Section 22-14-7-19 - Exemption for existing cigarettes and consumer testingThe requirements of section 12 of this chapter do not prohibit any of the following:
(1) A wholesale or retail dealer from selling the dealer's existing inventory of cigarettes on or after July 1, 2009, if the wholesale or retail dealer can establish that state tax stamps (as defined in IC 6-7-1-9 ) were affixed to the cigarettes before the effective date and if the wholesale or retailer dealer can establish that the inventory was purchased before the effective date in comparable quantity to the inventory purchased during the same period of the prior year.(2) The sale of cigarettes solely for the purpose of consumer testing. For purposes of this subdivision, the term "consumer testing" means an assessment of cigarettes that is conducted by a manufacturer (or under the control and direction of a manufacturer) for the purpose of evaluating consumer acceptance of the cigarettes, using only the quantity of cigarettes that is reasonably necessary for the assessment.As added by P.L. 82-2008, SEC.1.