of tobacco, tobacco products, alternative 21 nicotine products, vapor products, nicotine solution products, 22 or cigarettes by an individual under twenty-one years of 23 age does not constitute a violation under this section if 24 the individual under twenty-one years of age possesses the 25 tobacco, tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, vapor 26 products, nicotine solution products, or cigarettes as part 27 of the individual’s employment and the individual is employed 28 by a person who holds a valid permit under this chapter or 29 who lawfully offers for sale or sells cigarettes , or tobacco 30 products , alternative nicotine products, vapor products, or 31 nicotine solution products . 32 8. a. A person shall not be guilty of a violation of this 33 section if conduct that would otherwise constitute a violation 34 is performed to assess compliance with tobacco, tobacco 35 -8- LSB 1123YH (6) 90 pf/jh 8/ 52
H.F. 21 products, alternative nicotine products, vapor products, 1 nicotine solution products, or cigarette laws if any of the 2 following applies: 3 (1) The compliance effort is conducted by or under the 4 supervision of law enforcement officers. 5 (2) The compliance effort is conducted with the advance 6 knowledge of law enforcement officers and reasonable measures 7 are adopted by those conducting the effort to ensure that use 8 of tobacco, tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, 9 vapor products, nicotine solution products, or cigarettes by 10 individuals under twenty-one years of age does not result from 11 participation by any individual under twenty-one years of age 12 in the compliance effort. 13 b. For the purposes of this subsection , “law enforcement 14 officer” means a peace officer as defined in section 801.4 and 15 includes persons designated under subsection 4 to enforce this 16 section . 17 Sec. 10. Section 453A.4, subsection 1, Code 2023, is amended 18 to read as follows: 19 1. If a person holding a permit under this chapter or an 20 employee of such a permittee has a reasonable belief based on 21 factual evidence that a driver’s license as defined in section 22 321.1, subsection 20A, or nonoperator’s identification card 23 issued pursuant to section 321.190 offered by a person who 24 wishes to purchase tobacco, tobacco products, alternative 25 nicotine products, vapor products, nicotine solution 26 products, or cigarettes is altered or falsified or belongs 27 to another person, the permittee or employee may retain 28 the driver’s license or nonoperator’s identification card. 29 Within twenty-four hours, the card shall be delivered to the 30 appropriate city or county law enforcement agency of the 31 jurisdiction in which the permittee’s premises are located, and 32 the permittee shall file a written report of the circumstances 33 under which the card was retained. The local law enforcement 34 agency may investigate whether a violation of section 321.216 , 35 -9- LSB 1123YH (6) 90 pf/jh 9/ 52
H.F. 21 321.216A , or 321.216C has occurred. If an investigation is not 1 initiated or probable cause is not established by the local 2 law enforcement agency, the driver’s license or nonoperator’s 3 identification card shall be delivered to the person to whom it 4 was issued. The local law enforcement agency may forward the 5 card with the report to the state department of transportation 6 for investigation, in which case, the state department 7 of transportation may investigate whether a violation of 8 section 321.216 , 321.216A , or 321.216C has occurred. The 9 state department of transportation shall return the card to 10 the person to whom it was issued if an investigation is not 11 initiated or probable cause is not established. 12 Sec. 11. Section 453A.5, subsection 1, Code 2023, is amended 13 to read as follows: 14 1. The alcoholic beverages division of the department of 15 commerce shall develop a tobacco compliance employee training 16 program not to exceed two hours in length for employees and 17 prospective employees of retailers, as defined in sections 18 453A.1 and 453A.42 , to inform the employees about state and 19 federal laws and regulations regarding the sale of tobacco, 20 tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, vapor 21 products, nicotine solution products, and cigarettes to persons 22 under twenty-one years of age and compliance with and the 23 importance of laws regarding the sale of tobacco, tobacco 24 products, alternative nicotine products, vapor products, 25 nicotine solution products, and cigarettes to persons under 26 twenty-one years of age. 27 Sec. 12. Section 453A.6, subsections 2 and 3, Code 2023, are 28 amended to read as follows: 29 2. The said tax shall be paid only once by the person 30 making the “first sale” in this state, and shall become due 31 and payable as soon as such cigarettes are subject to a “first 32 sale” in Iowa, it being intended to impose the tax as soon as 33 such cigarettes are received by any person in Iowa for the 34 purpose of making a “first sale” of same the cigarettes . If 35 -10- LSB 1123YH (6) 90 pf/jh 10/ 52
H.F. 21 the person making the “first sale” did not pay such tax, it 1 the tax shall be paid by any person into whose possession such 2 cigarettes come until said the tax has been paid in full. 3 No A person, however, shall not be required to pay a tax on 4 cigarettes brought into this state on or about the person in 5 quantities of forty cigarettes or less, when such cigarettes 6 have had the individual packages or seals thereof of the 7 packages in which the cigarettes were contained broken and when 8 such cigarettes are actually used by said the person and not 9 sold or offered for sale. 10 3. Payment of the tax shall be evidenced by stamps purchased 11 from the department or a bank authorized to sell stamps 12 pursuant to section 453A.8 by a distributor or manufacturer 13 and securely affixed to each individual package of cigarettes 14 in amounts equal to the tax as imposed by this chapter , or 15 by the impressing of an indicium upon individual packages of 16 cigarettes, under regulations prescribed by the director. 17 Sec. 13. Section 453A.6, subsection 8, unnumbered paragraph 18 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 19 Any permit holder owning, renting, leasing, or otherwise 20 operating a cigarette vending machine into which loose tobacco 21 products are inserted and from which assembled cigarettes are 22 dispensed shall do all the following: 23 Sec. 14. Section 453A.7, subsection 1, Code 2023, is amended 24 to read as follows: 25 1. The director of the department of administrative 26 services shall have printed or manufactured , cigarette and 27 little cigar tax stamps of such design, size, denomination, 28 and type and in such quantities as may be determined by the 29 director of revenue. The stamps shall be so manufactured as 30 to render them the stamps easy to be securely attached to each 31 individual package of cigarettes and little cigars or cigarette 32 papers . The cigarette and little cigar tax stamps shall be 33 in the possession of and under the control of the director of 34 revenue and the director shall keep accurate records of all 35 -11- LSB 1123YH (6) 90 pf/jh 11/ 52
H.F. 21 cigarette and little cigar tax stamps. 1 Sec. 15. Section 453A.8, subsections 2 and 3, Code 2023, are 2 amended to read as follows: 3 2. Orders for cigarette tax stamps, including the payment 4 for such stamps, shall be sent direct to the department on a 5 form to be prescribed by the director, except as provided in 6 subsection 6 . 7 3. a. The department may make issue refunds on unused 8 stamps to the person who purchased the stamps at a price equal 9 to the amount paid for the stamps when proof satisfactory to 10 the department is furnished that any stamps upon which a refund 11 is requested were properly purchased from the department and 12 paid for by the person requesting the refund. In making the 13 refund, the department shall prepare a voucher showing the 14 amount of refund due and to whom payable and shall authorize 15 the department of administrative services to issue a warrant 16 upon order of the director to pay the refund out of any funds in 17 the state treasury not otherwise appropriated. 18 b. The director may promulgate adopt rules providing for 19 refunds of the face value of stamps, less any discount, affixed 20 to any cigarettes package, the contents of which have become 21 unfit for use and consumption, unsalable, or for any other 22 legitimate loss which may occur, upon proof of such loss. 23 Refund Refunds shall be made in the same manner as provided for 24 unused stamps. 25 Sec. 16. Section 453A.10, Code 2023, is amended to read as 26 follows: 27 453A.10 Affixing of stamps by distributors. 28 Except as provided in section 453A.17 , every distributor 29 holding an Iowa permit shall cause to be affixed, within or 30 without the state of Iowa, upon every individual package 31 of cigarettes received by the distributor in this state or 32 for distribution in this state, upon which no a sufficient 33 tax stamp is not already affixed, a stamp or stamps of 34 an amount equal to the tax due thereon on the package of 35 -12- LSB 1123YH (6) 90 pf/jh 12/ 52
H.F. 21 cigarettes . Such stamps shall be affixed within forty-eight 1 hours, exclusive of a Sunday or a holiday, from the hour the 2 cigarettes were received, and shall be affixed before such 3 distributor sells, offers for sale, consumes, or otherwise 4 distributes or transports the same cigarettes . It shall be 5 unlawful for any person, other than a distributing agent or 6 distributor, bonded pursuant to section 453A.14 , or common 7 carrier to receive or accept delivery of any cigarettes without 8 stamps affixed to evidence the payment of the tax , or without 9 having in the distributor’s, distributing agent’s, or common 10 carrier’s possession the requisite amount or number of stamps 11 necessary to stamp such cigarettes , and the . The possession 12 of any unstamped cigarettes, without the possession of the 13 requisite amount or number of stamps, shall be prima facie 14 evidence of the violation of this provision. As used in this 15 section , “holiday” means the same as defined in section 421.9A . 16 Sec. 17. Section 453A.11, Code 2023, is amended to read as 17 follows: 18 453A.11 Cancellation of stamps. 19 Stamps affixed to a package of cigarettes shall not 20 be canceled by any letter, numeral, or other mark of 21 identification or otherwise mutilated in any manner that will 22 prevent or hinder the department in making an examination as 23 to the genuineness of the stamp. However, the director may 24 require such cancellation of cancel the tax stamps affixed 25 to packages of cigarettes which is as necessary to carry out 26 properly the provisions of this subchapter . A person who 27 cancels or causes the cancellation of stamps in violation of 28 this section shall be considered in possession of unstamped 29 cigarettes and is subject to the penalty for possession of 30 unstamped cigarettes as provided in section 453A.31 , subsection 31 1, paragraph “a” . 32 Sec. 18. Section 453A.13, Code 2023, is amended to read as 33 follows: 34 453A.13 Distributor’s, wholesaler’s, vendor’s, and retailer’s 35 -13- LSB 1123YH (6) 90 pf/jh 13/ 52
H.F. 21 permits. 1 1. Permits required. Every distributor, wholesaler, 2 cigarette vendor, and retailer, now engaged or who desires to 3 become engaged in the sale or use of cigarettes, upon which a 4 tax is required to be paid, and every retailer now engaged or 5 who desires to become engaged in selling, offering for sale, or 6 distributing alternative nicotine products , or vapor products, 7 or nicotine solution products, including through delivery 8 sales, shall obtain a state or retail permit as a distributor, 9 wholesaler, cigarette vendor, or retailer, as the case may be. 10 2. Issuance or denial. 11 a. The department shall issue state permits to distributors, 12 wholesalers, and cigarette vendors, and retailers that make 13 delivery sales of alternative nicotine products , and vapor 14 products, and nicotine solution products subject to the 15 conditions provided in this subchapter . If an out-of-state 16 retailer makes delivery sales of alternative nicotine 17 products , or vapor products, or nicotine solution products, an 18 application shall be filed with the department and a permit 19 shall be issued for the out-of-state retailer’s principal place 20 of business. Cities may issue retail permits to retailers 21 with a place of business located within their respective 22 limits. County boards of supervisors may issue retail permits 23 to retailers with a place of business in their respective 24 counties, outside of the corporate limits of cities. 25 b. The department may deny the issuance of a permit 26 to a distributor, wholesaler, vendor , or retailer who is 27 substantially delinquent in the payment of a tax due, or the 28 interest or penalty on the tax, administered by the department 29 at the time of application. If the applicant is a partnership, 30 a permit may be denied if a partner is substantially delinquent 31 on any delinquent tax, penalty or interest. If the applicant 32 is a corporation, a permit may be denied if any officer having 33 a substantial legal or equitable interest in the ownership of 34 the corporation owes any delinquent tax, interest , or penalty 35 -14- LSB 1123YH (6) 90 pf/jh 14/ 52
H.F. 21 of the applicant corporation. 1 c. The department, or a city or county, shall submit 2 a duplicate of any application for a retail permit to the 3 alcoholic beverages division of the department of commerce 4 within thirty days of the issuance. The alcoholic beverages 5 division of the department of commerce shall submit the current 6 list of all retail permits issued to the Iowa department of 7 public health and human services by the last day of each 8 quarter of a state fiscal year. 9 3. Fees —— expiration. 10 a. All permits provided for in this subchapter shall expire 11 on June 30 of each year. A permit shall not be granted or 12 issued until the applicant has paid for the period ending June 13 30 next, to the department or the city or county granting the 14 permit, the fees provided for in this subchapter . The annual 15 state permit fee for a distributor, cigarette vendor, and 16 wholesaler , or vendor is one hundred dollars when the permit 17 is granted during the months of July, August, or September. 18 However, whenever a state permit holder operates more than one 19 place of business, a duplicate state permit shall be issued for 20 each additional place of business on payment of five dollars 21 for each duplicate state permit, but refunds as provided in 22 this subchapter do not apply to any duplicate permit issued. 23 b. The fee for retail permits is as follows when the permit 24 is granted during the months of July, August, or September: 25 (1) In places outside any city, fifty dollars. 26 (2) In cities of less than fifteen thousand population, 27 seventy-five dollars. 28 (3) In cities of fifteen thousand or more population, one 29 hundred dollars. 30 c. If any permit is granted during the months of October, 31 November, or December, the fee shall be three-fourths of 32 the above maximum schedule; if granted during the months of 33 January, February, or March, one-half of the maximum schedule, 34 and if granted during the months of April, May, or June, 35 -15- LSB 1123YH (6) 90 pf/jh 15/ 52
H.F. 21 one-fourth of the maximum schedule. 1 4. Refunds. 2 a. An unrevoked permit for which the holder has paid the 3 full annual fee may be surrendered during the first nine months 4 of said the year to the officer issuing it, and the department , 5 or the city or county granting the permit shall make refunds to 6 the holder as follows: 7 (1) Three-fourths of the annual fee if the surrender is made 8 during July, August, or September. 9 (2) One-half of the annual fee if the surrender is made 10 during October, November, or December. 11 (3) One-fourth of the annual fee if the surrender is made 12 during January, February, or March. 13 b. An unrevoked permit for which the holder has paid 14 three-fourths of a full annual fee may be so surrendered during 15 the first six months of the period covered by said the payment 16 and the department, city, or county shall make refunds to the 17 holder as follows: 18 (1) A sum equal to one-half of an annual fee if the 19 surrender is made during October, November, or December. 20 (2) A sum equal to one-fourth of an annual fee if the 21 surrender is made during January, February, or March. 22 c. An unrevoked permit for which the holder has paid 23 one-half of a full annual fee may be surrendered during the 24 first three months of the period covered by that payment, and 25 the department, city, or county shall refund to the holder a 26 sum equal to one-fourth of an annual fee. 27 5. Application —— bond. Permits shall be issued only upon 28 applications accompanied by the fee indicated above, and by an 29 adequate bond as provided in section 453A.14 , and upon forms 30 furnished by the department upon written request. The failure 31 to furnish such the forms shall not be no an excuse for the 32 failure to file the forms unless absolute refusal is shown. 33 The forms shall set forth specify all of the following: 34 a. The manner under which the distributor, wholesaler, 35 -16- LSB 1123YH (6) 90 pf/jh 16/ 52
H.F. 21 vendor, or retailer, transacts or intends to transact such 1 business as a distributor, wholesaler, vendor, or retailer. 2 b. The principal office, residence, and place of business 3 where the permit is to apply. 4 c. If the applicant is not an individual, the principal 5 officers or members and their addresses. 6 d. Any other information as the director shall by rules 7 prescribe by rule . 8 6. No sales without permit. A distributor, wholesaler, 9 cigarette vendor, or retailer shall not sell any cigarettes, 10 alternative nicotine products, or vapor products , or nicotine 11 solution products until such application has been filed and 12 the fee prescribed paid for a permit and until such permit is 13 obtained and only while such permit is unrevoked and unexpired. 14 7. Number of permits —— trucks. An application shall be 15 filed and a permit obtained for each place of business owned or 16 operated by a distributor, wholesaler, or retailer, excepting 17 except that no a permit need not be obtained for a delivery or 18 sales truck of a distributor or wholesaler holding a permit, 19 provided that the director may by regulation require that said 20 the truck bear the distributor’s or wholesaler’s name, and that 21 the permit number of the place of business for and from which 22 it the truck operates be conspicuously displayed on the outside 23 of the body of the truck, immediately under the name. 24 8. Group business. Any person who operates both as a 25 distributor and wholesaler in the same place of business shall 26 only be required to obtain a state permit for the particular 27 place of business where such operation of said the business 28 is conducted. A separate retail permit, however, shall be 29 required if any distributor or wholesaler sells cigarettes at 30 both retail and wholesale. 31 9. Permit —— form and contents. Each permit issued shall 32 describe clearly the place of business for which it the permit 33 is issued, shall be nonassignable, consecutively numbered, 34 designating the kind of permit, and shall authorize the sale of 35 -17- LSB 1123YH (6) 90 pf/jh 17/ 52
H.F. 21 cigarettes, alternative nicotine products, or vapor products , 1 or nicotine solution products in this state subject to the 2 limitations and restrictions herein contained specified under 3 this chapter . The retail permits shall be upon forms furnished 4 by the department or on forms made available or approved by the 5 department. 6 10. Permit displayed. The permit shall, at all times, be 7 publicly displayed by the distributor, wholesaler, vendor, or 8 retailer at the place of business so as to be easily seen by 9 the public and the persons authorized to inspect the place 10 of business. The proprietor or keeper of any building or 11 place where cigarettes, alternative nicotine products, vapor 12 products, nicotine solution products, tobacco, or tobacco 13 products are kept for sale, or with intent to sell, shall upon 14 request of any agent of the department or any peace officer 15 exhibit the permit. A refusal or failure to exhibit the permit 16 is prima facie evidence that the cigarettes, alternative 17 nicotine products, vapor products, nicotine solution products, 18 tobacco, or tobacco products are kept for sale or with intent 19 to sell in violation of this subchapter . 20 Sec. 19. Section 453A.15, subsections 4, 5, and 6, Code 21 2023, are amended to read as follows: 22 4. Every permit holder or other person shall, when requested 23 by the department, make additional reports as the department 24 deems necessary and proper and shall at the request of the 25 department furnish full and complete information pertaining to 26 any transaction of the permit holder or other person involving 27 the purchase or sale or use of cigarettes or purchase of 28 cigarette stamps. 29 5. Every person engaged in the business of selling 30 cigarettes in interstate commerce only, who has, by furnishing 31 the bond required in section 453A.14 , been permitted to set 32 aside or store cigarettes in this state for the conduct of 33 such interstate business without the stamps affixed thereto 34 to the cigarettes , shall be required to keep such records and 35 -18- LSB 1123YH (6) 90 pf/jh 18/ 52
H.F. 21 make such reports to the department as are required by the 1 department. 2 6. If any distributor, manufacturer, or other person 3 fails or refuses to pay any tax, penalties, or cost of an 4 audit hereinafter provided , and it becomes necessary to bring 5 suit or to intervene in any manner for the establishment or 6 collection of said the claims, in any judicial proceedings, any 7 report filed in the office of the director by the distributor, 8 manufacturer, or other person, or the distributor’s, 9 manufacturer’s, or other person’s representative, or a 10 copy thereof of the report , certified to by the director, 11 showing the number of cigarettes sold by the distributor, 12 the distributor’s representative, the manufacturer, or the 13 other person, upon which a tax, penalty, or cost of audit 14 has not been paid, or any audit made by the department from 15 the books or records of the distributor, manufacturer, or 16 other person when signed and sworn to by the agent of the 17 department making the audit as being made from the books or 18 records of the distributor, manufacturer, or other person from 19 or to whom the distributor, manufacturer, or other person 20 has bought, received, or delivered cigarettes, whether from 21 a transportation company or otherwise, such report or audit 22 shall be admissible in evidence in such proceedings and shall 23 be prima facie evidence of the contents thereof. However, the 24 incorrectness of the report or audit may be shown. 25 Sec. 20. Section 453A.17, Code 2023, is amended to read as 26 follows: 27 453A.17 Distributing agent’s permit. 28 1. Every distributing agent in the state, now engaged, 29 or who desires to become engaged, in the business of storing 30 unstamped cigarettes which are received in interstate commerce 31 for distribution or delivery only upon order received from 32 without the state or to be sold outside the state, shall 33 file with the department, an application with the department 34 for a distributing agent’s permit, on a form prescribed by 35 -19- LSB 1123YH (6) 90 pf/jh 19/ 52
H.F. 21 the director , to be and furnished by the department upon 1 written request. The failure of the department to furnish 2 an application shall not be no an excuse for the failure to 3 file the same application unless an absolute refusal is shown. 4 Said The application form shall set forth specify the name 5 under which such the distributing agent transacts or intends to 6 transact such business as a distributing agent, the principal 7 office and place of business in Iowa to which the permit is 8 to apply, and if other than an individual, the principal 9 officers or members thereof of the distributing agent and their 10 addresses. The director may require any other information in 11 said the application. No A distributing agent shall not engage 12 in such business until such the application has been filed 13 and , a fee in the sum of one hundred dollars has been paid for 14 the permit , and until the permit has been obtained. Such The 15 permit shall expire on June 30 following the date of issuance. 16 All of the The provisions of the last two paragraphs of section 17 453A.14 , relative to bonds, are incorporated herein and by 18 this reference made applicable to distributing agents. Upon 19 failure to furnish adequate bond as required, the permit shall 20 be revoked without hearing. An application shall be filed and 21 a permit obtained for each place of business owned or operated 22 by a distributing agent. 23 2. Upon receipt of the application, the bond , and the permit 24 fee, the department may issue to every distributing agent for 25 the place of business designated a nonassignable consecutively 26 numbered permit, authorizing the storing, and distribution of 27 unstamped cigarettes within this state when the distribution 28 is made upon interstate orders only. A distributing agent 29 may also transport unstamped cigarettes in the agent’s own 30 conveyances to the state boundary for distribution outside the 31 state, and any nonresident customer of the distributor may 32 purchase and convey unstamped cigarettes to the state line for 33 distribution outside the state. The nonresident purchaser 34 shall have in possession an invoice evidencing the purchase of 35 -20- LSB 1123YH (6) 90 pf/jh 20/ 52
H.F. 21 the unstamped cigarettes, which must be exhibited upon request 1 to any peace officer or agent charged with the enforcement of 2 this subchapter . 3 3. Cigarettes set aside for interstate business must be kept 4 separate from intrastate stock and those cigarettes not so kept 5 separate shall be considered as intrastate stock and subject to 6 the same requirements as cigarettes possessed for the purpose 7 of a “first sale”. 8 4. It is unlawful for any distributing agent to sell at 9 retail cigarettes from automobiles, trucks, or any similar 10 conveyances. 11 Sec. 21. Section 453A.19, Code 2023, is amended to read as 12 follows: 13 453A.19 Examination of records and premises. 14 1. For the purpose of enabling the department to determine 15 the tax liability of permit holders or any other person dealing 16 in cigarettes or to determine whether a tax liability has been 17 incurred, the department shall have the right to inspect any 18 premises of the holder of an Iowa permit located within or 19 without the state of Iowa where cigarettes are manufactured, 20 produced, made, stored, transported, sold, or offered for sale 21 or exchange, and to examine all of the records required to be 22 kept or any other records that may be kept incident to the 23 conduct of the cigarette business of said the permit holder or 24 any other person dealing in cigarettes. 25 2. The said authorized officers shall also have the right , 26 as an incident to determining the said tax liability , or 27 whether a tax liability has been incurred, to examine all 28 stocks of cigarettes and cigarette stamps and for the foregoing 29 purpose said authorized officers shall also have the right to 30 remain upon said the premises for such length of time as may be 31 necessary to fully determine said the tax liability , or whether 32 a tax liability has been incurred. 33 3. It shall be unlawful for any of the foregoing permit 34 holders to fail to produce upon demand of the department any 35 -21- LSB 1123YH (6) 90 pf/jh 21/ 52
H.F. 21 records required herein to be kept or to hinder or prevent 1 in any manner the inspection of said the records or the 2 examination of said the premises. 3 4. In the case of any departmental inspection conducted 4 under this section requiring department personnel to travel 5 outside the state of Iowa, any additional costs incurred by the 6 department for out-of-state travel expenses shall be borne by 7 the permittee. These additional costs shall be those costs in 8 excess of the costs of a similar inspection conducted at the 9 geographical point located within the state of Iowa nearest to 10 the out-of-state inspection point. In lieu of conducting an on 11 premises out-of-state inspection, the department shall have the 12 authority to may direct the permittee to assemble and transport 13 all records described in subsection 1 , to the nearest practical 14 and convenient geographical location in Iowa for inspection by 15 the department. 16 Sec. 22. Section 453A.21, Code 2023, is amended to read as 17 follows: 18 453A.21 Cigarettes retailer may not sell. 19 Unless a retail permit holder shall also hold holds a state 20 permit, it shall be unlawful for a the retailer to sell or have 21 in the retailer’s possession cigarettes upon which the stamp 22 tax has stamps have not been affixed. 23 Sec. 23. Section 453A.32, subsection 6, Code 2023, is 24 amended to read as follows: 25 6. The provisions of this section applying to cigarettes 26 shall also apply to tobacco products and nicotine solution 27 products taxed under subchapter II of this chapter . 28 Sec. 24. Section 453A.33, Code 2023, is amended to read as 29 follows: 30 453A.33 Seizure not to affect criminal prosecution. 31 The seizure, forfeiture, and sale of cigarettes, tobacco 32 products, nicotine solution products, and other property under 33 the terms and conditions set out specified in section 453A.32 , 34 shall not constitute any defense to the person owning or having 35 -22- LSB 1123YH (6) 90 pf/jh 22/ 52
H.F. 21 control or possession of the property from criminal prosecution 1 for any act or omission made or offense committed under this 2 chapter or from liability to pay penalties provided by this 3 chapter . 4 Sec. 25. Section 453A.35, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 5 2023, is amended to read as follows: 6 a. With the exception of revenues credited to the health 7 care trust fund pursuant to paragraph “b” and the revenues 8 generated from the tax on nicotine solution products pursuant 9 to section 453A.43A , the proceeds derived from the sale of 10 stamps and the payment of fees and penalties provided for under 11 this chapter , and the permit fees received from all permits 12 issued by the department, shall be credited to the general fund 13 of the state. 14 Sec. 26. Section 453A.36, subsections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 15 7, Code 2023, are amended to read as follows: 16 1. Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter , it is 17 unlawful for any person to have in the person’s possession for 18 sale, distribution, or use, or for any other purpose, in excess 19 of forty cigarettes, or to sell, distribute, use, or present 20 as a gift or prize cigarettes upon which a tax is required to 21 be paid by this subchapter , without having affixed to each 22 individual package of cigarettes, the proper stamp evidencing 23 the payment of the tax and the . The absence of the stamp on the 24 individual package of cigarettes is notice to all persons that 25 the tax has not been paid and is prima facie evidence of the 26 nonpayment of the tax. 27 2. No A person, other than a common carrier and a 28 distributor’s truck bearing the distributor’s name and permit 29 number in plain view on the outside of such truck, shall not 30 transport within this state cigarettes upon which a tax is 31 required to be paid, without having stamps affixed to each 32 individual package of said cigarettes ; and no . A person shall 33 not fail or refuse, upon demand of agent of the department, or 34 any peace officer to stop any vehicle transporting cigarettes 35 -23- LSB 1123YH (6) 90 pf/jh 23/ 52
H.F. 21 for a full and complete inspection of the cargo carried. 1 3. No A person shall not use, sell, offer for sale, or 2 possess for the purpose of use or sale, within this state, any 3 previously used stamp or stamps, or attach any such previously 4 used stamps to an individual package of cigarettes, nor shall 5 any person purchase stamps from any person other than the 6 department or a bank authorized to sell stamps pursuant to 7 section 453A.8, or sell stamps purchased from the department or 8 a bank authorized to sell stamps pursuant to section 453A.8 . 9 4. No A person shall not knowingly use, consume, or smoke, 10 within this state, cigarettes upon which a tax is required to 11 be paid, without said the tax having been paid. 12 5. No A person, unless the person be other than the holder 13 of a permit , or the permit holder’s representative, shall 14 not solicit the sale of cigarettes , provided that . However, 15 this section subsection shall not prevent solicitation by a 16 nonpermit holder for the sale of cigarettes to any state permit 17 holder. 18 6. Any sales of tobacco, tobacco products, alternative 19 nicotine products, vapor products, nicotine solution products, 20 or cigarettes made through a cigarette vending machine are 21 subject to rules and penalties relative to retail sales of 22 tobacco, tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, vapor 23 products, nicotine solution products, and cigarettes provided 24 for in this chapter . Cigarettes shall not be sold through 25 any cigarette a vending machine unless the cigarettes have 26 been properly stamped or metered as provided by under this 27 subchapter , and in case of violation of this provision, the 28 permit of the dealer authorizing retail sales of cigarettes 29 shall be revoked. Payment of the permit fee as provided 30 in section 453A.13 authorizes a cigarette vendor to sell 31 tobacco, tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, 32 vapor products, nicotine solution products, and cigarettes 33 through vending machines. However, tobacco, tobacco products, 34 alternative nicotine products, vapor products, nicotine 35 -24- LSB 1123YH (6) 90 pf/jh 24/ 52
H.F. 21 solution products, and cigarettes shall not be sold through 1 a vending machine unless the vending machine is located in 2 a place where the retailer ensures that no person younger 3 than twenty-one years of age is present or permitted to 4 enter at any time. Tobacco, tobacco products, alternative 5 nicotine products, vapor products, nicotine solution products, 6 and cigarettes shall not be sold through any cigarette a 7 vending machine if such products are placed together with 8 any nontobacco product, other than matches, in the cigarette 9 vending machine. This section subsection does not require a 10 retail permit holder to buy a cigarette vendor’s permit if the 11 retail permit holder is in fact the owner of the cigarette 12 vending machines and the machines are operated in the location 13 described in the retail permit. 14 7. a. It shall be unlawful for a person other than a 15 retailer as defined in section 453A.1 or 453A.42 who holds a 16 valid retail permit, as applicable, to sell tobacco, tobacco 17 products, alternative nicotine products, vapor products, 18 nicotine solution products, or cigarettes at retail. 19 b. A state permit holder shall not sell or distribute 20 cigarettes at wholesale to any person in the state of Iowa 21 who does not hold a permit authorizing the retail sale 22 of cigarettes or who does not hold a state permit as a 23 manufacturer, distributing agent, wholesaler, or distributor. 24 Sec. 27. Section 453A.36A, subsection 1, Code 2023, is 25 amended to read as follows: 26 1. Except as provided in section 453A.36, subsection 6 , 27 a retailer shall not sell or offer for sale tobacco, tobacco 28 products, alternative nicotine products, vapor products, 29 nicotine solution products, or cigarettes through the use of 30 a self-service display. 31 Sec. 28. Section 453A.39, Code 2023, is amended to read as 32 follows: 33 453A.39 Tobacco, tobacco products, alternative nicotine 34 products, vapor products, nicotine solution products, and 35 -25- LSB 1123YH (6) 90 pf/jh 25/ 52
H.F. 21 cigarette samples —— restrictions —— administration. 1 1. A manufacturer, distributor, wholesaler, retailer, or 2 distributing agent, or agent thereof, shall not give away 3 cigarettes or tobacco products at any time in connection with 4 the manufacturer’s, distributor’s, wholesaler’s, retailer’s, or 5 distributing agent’s business or for promotion of the business 6 or product, except as provided in subsection 2 . 7 2. a. All cigarette samples shall be shipped only to a 8 distributor that has a permit to stamp cigarettes or little 9 cigars with Iowa tax . All cigarette samples must have a 10 cigarette stamp. The manufacturer shipping samples under this 11 section shall send an affidavit to the director stating the 12 shipment information, including the date shipped, quantity, and 13 to whom the samples were shipped. The distributor receiving 14 the shipment shall send an affidavit to the director stating 15 the shipment information, including the date shipped, quantity, 16 and from whom the samples were shipped. These affidavits shall 17 be duly notarized and submitted to the director at the time of 18 shipment and receipt of the samples. The distributor shall 19 pay the tax on samples by separate remittance along with the 20 affidavit. 21 b. A manufacturer, distributor, wholesaler, retailer, or 22 distributing agent or agent thereof shall not give away any 23 tobacco, tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, vapor 24 products, nicotine solution products, or cigarettes to any 25 person under twenty-one years of age, or within five hundred 26 feet of any playground, school, high school, or other facility 27 when such facility is being used primarily by persons under age 28 twenty-one for recreational, educational, or other purposes. 29 c. Proof of age shall be required if a reasonable person 30 could conclude on the basis of outward appearance that a 31 prospective recipient of a sample may be under twenty-one years 32 of age. 33 Sec. 29. Section 453A.40, subsections 1 and 3, Code 2023, 34 are amended to read as follows: 35 -26- LSB 1123YH (6) 90 pf/jh 26/ 52
H.F. 21 1. All persons required to obtain a permit or to be licensed 1 under section 453A.13 or section 453A.44 having in their 2 possession and held for resale on the effective date of an 3 increase in the tax rate cigarettes, little cigars, or tobacco 4 products , or nicotine solution products upon which the tax 5 under section 453A.6 , or 453A.43 , or 453A.43A has been paid, 6 unused cigarette tax stamps which have been paid for under 7 section 453A.8 , unused metered imprints which have been paid 8 for under section 453A.12 , or tobacco products or nicotine 9 solution products for which the tax has not been paid under 10 section 453A.46 shall be subject to an inventory tax on the 11 items as provided in this section . 12 3. The rate of the inventory tax on each item subject to 13 the tax as specified in subsection 1 is equal to the difference 14 between the amount paid on each item under section 453A.6 , 15 453A.8 , 453A.12 , or 453A.43 , or 453A.43A prior to the tax 16 increase and the amount that is to be paid on each similar item 17 under section 453A.6 , 453A.8 , 453A.12 , or 453A.43 , or 453A.43A 18 after the tax increase except that in computing the rate of the 19 inventory tax any discount allowed or allowable under section 20 453A.8 shall not be considered. 21 Sec. 30. Section 453A.42, Code 2023, is amended to read as 22 follows: 23 453A.42 Definitions. 24 When used in this subchapter , unless the context clearly 25 indicates otherwise, the following terms shall have the 26 meanings, respectively, ascribed to them in this section : 27 1. “Alternative nicotine product” means the same as defined 28 in section 453A.1. 29 1. 2. “Business” means any trade, occupation, activity, 30 or enterprise engaged in for the purpose of selling or 31 distributing tobacco products or nicotine solution products in 32 this state. 33 2. 3. “Consumer” means any person who has title to or 34 possession of tobacco products or nicotine solution products in 35 -27- LSB 1123YH (6) 90 pf/jh 27/ 52
H.F. 21 storage, for use or other consumption in this state. 1 3. 4. “Delivery sale” means any sale of an alternative 2 nicotine product or a vapor product to a purchaser in this 3 state where the purchaser submits the order for such sale by 4 means of a telephonic or other method of voice transmission, 5 mail or any other delivery service, or the internet or other 6 online service and the alternative nicotine product or vapor 7 product is delivered by use of mail or a delivery service. The 8 sale of an alternative nicotine product or vapor product shall 9 constitute a delivery sale regardless of whether the seller 10 is located in this state. “Delivery sale” does not include a 11 sale to a distributor or retailer of any alternative nicotine 12 product or vapor product not for personal consumption the same 13 as defined in section 453A.1 . 14 4. 5. “Director” means the director of the department of 15 revenue. 16 5. 6. “Distributor” means any and each of the following: 17 a. Any person engaged in the business of selling tobacco 18 products or nicotine solution products in this state who 19 brings, or causes to be brought, into this state from without 20 the state any tobacco products or nicotine solution products 21 for sale ; . 22 b. Any person who makes, manufactures, or fabricates tobacco 23 products or nicotine solution products in this state for sale 24 in this state ; . 25 c. Any person engaged in the business of selling tobacco 26 products or nicotine solution products without this state who 27 ships or transports tobacco products or nicotine solution 28 products to retailers in this state, to be sold by those 29 retailers. 30 6. 7. “Little cigar” means any roll for smoking which meets 31 all of the following conditions : 32 a. Is made wholly or in part of tobacco, irrespective of 33 size or shape and irrespective of the tobacco being flavored, 34 adulterated, or mixed with any other ingredient ; . 35 -28- LSB 1123YH (6) 90 pf/jh 28/ 52
H.F. 21 b. Is not a cigarette as defined in section 453A.1 , 1 subsection 4; and . 2 c. Either weighs not more than three pounds per thousand, 3 irrespective of retail price, or weighs more than three pounds 4 per thousand and has a retail price of not more than two 5 and one-half cents per little cigar. For purposes of this 6 subsection , the retail price is the ordinary retail price in 7 this state, not including retail sales tax, use tax, or the tax 8 on little cigars imposed by section 453A.43 . 9 7. 8. “Manufacturer” means a person who manufactures and 10 sells tobacco products or nicotine solution products . 11 9. “Nicotine solution product” means the same as defined in 12 section 453A.1. 13 8. 10. “Person” means any individual, firm, association, 14 partnership, joint stock company, joint adventure, corporation, 15 trustee, agency, or receiver, or any legal representative of 16 any of the foregoing the same as defined in section 453A.1 . 17 9. 11. “Place of business” means any place where 18 tobacco products or nicotine solution products are sold or 19 where tobacco products or nicotine solution products are 20 manufactured, stored, or kept for the purpose of sale or 21 consumption, including any vessel, vehicle, airplane, train, or 22 vending machine; or and for a business within or without the 23 state that conducts delivery sales, any place where alternative 24 nicotine products , or vapor products , or nicotine solution 25 products are sold or where alternative nicotine products , or 26 vapor products , or nicotine solution products are kept for the 27 purpose of sale, including delivery sales. 28 10. 12. “Retail outlet” means each place of business from 29 which tobacco products are sold to consumers. 30 11. 13. “Retailer” means any person engaged in the business 31 of selling tobacco, tobacco products, alternative nicotine 32 products, or vapor products , or nicotine solution products to 33 ultimate consumers. 34 12. 14. “Sale” means any transfer, exchange, or barter, 35 -29- LSB 1123YH (6) 90 pf/jh 29/ 52
H.F. 21 in any manner or by any means whatsoever, for a consideration, 1 and includes and means all sales made by any person. It 2 “Sale” includes a gift by a person engaged in the business 3 of selling tobacco products or nicotine solution products , 4 for advertising, as a means of evading the provisions of this 5 subchapter , or for any other purposes whatsoever. 6 13. 15. “Snuff” means any finely cut, ground, or powdered 7 tobacco that is not intended to be smoked. 8 14. 16. “Storage” means any keeping or retention of tobacco 9 products or nicotine solution products for use or consumption 10 in this state. 11 15. 17. “Subjobber” means any person, other than a 12 manufacturer or distributor, who buys tobacco products or 13 nicotine solution products from a distributor and sells them to 14 persons other than the ultimate consumers. 15 16. 18. “Tobacco products” means cigars; little cigars 16 as defined herein; cheroots; stogies; periques; granulated, 17 plug cut, crimp cut, ready rubbed, and other smoking tobacco; 18 snuff; cavendish; plug and twist tobacco; fine-cut and other 19 chewing tobaccos; shorts; refuse scraps, clippings, cuttings 20 and sweepings of tobacco, and other kinds and forms of tobacco, 21 prepared in such manner as to be suitable for chewing or 22 smoking in a pipe or otherwise, or both for chewing and 23 smoking; but shall not include cigarettes as defined in section 24 453A.1, subsection 4 the same as defined in section 453A.1 . 25 17. 19. “Use” means the exercise of any right or power 26 incidental to the ownership of tobacco products or nicotine 27 solution products . 28 20. “Vapor product” means the same as defined in section 29 453A.1. 30 18. 21. “Wholesale sales price” means the established price 31 for which a manufacturer sells a tobacco product or a nicotine 32 solution product to a distributor, exclusive of any discount 33 or other reduction. 34 Sec. 31. Section 453A.43, subsection 1, paragraphs a and b, 35 -30- LSB 1123YH (6) 90 pf/jh 30/ 52
H.F. 21 Code 2023, are amended to read as follows: 1 a. A tax is imposed upon all tobacco products in this state 2 and upon any person engaged in business as a distributor of 3 tobacco products, at the rate of twenty-two percent of the 4 wholesale sales price of the tobacco products, except little 5 cigars and snuff as defined in section 453A.42 . 6 b. In addition to the tax imposed under paragraph “a” , a 7 tax is imposed upon all tobacco products in this state and upon 8 any person engaged in business as a distributor of tobacco 9 products, at the rate of twenty-eight percent of the wholesale 10 sales price of the tobacco products, except little cigars and 11 snuff as defined in section 453A.42 . 12 Sec. 32. NEW SECTION . 453A.43A Tax on nicotine solution 13 products. 14 1. A tax is imposed upon all nicotine solution products 15 in this state and upon any person engaged in business as a 16 distributor of nicotine solution products, at the rate of 17 twenty-six percent of the wholesale sales price of the nicotine 18 solution products. 19 2. The taxes on nicotine solution products shall be imposed 20 at the time the distributor does any of the following: 21 a. Brings, or causes to be brought, into this state from 22 outside the state nicotine solution products for sale. 23 b. Makes, manufactures, or fabricates nicotine solution 24 products in this state for sale in this state. 25 c. Ships or transports nicotine solution products to 26 retailers in this state, to be sold by those retailers. 27 3. a. A tax is imposed upon the use or storage by consumers 28 of nicotine solution products in this state, and upon the 29 consumers, at the rate of twenty-six percent of the cost of the 30 nicotine solution products. 31 b. The taxes imposed by this subsection shall not apply 32 if the taxes imposed by subsection 1 on the nicotine solution 33 products have been paid. 34 4. Any nicotine solution product with respect to which a 35 -31- LSB 1123YH (6) 90 pf/jh 31/ 52
H.F. 21 tax has once been imposed under this subchapter shall not again 1 be subject to tax under this subchapter, except as provided in 2 section 453A.40. 3 5. The tax imposed by this section shall not apply with 4 respect to any nicotine solution product which under the 5 Constitution and laws of the United States may not be made the 6 subject of taxation by this state. 7 6. The tax imposed by this section shall be in addition to 8 all other occupation or privilege taxes or license fees now or 9 hereafter imposed by any city or county. 10 7. All excise taxes imposed on nicotine solution products 11 and collected under this chapter by a distributor or any 12 individual are deemed to be held in trust for the state of 13 Iowa. 14 Sec. 33. NEW SECTION . 453A.43B Health promotion trust fund 15 —— nicotine solution products revenue —— use of moneys. 16 1. A health promotion trust fund is created in the 17 office of the treasurer of state. The fund consists of the 18 revenues generated from the tax on nicotine solution products 19 pursuant to section 453A.43A that are credited to the health 20 promotion trust fund, annually. Moneys in the fund shall be 21 separate from the general fund of the state and shall not be 22 considered part of the general fund of the state. However, the 23 fund shall be considered a special account for the purposes 24 of section 8.53 relating to generally accepted accounting 25 principles. Moneys in the fund shall be used only as specified 26 in this section and shall be appropriated only for the uses 27 specified. Moneys in the fund are not subject to section 8.33 28 and shall not be transferred, used, obligated, appropriated, 29 or otherwise encumbered, except as provided in this section. 30 Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2, interest or 31 earnings on moneys deposited in the fund shall be credited to 32 the fund. 33 2. The revenue generated from the tax on nicotine solution 34 products pursuant to section 453A.43A shall be credited to 35 -32- LSB 1123YH (6) 90 pf/jh 32/ 52
H.F. 21 the health promotion trust fund created in this section on an 1 annual basis. 2 3. Of the revenues generated and credited to the fund on an 3 annual basis, ten percent of the total amount is appropriated 4 annually to the department of health and human services for 5 tobacco use prevention and control efforts pursuant to chapter 6 142A and ninety percent of the total amount is appropriated 7 annually to the judicial branch to be used to create and 8 maintain civil and criminal specialty courts involving 9 individuals with substance use disorder or mental health 10 issues. 11 Sec. 34. Section 453A.44, Code 2023, is amended to read as 12 follows: 13 453A.44 Licenses —— distributors , and subjobbers. 14 1. No A person shall not engage in the business of a 15 distributor or subjobber of tobacco products or nicotine 16 solution products at any place of business without first having 17 received a license from the director to engage in that business 18 as a distributor or subjobber at that place of business. 19 2. Every An application for such a license shall be made on 20 a form prescribed by the director and shall state the all of 21 the following: 22 a. The name and address of the applicant ; if . 23 (1) If the applicant is a firm, partnership, or association, 24 the name and address of each of its members ; if . 25 (2) If the applicant is a corporation, the name and address 26 of each of its officers ; the . 27 b. The address of its the applicant’s principal place of 28 business ; the . 29 c. The place where the business to be licensed is to be 30 conducted ; and such . 31 d. Such other information as the director may require for 32 the purpose of the administration of this subchapter . 33 3. A person without this state who ships or transports 34 tobacco products or nicotine solution products to retailers 35 -33- LSB 1123YH (6) 90 pf/jh 33/ 52
H.F. 21 in this state , to be sold by those retailers , may make 1 application apply for a license as a distributor, be granted a 2 license by the director, and thereafter be subject to all the 3 provisions of this subchapter and entitled to act as a licensed 4 distributor. 5 4. a. Each application for a distributor’s license shall 6 be accompanied by a fee of one hundred dollars, except that an 7 applicant holding a permit pursuant to subchapter I of this 8 chapter shall not be required to pay an additional fee. The 9 application shall be accompanied by a corporate surety bond 10 issued by a surety licensed to do business in this state, in 11 the sum of one thousand dollars, conditioned upon the true and 12 faithful compliance by the distributor with all the provisions 13 of this subchapter and the payment when due of all taxes, 14 penalties , and accrued interest arising in the ordinary course 15 of business or by reason of any delinquent money which may be 16 due the state of Iowa. This The bond shall be in a form to be 17 fixed by the director and approved by the attorney general. 18 Whenever it is the opinion of the director that the bond given 19 by a licensee is inadequate in amount to fully protect the 20 state, the director shall require either an increase in the 21 amount of said the bond or an additional bond, in such an 22 amount as the director deems sufficient. Any bond required by 23 this subchapter , or a reissue thereof, or a substitute therefor 24 of the bond , shall be kept in full force and effect during the 25 entire period covered by the license. 26 b. A separate application for a license shall be made for 27 each place of business where a distributor proposes to engage 28 in business as such a distributor under this subchapter . 29 5. Each application for a subjobber’s license shall 30 be accompanied by a fee of ten dollars, except that no an 31 applicant holding a permit pursuant to subchapter I of this 32 chapter shall not be required to pay an additional fee. 33 6. A distributor or subjobber applying for a license between 34 January 1 and June 30 of any year shall be required to pay only 35 -34- LSB 1123YH (6) 90 pf/jh 34/ 52
H.F. 21 one-half of the license fee provided for in this section . 1 7. The director, upon receipt of the application, and 2 bond in the case of the distributor, in proper form, and 3 payment of the applicable license fee required by subsection 4 4 or subsection 5 under this section , shall unless otherwise 5 provided by this subchapter , issue the applicant a license in 6 form as prescribed by the director , which . The license shall 7 permit the applicant to whom it is issued to engage in business 8 as a distributor or subjobber at the place of business shown in 9 the application. The director shall assign a permit number to 10 each person licensed as a distributor at the time of issuance 11 of the person’s first license, which shall be inscribed upon 12 all licenses issued to that distributor. 13 8. Each license shall expire on June 30 following its 14 date of issue unless sooner revoked by the director or unless 15 the business with respect to which the license was issued is 16 transferred. In either case the holder of the license shall 17 immediately surrender it to the director. 18 9. No A license shall not be transferable to any other 19 person. 20 10. The director may revoke, cancel, or suspend the license 21 or licenses of any distributor or subjobber for violation of 22 any of the provisions of this subchapter , or any other act 23 applicable to the sale of tobacco products or nicotine solution 24 products , or any rule or regulations promulgated by the 25 director in furtherance of this subchapter . No A license shall 26 not be revoked, canceled, or suspended except after notice and 27 a hearing by the director as provided in section 453A.48 . 28 11. No A license shall not be issued under this 29 subchapter to any person within one year of the date of final 30 determination of a revocation of any previous license held by 31 the person. 32 12. When the surety upon any bond issued pursuant to the 33 provisions of this subchapter shall have has fulfilled the 34 conditions of such the bond and compensated the state for any 35 -35- LSB 1123YH (6) 90 pf/jh 35/ 52
H.F. 21 loss occasioned by any act or omission of the person bonded 1 under this subchapter , such the surety shall be subrogated to 2 all the rights of the state in connection with the transaction 3 wherein such that resulted in the loss occurred . 4 Sec. 35. Section 453A.45, Code 2023, is amended to read as 5 follows: 6 453A.45 Licensees, duties. 7 1. a. Every distributor shall keep at each licensed place 8 of business complete and accurate records for that place of 9 business, including itemized invoices, of tobacco products 10 or nicotine solution products held, purchased, manufactured, 11 brought in or caused to be brought in from without the state, 12 or shipped or transported to retailers in this state, and of 13 all sales of tobacco products or nicotine solution products 14 made, except sales to the ultimate consumer. 15 b. When a licensed distributor sells tobacco products 16 or nicotine solution products exclusively to the ultimate 17 consumer at the address given in the license, an invoice of 18 those sales is not required, but itemized invoices shall be 19 made of all tobacco products or nicotine solution products 20 transferred to other retail outlets owned or controlled by that 21 licensed distributor. All books, records, and other papers 22 and documents required by this subsection to be kept shall 23 be preserved for a period of at least three years after the 24 date of the documents or the date of the entries appearing 25 in the records, unless the director, in writing, authorized 26 their destruction or disposal at an earlier date. At any time 27 during usual business hours, the director, or the director’s 28 duly authorized agents or employees, may enter any place of 29 business of a distributor, without a search warrant, and 30 inspect the premises, the records required to be kept under 31 this subsection , and the tobacco products or nicotine solution 32 products contained therein at the place of business , to 33 determine if all the provisions of full compliance with this 34 subchapter are being fully complied with . If the director, 35 -36- LSB 1123YH (6) 90 pf/jh 36/ 52
H.F. 21 or any such agent or employee of the director , is denied 1 free access or is hindered or interfered with in making the 2 examination, the license of the distributor at that premises is 3 subject to revocation by the director. 4 2. Every person who sells tobacco products or nicotine 5 solution products to persons other than the ultimate consumer 6 shall render with each sale itemized invoices showing the 7 seller’s name and address, the purchaser’s name and address, 8 the date of sale, and all prices and discounts. The person 9 shall preserve legible copies of all these invoices for three 10 years from the date of sale. 11 3. Every retailer and subjobber shall procure itemized 12 invoices of all tobacco products or nicotine solution products 13 purchased. The invoices shall show the name and address of the 14 seller and the date of purchase. The retailer and subjobber 15 shall preserve a legible copy of each invoice for three 16 years from the date of purchase. Invoices shall be available 17 for inspection by the director or the director’s authorized 18 agents or employees at the retailer’s or subjobber’s place of 19 business. 20 4. Records of all deliveries or shipments of tobacco 21 products or nicotine solution products from any public 22 warehouse of first destination in this state which is subject 23 to the provisions of and licensed under chapter 554 shall be 24 kept by the warehouse and be available to the director for 25 inspection. They The records shall show the name and address 26 of the consignee, the date, the quantity of tobacco products 27 or nicotine solution products delivered, and such other 28 information as the commissioner director may require. These 29 The records shall be preserved for three years from the date of 30 delivery of the tobacco products or nicotine solution products . 31 5. a. The transportation of tobacco products or nicotine 32 solution products into this state by means other than common 33 carrier must shall be reported to the director within thirty 34 days with the following exceptions: 35 -37- LSB 1123YH (6) 90 pf/jh 37/ 52
H.F. 21 (1) The transportation of not more than fifty cigars, not 1 more than ten ounces of snuff or snuff powder, or not more 2 than one pound of smoking or chewing tobacco or other tobacco 3 products not specifically mentioned herein; specified in this 4 subparagraph. 5 (2) Transportation by a person with a place of business 6 outside the state, who is licensed as a distributor under 7 section 453A.44 , or tobacco products or nicotine solution 8 products sold by such person to a retailer in this state. 9 b. The report shall be made on forms provided by the 10 director. The director may require by rule that the report be 11 filed by electronic transmission. 12 c. Common carriers transporting tobacco products or nicotine 13 solution products into this state shall file with the director 14 reports of all such shipments other than those which are 15 delivered to public warehouses of first destination in this 16 state which are licensed under the provisions of chapter 554 . 17 Such The reports shall be filed on or before the tenth day of 18 each month and shall show with respect to deliveries made in 19 the preceding month all of the following: 20 (1) The date. 21 (2) The point of origin. 22 (3) The point of delivery. 23 (4) The name of the consignee. 24 (5) A description and the quantity of tobacco products or 25 nicotine solution products delivered. 26 (6) Such other information as the director may require. 27 d. Any person who fails or refuses to transmit to the 28 director the required reports or whoever who refuses to permit 29 the examination of the records by the director shall be guilty 30 of a serious misdemeanor. 31 Sec. 36. Section 453A.46, Code 2023, is amended to read as 32 follows: 33 453A.46 Distributors , —— monthly returns , —— interest, and 34 penalties. 35 -38- LSB 1123YH (6) 90 pf/jh 38/ 52
H.F. 21 1. a. On or before the twentieth day of each calendar 1 month every distributor with a place of business in this state 2 shall file a return with the director showing for the preceding 3 calendar month the quantity and wholesale sales price of each 4 tobacco product or nicotine solution product brought , or caused 5 to be brought , into this state for sale ; or made, manufactured, 6 or fabricated in this state for sale in this state ; , and any 7 other information the director may require. Every licensed 8 distributor outside this state shall in like manner file a 9 return with the director showing for the preceding calendar 10 month the quantity and wholesale sales price of each tobacco 11 product or nicotine solution product shipped or transported 12 to retailers in this state to be sold by those retailers and 13 any other information the director may require. Returns shall 14 be made upon forms furnished or made available in electronic 15 form and prescribed by the director and shall contain other 16 information as the director may require. Each return shall be 17 accompanied by a remittance for the full tax liability shown 18 on the return, less a discount as fixed by the director not to 19 exceed five percent of the tax. Within three years after the 20 return is filed or within three years after the return became 21 due, whichever is later, the department shall examine it the 22 return , determine the correct amount of tax, and assess the 23 tax against the taxpayer for any deficiency. The period for 24 examination and determination of the correct amount of tax is 25 unlimited in the case of a false or fraudulent return made with 26 the intent to evade tax , or in the case of a failure to file a 27 return. 28 b. The three-year limitation period may be extended by a 29 taxpayer by signing a waiver agreement form provided by the 30 department. The agreement must shall stipulate the extension 31 period and the tax period to which the extension applies. The 32 agreement must shall also stipulate that a claim for refund 33 may be filed by the taxpayer at any time during the extension 34 period. 35 -39- LSB 1123YH (6) 90 pf/jh 39/ 52
H.F. 21 2. a. All taxes shall be due and payable not later than 1 the twentieth day of the month following the calendar month in 2 which they the taxes were incurred, and shall bear interest at 3 the rate in effect under section 421.7 counting each fraction 4 of a month as an entire month , computed from the date the tax 5 was due. 6 b. The director may reduce or abate interest when in 7 the director’s opinion the facts warrant the reduction or 8 abatement. The exercise of this power shall be subject to the 9 approval of the attorney general. 10 3. In addition to the tax or additional tax, the taxpayer 11 shall also pay a penalty as provided in section 421.27 and 12 shall be subject to the civil penalties set forth specified 13 in sections 421.27 ; 453A.31, subsection 1 , paragraph “b” ; and 14 453A.50, subsection 3, as applicable. 15 4. The department shall notify any person assessed 16 pursuant to this section by sending a written notice of the 17 determination by mail to the principal place of business of the 18 person as shown on the person’s application for permit, and if 19 an application was not filed by the person, to the person’s 20 last known address. A determination by the department of 21 the amount of tax, penalty, and interest due, or the amount 22 of refund for excess tax paid, is final, unless the person 23 aggrieved by the determination appeals to the director for a 24 revision of the determination within sixty days from the date 25 of the notice of determination of tax, penalty, and interest or 26 refund owing or unless the taxpayer contests the determination 27 by paying the tax, interest, and penalty and timely filing a 28 claim for a refund. The director shall grant a hearing and 29 upon the hearing, the director shall determine the correct tax, 30 penalty, and interest or refund due and notify the appellant 31 of the decision by mail. Judicial review of action of the 32 director may be sought in accordance with chapter 17A and 33 section 422.29 . 34 5. The director may recover the amount of any tax due and 35 -40- LSB 1123YH (6) 90 pf/jh 40/ 52
H.F. 21 unpaid, interest, and any penalty in a civil action. The 1 collection of such a tax, interest, or penalty shall not be a 2 bar to any prosecution under this subchapter . 3 6. On or before the twentieth day of each calendar month, 4 every consumer who, during the preceding calendar month, has 5 acquired title to or possession of tobacco products or nicotine 6 solution products for use or storage in this state, upon which 7 tobacco products or nicotine solution products the tax imposed 8 by section 453A.43 or section 453A.43A has not been paid, shall 9 file a return with the director showing the quantity of tobacco 10 products so or nicotine solution products acquired. The return 11 shall be made upon a form furnished and prescribed by the 12 director, and shall contain other information as the director 13 may require. The return shall be accompanied by a remittance 14 for the full unpaid tax liability shown by it the return . 15 Within three years after the return is filed or within three 16 years after the return became due, whichever is later, the 17 department shall examine it the return , determine the correct 18 amount of tax, and assess the tax against the taxpayer for any 19 deficiency. The period for examination and determination of 20 the correct amount of tax is unlimited in the case of a false or 21 fraudulent return made with the intent to evade tax , or in the 22 case of a failure to file a return. 23 7. The director may require by rule that returns be filed by 24 electronic transmission. 25 Sec. 37. Section 453A.47, Code 2023, is amended to read as 26 follows: 27 453A.47 Refunds , and credits. 28 Where tobacco products or nicotine solution products upon 29 which the tax imposed by this subchapter has been reported and 30 paid are shipped or transported by the distributor to consumers 31 to be consumed without the state or to retailers or subjobbers 32 without the state to be sold by those retailers or subjobbers 33 without the state or are returned to the manufacturer by the 34 distributor or destroyed by the distributor, refund of such the 35 -41- LSB 1123YH (6) 90 pf/jh 41/ 52
H.F. 21 tax or credit may be made to the distributor in accordance with 1 regulations prescribed by the director. Any overpayment of the 2 tax imposed under section 453A.43 or section 453A.43A may be 3 made to the taxpayer in accordance with regulations prescribed 4 by the director. The director shall cause any such refund of 5 a tax to be paid out of the general fund of the state, and so 6 much of said the general fund as may be necessary is hereby 7 appropriated for that purpose. 8 Sec. 38. Section 453A.47A, Code 2023, is amended to read as 9 follows: 10 453A.47A Retailers —— permits —— fees —— penalties. 11 1. Permits required. A person shall not engage in 12 the business of a retailer of tobacco, tobacco products, 13 alternative nicotine products, or vapor products , or nicotine 14 solution products at any place of business, or through delivery 15 sales, without first having received a permit as a retailer. 16 2. No sales without permit. A retailer shall not sell 17 any tobacco, tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, 18 or vapor products , or nicotine solution products until 19 an application has been filed , and the fee prescribed for 20 the permit paid , for a permit and until such the permit is 21 obtained , and only while such the permit is not suspended, 22 unrevoked, or unexpired. 23 3. Number of permits. An application shall be filed and a 24 permit obtained for each place of business owned or operated by 25 a retailer located in the state. If an out-of-state retailer 26 makes delivery sales of alternative nicotine products , or vapor 27 products, or nicotine solution products, an application shall 28 be filed with the department and a permit shall be issued for 29 the out-of-state retailer’s principal place of business. 30 4. Retailer —— multiple permits not required —— effect of 31 suspension. A retailer, as defined in section 453A.1 , who holds 32 a permit under subchapter I of this chapter is not required to 33 also obtain a retail permit under this subchapter . However, 34 if a retailer, as defined in section 453A.1 , only holds a 35 -42- LSB 1123YH (6) 90 pf/jh 42/ 52
H.F. 21 permit under subchapter I of this chapter and that permit is 1 suspended, revoked, or expired, the retailer shall not sell any 2 tobacco, tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, or 3 vapor products , or nicotine solution products during the time 4 which the permit is suspended, revoked, or expired. 5 5. Separate permit. A separate retail permit shall be 6 required of a distributor or subjobber if the distributor or 7 subjobber sells tobacco, tobacco products, alternative nicotine 8 products, or vapor products , or nicotine solution products at 9 retail. 10 6. Issuance. Cities may issue retail permits to retailers 11 located within their respective limits. County boards of 12 supervisors may issue retail permits to retailers located in 13 their respective counties, outside of the corporate limits of 14 cities. The city or county shall submit a duplicate of any 15 application for a retail permit to the alcoholic beverages 16 division of the department of commerce within thirty days of 17 issuance of a permit. The alcoholic beverages division of the 18 department of commerce shall submit the current list of all 19 retail permits issued to the Iowa department of public health 20 and human services by the last day of each quarter of a state 21 fiscal year. 22 7. Fees —— expiration. 23 a. All permits provided for in this subchapter shall expire 24 on June 30 of each year. A permit shall not be granted or 25 issued until the applicant has paid the fees provided for in 26 this section for the period ending June 30 next, to the city or 27 county granting the permit. The fee for retail permits is as 28 follows when the permit is granted during the month of July, 29 August, or September: 30 (1) In places outside any city, fifty dollars. 31 (2) In cities of less than fifteen thousand population, 32 seventy-five dollars. 33 (3) In cities of fifteen thousand or more population, one 34 hundred dollars. 35 -43- LSB 1123YH (6) 90 pf/jh 43/ 52
H.F. 21 b. If any permit is granted during the month of October, 1 November, or December, the fee shall be three-fourths of the 2 above maximum schedule; if granted during the month of January, 3 February, or March, one-half of the maximum schedule; and if 4 granted during the month of April, May, or June, one-fourth of 5 the maximum schedule. 6 8. Refunds. 7 a. An unrevoked permit for which the retailer paid the full 8 annual fee may be surrendered during the first nine months of 9 the year to the officer issuing it, and the city or county 10 granting the permit shall make refunds to the retailer as 11 follows: 12 (1) Three-fourths of the annual fee if the surrender is made 13 during July, August, or September. 14 (2) One-half of the annual fee if the surrender is made 15 during October, November, or December. 16 (3) One-fourth of the annual fee if the surrender is made 17 during January, February, or March. 18 b. An unrevoked permit for which the retailer has paid 19 three-fourths of a full annual fee may be surrendered during 20 the first six months of the period covered by the payment, 21 and the city or county shall make refunds to the retailer as 22 follows: 23 (1) A sum equal to one-half of an annual fee if the 24 surrender is made during October, November, or December. 25 (2) A sum equal to one-fourth of an annual fee if the 26 surrender is made during January, February, or March. 27 c. An unrevoked permit for which the retailer has paid 28 one-half of a full annual fee may be surrendered during the 29 first three months of the period covered by the payment, and 30 the city or county shall refund to the retailer a sum equal to 31 one-fourth of an annual fee. 32 9. Application. Retail permits shall be issued only upon 33 applications, accompanied by the fee indicated above under 34 this section , made upon forms furnished by the department upon 35 -44- LSB 1123YH (6) 90 pf/jh 44/ 52
H.F. 21 written request. The failure to furnish such the forms shall 1 not be no an excuse for the failure to file the form unless 2 absolute refusal is shown. The forms shall specify: 3 a. The manner under which the retailer transacts or intends 4 to transact business as a retailer. 5 b. The principal office, residence, and place of business, 6 for which the permit is to apply applies . 7 c. If the applicant is not an individual, the principal 8 officers or members of the applicant, not to exceed three, and 9 their addresses. 10 d. Such other information as the director shall by rules 11 prescribe prescribes by rule . 12 10. Records and reports of retailers. 13 a. The director shall prescribe the forms necessary for 14 the efficient administration of this section and may require 15 uniform books and records to be used and kept by each retailer 16 or other person as deemed necessary. 17 b. Every retailer shall, when requested by the department, 18 make additional reports as the department deems necessary and 19 proper and shall at the request of the department furnish full 20 and complete information pertaining to any transaction of the 21 retailer involving the purchase or sale or use of tobacco, 22 tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, or vapor 23 products , or nicotine solution products . 24 11. Penalties. The permit suspension and revocation 25 provisions and the civil penalties established in section 26 453A.22 shall apply to retailers under this subchapter , in 27 addition to any other penalties imposed under this subchapter . 28 Sec. 39. Section 453A.47B, Code 2023, is amended to read as 29 follows: 30 453A.47B Requirements for mailing or shipping —— alternative 31 nicotine products , or vapor products , or nicotine solution 32 products . 33 A retailer shall not mail, ship, or otherwise cause to be 34 delivered any alternative nicotine product , or vapor product , 35 -45- LSB 1123YH (6) 90 pf/jh 45/ 52
H.F. 21 or nicotine solution product in connection with a delivery sale 1 unless the retailer meets all of the following conditions: 2 1. Prior to sale to the purchaser, the retailer verifies 3 that the purchaser is at least twenty-one years of age through 4 or by one of the following: 5 a. A commercially available database, or aggregate of 6 databases, that is regularly used by government and businesses 7 for the purpose of age and identity verification. 8 b. Obtaining a copy of a valid government-issued document 9 that provides the name, address, and date of birth of the 10 purchaser. 11 2. The retailer uses a method of mailing, shipping, or 12 delivery that requires the signature of a person who is at 13 least twenty-one years of age before the shipping package is 14 released to the purchaser. 15 Sec. 40. Section 453A.47C, Code 2023, is amended to read as 16 follows: 17 453A.47C Sales and use tax on delivery sales —— alternative 18 nicotine products , or vapor products , or nicotine solution 19 products . 20 1. A delivery sale of alternative nicotine products , or 21 vapor products , or nicotine solution products within this state 22 shall be subject to the sales tax provided in chapter 423, 23 subchapter II . 24 2. The use in this state of alternative nicotine products , 25 or vapor products , or nicotine solution products purchased for 26 use in this state through a delivery sale shall be subject to 27 the use tax provided in chapter 423, subchapter III . 28 3. A retailer required to possess or possessing a permit 29 under section 453A.13 or 453A.47A to make delivery sales of 30 alternative nicotine products , or vapor products , or nicotine 31 solution products within this state shall be deemed to have 32 waived all claims that such retailer lacks physical presence 33 within this state for purposes of collecting and remitting 34 sales and use tax. 35 -46- LSB 1123YH (6) 90 pf/jh 46/ 52
H.F. 21 4. A retailer making taxable delivery sales of alternative 1 nicotine products , or vapor products , or nicotine solution 2 product within this state shall remit to the department all 3 sales and use tax due on such sales at the times and in the 4 manner provided by chapter 423 . 5 5. The director shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to 6 administer this section . 7 Sec. 41. Section 453A.48, Code 2023, is amended to read as 8 follows: 9 453A.48 Investigations , and hearings, and testimonial powers. 10 1. The director , or the director’s duly authorized agents , 11 may conduct investigations, inquiries, and hearings for the 12 purpose of enforcing the provisions of this subchapter , and , in 13 connection with such investigations, inquiries, and hearings, 14 the director and the director’s duly authorized agents shall 15 have all the powers conferred upon the director and the 16 director’s examiners by Iowa statutes law , and the provisions 17 of such these laws shall apply to all such investigations, 18 inquiries , and hearings. 19 2. A hearing conducted under this subchapter shall be 20 preceded by ten days’ notice in writing of the subject of the 21 hearing, including , in the case of suspension or revocation of 22 a license , a statement of the nature of the charges against 23 the licensee. The notice shall be sent by mail to the last 24 known address of the licensee or other person involved in the 25 hearing, and the service shall be complete upon mailing. After 26 every hearing the director shall make the director’s written 27 findings and an order in writing . The findings and order shall 28 be filed in the office of the director, and a copy sent by mail 29 or otherwise to the person to whom the notice was directed. 30 3. The director may exchange information with the officers 31 and agencies of other states administering laws relating to the 32 taxation of tobacco products or nicotine solution products . 33 4. No A person shall not be excused from testifying or 34 from producing, pursuant to a subpoena, any books, papers, 35 -47- LSB 1123YH (6) 90 pf/jh 47/ 52
H.F. 21 records , or memoranda in any investigation or upon any hearing, 1 upon the ground that the testimony or evidence, documentary or 2 otherwise, may tend to incriminate the person or subject the 3 person to a criminal penalty , but no . However, a person shall 4 not be prosecuted or subjected to any criminal penalty for or 5 on account of any transaction