There is levied and there shall be collected a tax upon the sale, use, consumption, handling, or distribution of all tobacco products in this state at the rate of thirty-five percent (35%) of the wholesale sales price of such tobacco products; provided, however, that the combined tax on a cigar imposed by this section and section 63-2552A, Idaho Code, shall not exceed fifty cents ($0.50) per cigar. Such tax shall be imposed at the time the distributor:
Idaho Code § 63-2552