(a) Salesmen in the employ of a manufacturer, and handling only the products of his employer, who engage in the business of selling or distributing cigarettes in this state for the purpose of resale, shall be required to keep the same records, for a period of three (3) years, for the inspection at all times by the Commission, as are required of wholesale dealers. Such salesmen shall also be required to furnish monthly reports to the Commission of the business of the previous month. However, salesmen having a district supervisor or division manager may make their monthly reports to the Commission through the division manager or district supervisor.
(b) Any such salesman who takes orders for cigarettes to be shipped in interstate commerce to any person other than licensed dealers shall also be required to have a distributing agent's license and be compelled to comply with all of the rules and regulations pertaining to distributing agents.
Laws 1965, c. 195, § 2.