Section 45-43-247 Levy of tax. (a) The Lowndes County Commission is hereby authorized to impose upon every person, firm, or corporation who sells, stores, delivers, uses, or otherwise consumes tobacco or certain tobacco products in Lowndes County a county privilege, license, or excise tax up to the following amounts: (1) Five cents ($0.05) for each […]
Section 45-43-247.01 Tax to be added to sales price of tobacco products. Upon adoption by the Lowndes County Commission, every person, firm, corporation, club, or association that sells or stores or receives for the purpose of distribution in Lowndes County any cigarettes, cigars, snuff, smoking tobacco, and like tobacco products shall add the amount of […]
Section 45-43-247.02 Tobacco stamps. The tax hereby authorized shall be paid by affixing stamps as is required for the payment of the tax imposed by Section 40-25-1 to Section 40-25-28, inclusive. The State Department of Revenue shall have the same duties relative to the preparation and sale of stamps to evidence the payment of such […]
Section 45-43-247.03 Rules and regulations. The State Department of Revenue is hereby authorized to promulgate and enforce rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this part. All such rules and regulations duly promulgated shall have the force and effect of law. (Act 87-523, p. 791, § 4.)
Section 45-43-247.04 Application of laws, rules and regulations. All laws, and rules and regulations of the Department of Revenue, relating to the manner and time of payment of the tax levied by Section 40-25-1 to Section 40-25-28, inclusive, requiring reports from dealers and prescribing penalties for violations shall apply with equal force to the tax […]
Section 45-43-247.05 Disposition of funds. The proceeds received under authority of this part less actual costs of collection, not to exceed 10 per centum, shall be paid by the State Department of Revenue to Lowndes County for distribution within 10 days as follows: Retroactive to October 1, 1988, the proceeds of the tax shall be […]
Section 45-43-247.06 Construction and application. (a) None of the provisions of this part shall be applied in such manner as to be in violation of the commerce or other clauses of the federal or state constitution. (b) This part shall not be construed to apply to cigarettes, cigars, snuff, smoking tobacco, and like tobacco products […]
