2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 39 - Taxation and Revenue › Chapter 18 - Cigarette Taxes › Section 39-18-101 - Definitions.

39-18-101. Definitions.
(a) As used in this article:
(i) "Cash" means United States currency, certified bank checks or bank cashier's checks payable in United States currency;
(ii) "Sale" or "sell" means any exchange or transfer of title or possession within the state including installment credit and conditional sales to any other person for a consideration;
(iii) Repealed by Laws 2019, ch. 186, 2.
(iv) "Wholesale purchase price" means the established price for which a manufacturer sells the nicotine product to a wholesaler exclusive of any discount or other reduction;
(v) "Wholesaler" means any person who:
(A) Whether located within or without Wyoming, imports, sells or distributes nicotine products into this state for sale or resale;
(B) Purchases nicotine products in this state for sale or resale;
(C) Purchases cigarettes for sale or resale through mechanical vending devices except persons who sell cigarettes in vending devices which are owned or leased by them and located in their place of business;
(D) Sells or distributes for sale or resale cigarettes over the internet or through any other means of direct or indirect mail solicitation or delivery to any person in this state.
(vi) "Cigarette importer" means any person who imports into the United States, either directly or indirectly, a finished cigarette for sale or distribution in this state;
(vii) "Cigarette manufacturer" means any person who manufactures, fabricates, assembles, processes or labels a finished cigarette for sale in this state. "Cigarette manufacturer" includes any person who maintains at a retail or wholesale establishment a machine which enables a person to process into a roll or tube, tobacco or any product made or derived from tobacco;
(viii) "Moist snuff" means any moist finely cut ground or powdered tobacco intended to be placed in the oral cavity, other than dry snuff;
(ix) "Electronic cigarette" means any device that can be used to deliver aerosolized or vaporized nicotine or synthetic nicotine to the person using the device and includes any component, part and accessory of the device and any vapor material intended to be aerosolized or vaporized during the use of the device. "Electronic cigarette" includes, without limitation, any electronic cigar, electronic cigarillo, electronic pipe, electronic hooka, vapor pen and any similar product or device. "Electronic cigarette" does not include a battery or battery charger if sold separately from the electronic cigarette and does not include any product regulated as a drug or device by the United States food and drug administration under subchapter V of the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act;
(x) "Vapor material" means any liquid solution or other material containing nicotine or synthetic nicotine that is depleted as an electronic cigarette is used. "Vapor material" includes liquid solution or other material containing nicotine or synthetic nicotine that is sold with or inside an electronic cigarette;
(xi) "Nicotine product" means tobacco products as defined by W.S. 14-3-301(a)(i), electronic cigarettes and vapor material.