70-5-14. Wholesale, retail, and distributing agent licenses required

(a) Effective January 1, 2010, every dealer or wholesaler of tobacco products must annually obtain a license from the Tax Commission. (b) The license fee shall not be paid if the applicant has paid the fee for a cigarette wholesaler license to the Tax Commission. (c) A retailer of tobacco products must obtain a retail tobacco license prior to purchasing or selling tobacco products after January 1, 2010. (d) Effective January 1, 2010, retailers of tobacco products shall purchase tobacco products only from a supplier who holds a current tobacco wholesaler license. (e) Effective January 1, 2010, wholesalers of tobacco products are prohibited from purchasing tobacco products from a person required to obtain an Oklahoma license. A wholesaler shall sell only to a retailer holding an Oklahoma tobacco retailer license. (f) A licensed retailer is prohibited from selling tobacco products to another licensed tobacco products retailer unless the purpose of the sale is to move inventory between stores which are owned by the same legal entity.