N.D. Cent. Code § 51-25.1-01: Definitions

As used in this chapter:

1."Brand family" means any style 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 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."Cigarette" has the same meaning as in section 51-25-01.

3."Commissioner" means the tax commissioner.

4."Distributor" has the same meaning as in section 57-36-01.

5."Master settlement agreement" has the same meaning as in section 51-25-01.

6."Nonparticipating manufacturer" means a tobacco product manufacturer that is not a participating manufacturer.

7."Participating manufacturer" has the same meaning as in section II(jj) of the master settlement agreement of 1998.

8."Qualified escrow fund" has the same meaning as in section 51-25-01.

9."Tobacco product manufacturer" has the same meaning as in section 51-25-01.

10."Units sold" has the same meaning as in section 51-25-01.