Section 10-50-1 - Definition of terms.

10-50-1. Definition of terms. Terms used in this chapter mean:
(1) "Consumer," any individual who is not a retailer or a licensed distributor or wholesaler pursuant to § 10-50-9;
(2) "Dealer," or "retailer," any person other than a distributor or wholesaler, as defined herein, who is engaged in this state in the business of selling cigarettes or tobacco products at retail;
(3) "Distributor," any person engaged in this state in the business of producing or manufacturing cigarettes, or importing into the state cigarettes, at least seventy-five percent of which are purchased directly from the manufacturers thereof;
(4) "Licensed distributor," or "licensed wholesaler," a distributor or wholesaler licensed under the provisions of this chapter;
(5) "Person," any individual, firm, fiduciary, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, trust, or association, however formed;
(6) "Sale" or "sell," shall include or apply to gifts, exchanges, and barter;
(7) "Secretary," the secretary of revenue and regulation;
(8) "Tobacco products," cigars, snuff, chewing tobacco, and any other products made up or composed of tobacco in whole or in part, except cigarettes.

Source: SDC 1939, § 57.3901; SL 1951, ch 452, § 1; SL 1970, ch 78, § 1; SL 1973, ch 2, § 278; SL 1994, ch 351, § 27; SL 1995, ch 72, § 5; SL 2003, ch 272, § 82; SL 2005, ch 82, § 1; SL 2009, ch 58, § 1.