A bond in the amount of $1,000 is required to be posted before a distributor's license can be issued, regardless of whether or not the distributor is licensed and bonded as a cigarette permittee. If the distributor has a cigarette permit of any kind and is required to post a bond thereunder, the amount of the cigarette bond(s) and the tobacco bond may be aggregated to reach a single bond requirement, and the distributor may provide a single bond in the aggregate amount provided the bond may be used to discharge either a cigarette tax liability or a tobacco tax liability. See rule 701-254.7 (453A) relating to bonds.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section 453A.44.
Iowa Admin. Code r. 701-256.2
ARC 6508C, IAB 9/7/22, effective 10/12/22; Editorial change: IAC Supplement 10/18/23