Sec. 1. 22 MRSA c. 263, sub-c. 4 is enacted to read:

SUBCHAPTER 4

TOBACCO PRODUCT MANUFACTURERS

§1580-L.__Tobacco product manufacturer

1.__Definitions.__As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.

A.__"Brand family" means all styles of cigarettes sold under the same trademark and differentiated from one another by means of additional modifiers, including, but not limited to, menthol, lights, kings and 100s.__"Brand family" 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.

B.__"Cigarette" has the same meaning as in section 1580-H, subsection 4.

C.__"Distributor" means a person that is authorized to affix tax stamps to packages or other containers of cigarettes under Title 36, section 4366-A or any person that is required to pay the excise tax imposed on cigarettes, including roll-your-own tobacco, pursuant to Title 36, chapter 703 or chapter 704.

D.__"Nonparticipating manufacturer" means any tobacco product manufacturer that is not a participating manufacturer.

E.__"Participating manufacturer" means a__manufacturer as defined in the Master Settlement Agreement, as that agreement is defined in section 1580-H, subsection 5.

F.__"Qualified escrow fund" has the same meaning as in section 1580-H, subsection 6.

G.__"Tobacco product manufacturer" has the same meaning as in section 1580-H, subsection 9.__"Tobacco product manufacturer" also means a participating manufacturer or a nonparticipating manufacturer.