(a) The department shall adopt procedures for a refund or credit to a licensee in the amount of the denominated value, less the discount given under AS 43.50.540, for
(1) unused or damaged stamps;
(2) stamps affixed to cigarette packages that have become unfit for use or sale, are destroyed, or are returned to the manufacturer for credit or replacement if the licensee provides proof acceptable to the department that the cigarettes have not been and will not be consumed in this state; or
(3) stamps affixed to cigarette packages that are sold or distributed outside the state if the licensee provides proof acceptable to the department that the cigarettes have not been and will not be consumed in this state and the licensee is properly licensed in the jurisdictions outside the state where the sales or distributions are made.
(b) A refund or credit under (a) of this section may not be allowed for stamps affixed to cigarette packages in violation of this chapter or AS 45.53.
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.