(a) The Department may appoint any manufacturer of tobacco products or wholesaler within this State and may appoint any other person within or without this State as its agent to affix Delaware tobacco product tax stamps. Tax affixing agents located outside the State must apply the stamps to all taxable tobacco products before bringing them into this State.
(b) Whenever the Department shall sell, consign, or deliver Delaware tobacco product tax stamps to any authorized stamp affixing agent, such agent is entitled to receive as compensation for such agent's services and expenses a commission at the rate of 3/10 of 1 cent for affixing the tax stamp to each package of 20 or more cigarettes. The commission is to be retained out of the moneys to be paid by such agent for such stamps purchased from the Department.