Federal guidelines, IRS 26 U.S.C. 5711, 5712, 5713 and27 CFR Part 40 of the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau regulations, require every person, before commencing business as a manufacturer of tobacco products, to apply for a permit from the appropriate federal agency to engage in such business and file a bond. A person shall not engage in business as a manufacturer of tobacco products without a permit to engage in such business. Manufacturing shall include the making of cigarettes by the use of a cigarette making machine on the premises of or in an area controlled by a tobacco retailer.
35 Miss. Code. R. 8-03-01-100