§ 105‑113.36.  (Repealed effective July 1, 2022, and applicable to sales or purchases occurring on or after that date) Wholesale dealer and retail dealer must obtain license.
(a)	Required Licenses. – The entities listed in this subsection shall obtain for each place of business a tobacco products license and shall pay a license tax in the amounts listed. As used in this section, a "place of business" is a place where a wholesale dealer makes tobacco products other than cigarettes or where a wholesale dealer or a retail dealer receives or stores non‑tax‑paid tobacco products other than cigarettes. The entities and license tax amounts are as follows:
(1)	Wholesale dealer $25.00
(2)	Retail dealer $10.00.
(b)	Term of License. – A license is in effect until June 30 of the year following the second calendar year after the date of issuance or renewal, unless cancelled or revoked prior to expiration. A license for each place of business is renewable upon signed application with no renewal license tax, unless applied for after the June 30 expiration date.
(c)	Out‑of‑State Wholesale Dealers. – An out‑of‑state wholesale dealer of tobacco products other than cigarettes may obtain a wholesale dealer's license upon compliance with the provisions of G.S. 105‑113.4A and payment of a tax of twenty‑five dollars ($25.00).  (1969, c. 1075, s. 2; 1973, c. 476, s. 193; 1991, c. 689, s. 270; 1991 (Reg. Sess., 1992), c. 955, s. 11; 2018‑5, s. 38.6(b); 2019‑169, s. 4.2(d); repealed by 2021‑180, s. 42.9(f), effective July 1, 2022.)