Definitions for KRS 138.130 to 138.205

As used in KRS 138.130 to 138.205:
(1) (a) "Chewing tobacco" means any leaf tobacco that is not intended to be smoked
and includes loose leaf chewing tobacco, plug chewing tobacco, and twist
chewing tobacco.
(b) "Chewing tobacco" does not include snuff;
(2) "Cigarettes" means any roll for smoking made wholly or in part of tobacco, or any
substitute for tobacco, irrespective of size or shape and whether or not the tobacco
is flavored, adulterated, or mixed with any other ingredient, the wrapper or cover of
which is made of paper or any other substance or material, except tobacco;
(3) "Cigarette tax" means the group of taxes consisting of:
(a) The tax imposed by KRS 138.140(1)(a);
(b) The surtax imposed by KRS 138.140(1)(b); and
(c) The surtax imposed by KRS 138.140(1)(c);
(4) (a) "Closed vapor cartridge" means a pre-filled disposable cartridge that:
1. Is intended to be used with or in a noncombustible product that employs
a heating element, battery, power source, electronic circuit, or other
electronic, chemical, or mechanical means, regardless of shape or size,
to deliver vaporized or aerosolized nicotine, non -nicotine substances, or
other materials to users that may be inhaling from the product such as
any electronic cigarette, electronic cigar, electronic c igarillo, electronic
pipe, or other similar product or device and every variation thereof,
regardless of whether marketed as such; and
2. Contains nicotine or non-nicotine substances or other material consumed
during the process of vaporization or aerosolization.
(b) "Closed vapor cartridge" does not include any product regulated as a drug or
device by the United States Food and Drug Administration under Chapter V
of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act;
(5) "Department" means the Department of Revenue;
(6) "Distributor" means any person within this state in possession of tobacco products
or vapor products for resale within this state on which the tobacco products tax
imposed under KRS 138.140(2) has not been paid;
(7) "Half-pound unit" means a consumer-sized container, pouch, or package:
(a) Containing at least four (4) ounces but not more than eight (8) ounces of
chewing tobacco by net weight;
(b) Produced by the manufacturer to be sold to consumers as a half -pound unit
and not produced to be divided or sold separately; and
(c) Containing one (1) individual container, pouch, or package;
(8) "Manufacturer" means any person who manufactures or produces cigarettes or
tobacco products within or without this state;
(9) "Nonresident wholesaler" means any person who purchases cigarettes directly from
the manufacturer and maintains a permanent location outside this state where
Kentucky cigarette tax evidence is attached or from where Kentucky cigarette tax is
reported and paid;
(10) (a) "Open vaping system" means:
1. Any noncombustible product that employs a heating element, battery,
power source, electronic circuit, or other electronic, chemical, or
mechanical means, regardless of shape or size and including the
component parts and accessories thereto, that uses a refillable liquid
solution to deliver vaporized or aerosolized nicotine, non -nicotine
substances, or other materials to users that may be inhaling from the
product such as any electronic cigarette, electronic cigar, electronic
cigarillo, electronic pipe, or similar product or device and every
variation thereof, regardless of whether marketed as such; and
2. Any liquid solution that is intended to be used with the product
described in subparagraph 1. of this paragraph.
(b) "Open vaping system" does not include any product regulated as a drug or
device by the United States Food and Drug Administration under Chapter V
of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act;
(11) "Person" means any individual, firm, copartnership, join t venture, association,
municipal or private corporation whether organized for profit or not, the
Commonwealth of Kentucky or any of its political subdivisions, an estate, trust, or
any other group or combination acting as a unit;
(12) "Pound unit" means a consumer-sized container, pouch, or package:
(a) Containing more than eight (8) ounces but not more than sixteen (16) ounces
of chewing tobacco by net weight;
(b) Produced by the manufacturer to be sold to consumers as a pound unit and not
produced to be divided or sold separately; and
(c) Containing one (1) individual container, pouch, or package;
(13) "Reference products" means tobacco products, vapor products, or cigarettes made
by a manufacturer specifically for an accredited state college or university to be held
by the college or university until sale or transfer to a laboratory, hospital, medical
center, institute, college or university, manufacturer, or other institution;
(14) "Resident wholesaler" means any person who purchases at least seventy -five
percent (75%) of all cigarettes purchased by the wholesaler directly from the
manufacturer on which the cigarette tax is unpaid, and who maintains an established
place of business in this state where the wholesaler attaches cigarette tax evidence
or receives untax-paid cigarettes;
(15) "Retail distributor" means a retailer who has obtained a retail distributor's license
under KRS 138.195;
(16) "Retailer" means any person who sells to a consumer or to any person for any
purpose other than resale;
(17) "Sale" or "sell" means any transfer for a consideration, exchange, barter, gift, offer
for sale, advertising for sale, soliciting an order for cigarettes or tobacco products,
and distribution in any manner or by any means whatsoever;
(18) "Sale at retail" means a sale to any person for any other purpose other than resale;
(19) "Single unit" means a consumer-sized container, pouch, or package:
(a) Containing less than four (4) ounces of chewing tobacco by net weight;
(b) Produced by the manufacturer to be sold to consumers as a single unit and not
produced to be divided or sold separately; and
(c) Containing one (1) individual container, pouch, or package;
(20) (a) "Snuff" means tobacco that:
1. Is finely cut, ground, or powdered; and
2. Is not for smoking.
(b) "Snuff" includes snus;
(21) "Sub-jobber" means any person who purchases cigarettes from a resident
wholesaler, nonresident wholesaler, or unclassified acquirer licensed under KRS
138.195 on which the cigarette tax ha s been paid and makes them available to
retailers for resale. No person shall make cigarettes available to retailers for resale
unless the person certifies and establishes to the satisfaction of the department that
firm arrangements have been made to regul arly supply at least five (5) retail
locations with Kentucky tax -paid cigarettes for resale in the regular course of
business;
(22) "Tax evidence" means any stamps, metered impressions, or other indicia prescribed
by the department by administrative regula tion as a means of denoting the payment
of cigarette taxes;
(23) "Tobacco products" means any smokeless tobacco products, smoking tobacco,
chewing tobacco, and any kind or form of tobacco prepared in a manner suitable for
chewing or smoking, or both, or an y kind or form of tobacco that is suitable to be
placed in an individual's oral cavity, except cigarettes;
(24) "Tobacco products tax" means the tax imposed by KRS 138.140(2)(a)1. to 3.;
(25) "Transporter" means any person transporting untax -paid cigarette s obtained from
any source to any destination within this state, other than cigarettes transported by
the manufacturer thereof;
(26) "Unclassified acquirer" means any person in this state who acquires cigarettes from
any source on which the cigarette tax h as not been paid, and who is not a person
otherwise required to be licensed under KRS 138.195;
(27) "Untax-paid cigarettes" means any cigarettes on which the cigarette tax imposed by
KRS 138.140 has not been paid;
(28) "Untax-paid tobacco or vapor products " means any tobacco products or vapor
products on which the tax imposed by KRS 138.140(2) has not been paid;
(29) "Vapor products" means a closed vapor cartridge or an open vaping system;
(30) "Vapor products tax" means tax imposed under KRS 138.140(2)(a)4. and 5.; and
(31) "Vending machine operator" means any person who operates one (1) or more
cigarette vending machines.