Section 44-7-102 - DefinitionsAs used in this article 7, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Cigarette, tobacco product, or nicotine product" has the same meaning as provided in section 18-13-121(5).(2)(a) "Distributor" means a person who sells or distributes cigarettes, tobacco products, or nicotine products to licensed retailers in this state.(b) "Distributor" includes a "distributor" or "distributing subcontractor" as those terms are defined in section 39-28.5-101.(3) "Division" means the division of liquor enforcement within the department.(4) "Electronic smoking device" has the meaning set forth in section 25-14-203 (4.5).(5) "Hearing officer" means a person designated by the executive director to conduct hearings held pursuant to section 44-7-105.(6) "Local authority" means the governing body of a local government or any authority designated by a municipal or county charter, municipal ordinance, or county resolution to regulate retailers.(7) "Local government" means a statutory or home rule municipality, county, or city and county.(8) "Minor" means a person under twenty-one years of age.(9) "New retail location" means a retail location in the state at which cigarettes, tobacco products, or nicotine products were not sold before July 14, 2020.(10) "Retailer" means the owner or operator of a business of any kind at a specific location that sells cigarettes, tobacco products, or nicotine products to a user or consumer.(11) "School" has the meaning set forth in section 44-3-103(50).(12) "State license" means a license issued by the division in accordance with section 44-7-104.5.(13)(a) "Wholesaler" means a person engaged in the wholesale distribution of cigarettes, tobacco products, or nicotine products in this state.(b) "Wholesaler" includes a "wholesaler" and "wholesale subcontractor" as those terms are defined in section 39-28-101.Amended by 2020 Ch. 302,§6, eff. 7/14/2020.Renumbered from C.R.S. § 24-35-502 and amended by 2018 Ch. 34,§2, eff. 10/1/2018.Amended by 2014 Ch. 113,§3, eff. 4/11/2014.L. 2018: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 18-036), ch. 34, p. 373, § 2, effective October 1.This section is similar to former § 24-35-502 as it existed prior to 2018.