Inventory tax on cigarettes; procedures for payment

On or before July 31, 2015, each wholesale dealer, retail dealer and vending machine operator shall file a report with the director in such form as the director may prescribe showing cigarettes, cigarette stamps and meter imprints on hand at 12:01 a.m. on July 1, 2015. A tax of $.50 on each 20 cigarettes or fractional part thereof or $.62 on each 25 cigarettes, as the case requires and $.50 or $.62, as the case requires upon all tax stamps and all meter imprints purchased from the director and not affixed to cigarettes prior to July 1, 2015, is hereby imposed and shall be due and payable on or before October 31, 2015. The tax imposed upon such cigarettes, tax stamps and meter imprints shall be imposed only once under this act. The director shall remit all moneys collected pursuant to this section to the state treasurer who shall credit the entire amount thereof to the state general fund.