Alabama § 45-34-242.03 - Enforcement; Tobacco Stamps; Reporting.

§ 45-34-242.03. Enforcement; Tobacco Stamps; Reporting.

It shall be the duty of the County Commission of Henry County to enforce this part upon its imposing the tax thereunder, and it shall have the right itself, or its members or its agents, to examine the books, reports, and accounts of every dealer, storer, or distributor engaged in the business for which the tax is hereby levied and to make any and all rules and regulations necessary and proper for the collection of such tax. Upon resolution of the Henry County Commission, the State Department of Revenue is hereby authorized and directed to collect all taxes now or hereafter levied by the county under this part. The resolution must be submitted, received, and approved by the State Department of Revenue at least two months prior to the effective date of the collection and administration of this tax by the State Department of Revenue as set by the Henry County Commission. The tax hereby authorized shall be paid by affixing stamps as is required for the payment of the tax imposed by Section 40–25–1 through Section 40–25–28. The State Department of Revenue, if directed by resolution of the Henry County Commission to collect all county privilege, license, or excise taxes levied under this part, for as long as the department is so directed, shall have the same duties relative to the preparation and sale of stamps to evidence the payment of such tax that it has relative to the preparation and sale of stamps under those sections and may exercise the same powers and perform the same duties in the same manner relative to the collection of the tax hereby levied that it does relative to the collection of that tax. In accordance with Section 40–25–2(q), in the event the aforementioned tobacco stamps are not available, for affixing to tobacco products packages and containers, or by the authority of a duly promulgated regulation eliminating the requirement of affixing stamps, the commissioner of revenue may require a monthly report in lieu of stamps to report the amount of tax due. The monthly report shall be in a form approved by the commissioner of revenue, and adopted by the Department of Revenue under the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act.