Reporting of information; escrow installments.
Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 9-4-1207
in effect(a) No later than twenty (20) days after the end of a calendar quarter, and more frequently if directed by the attorney general, each licensed wholesaler shall submit information the attorney general requires to facilitate compliance with this act, including, but not limited to, a list by brand family of the total number of cigarettes or in the case of roll your own cigarettes, the equivalent stick count for which the licensed wholesaler affixed stamps during the previous calendar quarter or otherwise paid the tax due for the cigarettes. The licensed wholesaler shall maintain and make available to the attorney general all invoices and documentation of sales of all nonparticipating manufacturer cigarettes and any other information relied upon in reporting to the attorney general for a period of five (5) years.
(b) The department is authorized to disclose to the attorney general any information received under this act and requested by the attorney general for purposes of determining compliance with and enforcing the provisions of this act, implementing the master settlement agreement as defined in W.S. 9-4-1201(a)(v) or resolving any dispute arising under the master settlement agreement. The director of the department and the attorney general shall share the information received under this act and may share the information with other federal, state or local agencies or with a data clearinghouse or any similar entity or process established under the master settlement agreement or a settlement of any dispute arising under that agreement, only for the purposes of enforcement of this act, W.S. 9-4-1202, enforcement of corresponding laws of other states or implementation of the master settlement agreement or a settlement of any dispute arising under that agreement.
(c) The attorney general may require at any time from the nonparticipating manufacturer, proof from the financial institution in which the manufacturer has established a qualified escrow fund for the purpose of compliance with W.S. 9-4-1202 of the amount of money in the fund being held on behalf of the state, the dates of deposits and listing the amounts of all withdrawals from the account and the dates of the withdrawals.
(d) In addition to the information required to be submitted pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the attorney general may require a licensed wholesaler or tobacco product manufacturer to submit any additional information including, but not limited to, samples of the packaging or labeling of each family brand as is necessary to enable the attorney general to determine whether a tobacco product manufacturer is in compliance with this act.
(e) To promote compliance with this act, the attorney general may promulgate rules and regulations requiring a tobacco product manufacturer subject to the requirements of W.S. 9-4-1205(c) to make the escrow deposits required in installments during the year in which the sales covered by the deposits are made. The attorney general may require production of information sufficient to enable the attorney general to determine the adequacy of the amount of the installment deposit.
Source: WY Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title09.pdfFetched: 10/4/2026