(a) The department shall design and furnish stamps of sizes and denominations as determined by the department.
(b) Notwithstanding the packaging requirements of AS 43.70.075(g)(1), a stamp required under AS 43.50.500 - 43.50.700 must be affixed
(1) on the smallest package that will be handled, sold, used, consumed, or distributed in this state; and
(2) in a denomination equal to the amount of tax due under this chapter on the cigarettes in the package.
(c) A stamp required under AS 43.50.500 - 43.50.700 shall be affixed to the bottom of each individual package of cigarettes in a manner so that the stamp cannot be removed from the package without being mutilated or destroyed.
(d) For purposes of this section, a stamp is considered affixed only if more than 80 percent of the stamp is attached to the individual package in accordance with (c) of this section and regulations adopted by the department.
Structure Alaska Statutes
Title 43. Revenue and Taxation
Chapter 50. Tobacco Taxes and Sales
Article 6. Cigarette Tax Stamps.
Sec. 43.50.500. Tax payment by use of stamps.
Sec. 43.50.510. Stamp design; manner of affixing.
Sec. 43.50.520. Stamp required before sale, distribution, or consumption.
Sec. 43.50.530. Sale of stamps.
Sec. 43.50.540. Purchase of and payment for stamps.
Sec. 43.50.550. Deferred-payment basis for stamps.
Sec. 43.50.560. Suspension of deferred-payment basis privilege.
Sec. 43.50.580. Possession of unstamped cigarettes.
Sec. 43.50.600. Stamps prohibited on cigarette packages not complying with federal and state laws.
Sec. 43.50.610. Unstamped cigarettes as contraband; seizure.
Sec. 43.50.620. Forfeiture and destruction of seized cigarettes.
Sec. 43.50.625. Forfeiture of other property.
Sec. 43.50.630. Monthly reports; records retention; inspection of records.
Sec. 43.50.640. Misconduct involving unstamped cigarettes or stamps in the first degree.
Sec. 43.50.650. Misconduct involving unstamped cigarettes or stamps in the second degree.
Sec. 43.50.660. Construction of criminal statutes.