77-4009.

License required; when; application; contents.

(1) Each first owner of tobacco products to be sold in this state shall be licensed by the Tax Commissioner. Every application for such license shall be made on a form prescribed by the Tax Commissioner. The application shall include: (a) The name and address of the applicant or, if the applicant is a firm, partnership, limited liability company, or association, the name and address of each of its members or, if the applicant is a corporation, the name and address of each of its officers and the address of its principal place of business; (b) the location of the place of business to be licensed; and (c) such other information as the Tax Commissioner may require for the purpose of administering the Tobacco Products Tax Act.

(2) A person outside of this state who ships or transports tobacco products to any person in this state to be sold in this state may make application for a license and be granted such a license by the Tax Commissioner. If a license is granted, such person shall be subject to the Tobacco Products Tax Act and shall be entitled to act as a licensee. A person outside this state who receives a license shall have established sufficient contact with this state for the exercise of personal jurisdiction over the person in any matter or issue arising under the act.