(1) "Brand family" shall mean all styles of cigarettes sold under the same trademark and differentiated from one another by means of additional modifiers or descriptors, including "menthol," "lights," "kings," and "100s," and includes a brand name (alone or in conjunction with any other word), trademark, logo, symbol, motto, selling message, recognizable pattern of colors, or any other indicia of product identification identical or similar to, or identifiable with, a previously known brand of cigarettes.

(2) "Cigarette" shall have the same meaning as in subdivision 1913(4) of this title.

(3) "Commissioner" shall mean the Commissioner of Taxes.

(4) " Wholesale dealer" shall have the same meaning as in 32 V.S.A. § 7702(16).

(5) "Master Settlement Agreement" shall have the same meaning as in subdivision 1913(5) of this title.

(6) "Nonparticipating manufacturer" shall mean any tobacco product manufacturer that is not a participating manufacturer.

(7) "Participating manufacturer" shall have the same meaning as in section II(jj) of the "Master Settlement Agreement" and all amendments thereto.

(8) "Qualified escrow fund" shall have the same meaning as in subdivision 1913(6) of this title.

(9) "Retail dealer" shall have the same meaning as in 32 V.S.A. § 7702(10).

(10) [Repealed.]

(11) "Tobacco product manufacturer" shall have the same meaning as in subdivision 1913(9) of this title.

(12) "Units sold" shall have the same meaning as in subdivision 1913(10) of this title. (Added 2003, No. 14, § 1; amended 2015, No. 57, § 83, eff. June 11, 2015.)