Tobacco manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers, and samplers must keep, preserve, and in some cases maintain detailed records and statements, and certificate holders must not issue, accept, or alter false invoices or statements.
I. Every manufacturer, wholesaler, and retailer shall keep a complete and accurate record of all tobacco products manufactured, purchased, or otherwise acquired and a complete and accurate record relating to the sale of those products. II. Every sampler shall keep complete and accurate records of the tobacco products distributed free to consumers in New Hampshire for promotional purposes. III. All statements and records required by this section shall be preserved for a period of 3 years. IV. Wholesalers, retailers, and samplers shall maintain their statements and records at the places of business identified in their tobacco tax certificates for a period of 12 months from the date of manufacture, purchase, acquisition, or sale, whichever is later. V. The records required of wholesalers shall include a written statement containing: (a) The name and address of both the seller and the purchaser; (b) The date of delivery; (c) The quantity of tobacco products; (d) The trade name and brand of the tobacco products; (e) The price paid for each brand of tobacco products purchased; and (f) Any other records or statements as the commissioner may reasonably require. VI. Every manufacturer and wholesaler shall deliver with each sale or distribution of tobacco products a written statement, and retain a duplicate, containing: (a) The name or trade name and address of both the seller and the purchaser; (b) The date of delivery; (c) The quantity of tobacco products; and (d) The trade name or brand of the tobacco products, correctly itemizing the prices paid for each brand of tobacco products purchased. VII. No tobacco tax certificate holder shall issue or accept any written statement that the certificate holder knows to contain any statement that falsely indicates the name of the customer, the type of merchandise, the prices, discounts, or the terms of sale. Nor shall any certificate holder insert, in any invoice given or accepted, any statement that makes the invoice a false record of the transaction it represents. Nor shall any certificate holder give or accept any invoice that withholds statements so that the invoice does not truly reflect the transaction it represents. Source: Source. 2019, 178:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2020. 2025, 224:14, eff. July 1, 2025.