Revenue and Taxation Code section 30016

“Wholesaler” includes:

(a)

Any person, other than a licensed distributor, who engages in this state in making sales for resale of cigarettes that are contained in packages to which are affixed stamps or meter impressions.

(b)

Any person, other than a licensed distributor, who engages in this state in making sales for resale of tobacco products on which the tax imposed in Section 30123 and 30131.2 has been paid.

Source: Section 30016, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=RTC§ionNum=30016.­ (updated Jan. 1, 2002; accessed Oct. 20, 2025).

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