1. Not later than the 25th day of each calendar month, and more frequently if so directed by the Department, each distributor shall submit such information as the Department requires to facilitate compliance with the provisions of this chapter and chapter 370A of NRS, including, without limitation, a list by brand family of the total number of cigarettes or, in the case of “roll-your-own” tobacco, the equivalent unit count, for which the distributor affixed stamps during the previous calendar month or otherwise paid the tax due for those cigarettes. The distributor shall maintain for at least 5 years, and make available to the Department, all invoices and documentation of sales of all cigarettes of nonparticipating manufacturers and any other information relied upon in reporting to the Department.

2. The Department may disclose to the Attorney General any information received pursuant to this chapter or chapter 370A of NRS and requested by the Attorney General for purposes of determining compliance with and enforcing the provisions of this chapter and chapter 370A of NRS. The Department and Attorney General shall share with each other the information received pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and chapter 370A of NRS and may share such information with other federal, state or local agencies only for purposes of enforcement of those provisions or the corresponding laws of other states.

3. The Department or the Attorney General may require at any time from a nonparticipating manufacturer proof, from the financial institution in which that manufacturer has established a qualified escrow fund for the purpose of compliance with chapter 370A of NRS, of the amount of money in that fund, exclusive of interest, the amount and date of each deposit to that fund, and the amount and date of each withdrawal from that fund.

4. In addition to the information otherwise required to be submitted pursuant to this chapter and chapter 370A of NRS, the Department or the Attorney General may, at any time, require a distributor or manufacturer of tobacco products to submit any additional information or documentation as is necessary to determine whether a manufacturer of tobacco products is or will continue to be in compliance with the provisions of this chapter and chapter 370A of NRS.

(Added to NRS by 2005, 377; A 2013, 2662; 2017, 1004; 2019, 640)