(a) Except as otherwise provided herein, any wholesale tobacco dealer shall collect the tax imposed by this chapter from any purchaser to whom the sale of said OTP is made within the City and shall remit to the department the tax levied by this chapter. Any retail tobacco dealer also shall collect the tax from any consumer to whom the sale of said OTP is made within the City. Any such tax shall be collected as a trustee for and on account of the City. The wholesale tobacco dealer and retail tobacco dealer shall remit the tax and file returns in accordance with Section 3-49-060.
(b) Any wholesale tobacco dealer that shall pay the tax imposed by this chapter shall collect the tax from each retail tobacco dealer in the City to whom the sale of OTP is made, and any such retail tobacco dealer shall in turn collect the tax from the purchaser of said OTP.
(c) If any retail tobacco dealer located in the City shall receive or otherwise obtain OTP upon which the tax imposed hereby has not been collected by any wholesale tobacco dealer, then the retailer shall collect such tax and remit it directly to the department in accordance with Section 3-49-060.
(d) If a wholesale tobacco dealer sells OTP to a purchaser in the City for use or consumption and not for resale, such wholesale tobacco dealer shall collect the tax imposed herein from such purchaser and remit it to the department in the same manner as sales to a retail tobacco dealer.
(e) If a retail tobacco manufacturer sells OTP to a purchaser in the City for use or consumption and not for resale, such wholesale tobacco dealer shall collect the tax imposed herein from such purchaser and remit it to the department in the same manner as a retail tobacco dealer.
(Added Coun. J. 3-16-16, p. 19381, § 2)