NM Stat § 57-2A-4 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 57 - Trade Practices and Regulations|Article 2A - Cigarette Enforcement|Section 57-2A-4 - Documentation.

A. On the first business day of each month, each person licensed or registered to affix a state tax stamp to cigarettes pursuant to Section 7-12-9.1 NMSA 1978 shall file with the department for all cigarettes imported into the United States to which the person has affixed a tax stamp in the preceding month: (1) copies of: (a) the permit issued pursuant to 26 USCA 5713 to the person importing the cigarettes into the United States allowing the person to import the cigarettes; and (b) the customs form containing, with respect to the cigarettes, the internal revenue tax information required by the federal bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives; (2) a statement signed under penalty of perjury by the person affixing the state tax stamp identifying the brand and brand styles of all the cigarettes, the quantity of each brand style, the supplier of the cigarettes and the person to whom the cigarettes were conveyed for resale and a separate statement by that person under penalty of perjury, which is not confidential or exempt from public disclosure, identifying only the brands and the brand styles of the cigarettes; and (3) a statement signed under penalty of perjury by an officer of the manufacturer or importer of the cigarettes certifying that the manufacturer or importer has complied with the package health warning and ingredient reporting requirements of 15 USCA Sections 1333 and 1335a with respect to the cigarettes, including a statement indicating whether the manufacturer is or is not a participating manufacturer within the meaning of that federal law. B. Prior to making a delivery sale or mailing, shipping or otherwise delivering cigarettes in connection with a delivery sale, each person shall file with the department and with the attorney general a statement setting forth the person's name and trade name and the address of the person's principal place of business and any other place of business. C. Not later than the tenth day of each month, each person who has made a delivery sale or mailed, shipped or otherwise delivered cigarettes in connection with a delivery sale during the previous calendar month shall file with the department and with the attorney general a report in the format prescribed by the attorney general, which may include an electronic format, that provides for each delivery sale: (1) the name and address of the customer to whom the delivery sale was made; (2) the brand or brands of cigarettes that were sold in the delivery sale; and (3) the quantity of cigarettes that were sold in the delivery sale. D. Any person who satisfies the requirements of Section 376 of Title 15 of the United States Code shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of this section. E. For purposes of any penalty that may be imposed for a violation of Subsection B or C of this section, a failure to file a particular statement or report with both the department and the attorney general shall constitute a single violation. History: Laws 2000, ch. 77, § 4; 2009, ch. 197, § 23. ANNOTATIONSThe 2009 amendment, effective July 1, 2009, in Subsection A, changed Section 7-12-9 NMSA 1978 to Section 7-12-9.1 NMSA 1978; and added Subsections B through E.