§ 70.158.020. Definitions
The following definitions apply to this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
(1) "Brand family" means all styles of cigarettes sold under the same trademark and differentiated from one another by means of additional modifiers or descriptors, including, but not limited to, "menthol," "lights," "kings," and "100s," and includes any 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) "Board" means the liquor control board.
(3) "Cigarette" has the same meaning as in RCW 70.157.010(d).
(4) "Director" means the director of the department of revenue except as otherwise noted.
(5) "Directory" means the directory to be created and published on a web site by the attorney general pursuant to RCW 70.158.030(2).
(6) "Distributor" has the same meaning as in RCW 82.26.010(3), except that for purposes of this chapter, no person is a distributor if that person does not deal with cigarettes as defined in this section.
(7) "Master settlement agreement" has the same meaning as in RCW 70.157.010(e).
(8) "Nonparticipating manufacturer" means any tobacco product manufacturer that is not a participating manufacturer.
(9) "Participating manufacturer" has the meaning given that term in section II(jj) of the master settlement agreement.
(10) "Qualified escrow fund" has the same meaning as in RCW 70.157.010(f).
(11) "Stamp" means "stamp" as defined in RCW 82.24.010(7) or as referred to in RCW 43.06.455(4).
(12) "Tobacco product manufacturer" has the same meaning as in RCW 70.157.010(i).
(13) "Units sold" has the same meaning as in RCW 70.157.010(j).
(14) "Wholesaler" has the same meaning as in RCW 82.24.010.
[2003 c 25 § 2.]
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