10-50-20.1. Refund for stamped cigarettes destroyed by distributor.

Whenever a distributor destroys cigarettes accidentally or intentionally because of staleness or other unfitness for sale which have been stamped as provided in this chapter, a credit or refund shall be given to the distributor at a price equal to ninety-five percent of the face value of the stamps upon proof of loss presented to the department within one year after the destruction of the stamped cigarettes if loss is established to the satisfaction of the Department of Revenue.