011-4 Wyo. Code R. § 4-2

Current through April 27, 2019

Section 4-2 - Definitions

(a) "Cigarette" means:

(i) Any roll of tobacco wrapped in paper or in any substance not containing tobacco; or

(ii) Any roll of tobacco wrapped in any substance containing tobacco which, because of its appearance, the type of tobacco used in the filler, or its packaging and labeling, is likely to be offered to or purchased by, consumers as a cigarette.

(b) "Cigar" means cured tobacco wrapped in leaf tobacco or in any substance containing tobacco (other than a cigarette).

(c) "Indian Reservation" means all lands, notwithstanding the issuance of any patent within the exterior boundaries of the Wind River Reservation, meeting at least one of the following criteria:

(i) The land is owned by the United States in trust for the Shoshone or Arapaho Tribes;

(ii) The land is owned by one or both of the Shoshone and Arapaho Tribes; or

(iii) The land is owned in full by enrolled members of the Shoshone or Arapaho Tribes, excluding lands within the Riverton Reclamation withdrawal and the City of Riverton.

(d) "Indian Tribe" means the Shoshone Tribe or the Northern Arapaho Tribe of the Wind River Indian Reservation.

(e) "Master Settlement Agreement (MSA)" is an agreement, originally between the four largest US tobacco companies and the Attorneys General of 46 states, that provides for restrictions on practices by the companies and payments by them to the states to compensate for the cost of providing health care for persons with smoking-related illnesses. In exchange, the states settled existing litigation on these matters, and the companies are protected from most forms of future litigation regarding harm caused by tobacco use.

(f) "Native American" means any enrolled member of the Shoshone Tribe or the Northern Arapaho Tribe of the Wind River Indian Reservation.

(g) "Other tobacco products" means any tobacco product intended for human ingestion, consumption, or inhalation, other than cigarettes, cigars, and moist snuff. Other tobacco products includes, but is not limited to: dry snuff, pipe tobacco, loose tobacco, plug tobacco, or twist tobacco; tobacco pressed into tablets, strips, or sticks; and any other product manufactured from tobacco.

(h) "Tribal Vendor" means an Indian Tribe or Native American engaged in selling cigarettes.

011-4 Wyo. Code R. § 4-2