| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to cigarette user fees; providing |
| 3 | legislative findings; amending s. 210.01, F.S.; defining |
| 4 | the terms "council," "net collections," and "total |
| 5 | collections"; revising the definitions of "counterfeit |
| 6 | cigarettes," "exporter," "stamp" or "stamps," and |
| 7 | "unstamped package" or "unstamped cigarettes"; amending s. |
| 8 | 210.02, F.S.; replacing all references to the term "tax" |
| 9 | with the term "user fee"; increasing the amount of the |
| 10 | cigarette user fee; amending ss. 210.021, 210.03, 210.04, |
| 11 | 210.05, 210.06, 210.07, 210.08, 210.09, 210.11, 210.13, |
| 12 | 210.14, 210.15, 210.18, 210.181, 210.185, 210.19, 210.25, |
| 13 | and 951.22 F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by |
| 14 | the act; amending s. 210.20, F.S.; providing definitions; |
| 15 | requiring the Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco |
| 16 | to certify to the Chief Financial Officer the amount of |
| 17 | net collections derived from the user fee on a monthly |
| 18 | basis; requiring the division to credit a specific percent |
| 19 | of the total base allocation to certain trust funds, the |
| 20 | H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute's |
| 21 | Board of Directors, the Bankhead-Coley Program, and |
| 22 | certain medical residency and fellowship programs; |
| 23 | providing legislative intent to use the cigarette user fee |
| 24 | collections to increase enrollment in the Florida Kidcare |
| 25 | program; requiring that the amounts credited or |
| 26 | transferred from the Cigarette Tax Collection Trust Fund |
| 27 | be adjusted in proportion to the corresponding reference |
| 28 | year allocation; providing a formula for calculating the |
| 29 | maximum total supplemental allocation; amending s. |
| 30 | 210.201, F.S.; requiring the Board of Directors of the H. |
| 31 | Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute to use |
| 32 | funds to secure bonds or financial products for cancer |
| 33 | facilities; amending s. 215.5602, F.S.; requiring the |
| 34 | James and Esther King Biomedical Research Program to |
| 35 | appropriate a certain percent of the program's annual |
| 36 | funding to expand research conducted on tobacco-related |
| 37 | illnesses; increasing the amount of funds allocated to the |
| 38 | Florida Center for Universal Research to Eradicate |
| 39 | Disease; extending certain expiration dates; amending s. |
| 40 | 381.922, F.S.; revising the purpose of the Bankhead-Coley |
| 41 | Program to expand cancer research and treatment; requiring |
| 42 | the program to provide grants for the recruitment of |
| 43 | cancer researchers and research teams to institutions, for |
| 44 | operational start-up grants for newly recruited |
| 45 | researchers and research teams, and for fixed capital |
| 46 | outlay expenditures; requiring that certain proceeds be |
| 47 | used for certain purposes; extending certain expiration |
| 48 | dates; requiring the Department of Health to submit a |
| 49 | report to the Governor and the Legislature by a certain |
| 50 | date and annually thereafter which contains an estimate of |
| 51 | the financial impact of tobacco use and related illnesses |
| 52 | on the economy and taxpayers; providing an effective date. |
| 53 |
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| 54 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 56 | Section 1. The Legislature finds that cigarette |
| 57 | consumption dramatically impacts the state's Medicaid budget and |
| 58 | a substantial deficit has been created between what consumers |
| 59 | pay in related excise or privilege fees and what the state |
| 60 | actually incurs in health care costs. The Legislature further |
| 61 | finds that the imposition of a user fee on cigarettes should at |
| 62 | least be commensurate with the projected governmental costs |
| 63 | associated with the consumption of cigarettes. The Legislature |
| 64 | further finds that revenues derived from such user fees should |
| 65 | apply to health care, with an emphasis given to measures for |
| 66 | which there is a connection between cigarette consumption and |
| 67 | the user fee revenue generated from the consumption of |
| 68 | cigarettes. |
| 69 | Section 2. Section 210.01, Florida Statutes, is amended to |
| 70 | read: |
| 71 | 210.01 Definitions.--When used in this part the following |
| 72 | words shall have the meaning herein indicated: |
| 73 | (1)(9) "Agent" means any person authorized by the Division |
| 74 | of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco to purchase and affix |
| 75 | adhesive or meter stamps under this part. |
| 76 | (2)(1) "Cigarette" means any roll for smoking, except one |
| 77 | of which the tobacco is fully naturally fermented, without |
| 78 | regard to the kind of tobacco or other substances used in the |
| 79 | inner roll or the nature or composition of the material in which |
| 80 | the roll is wrapped, which is made wholly or in part of tobacco |
| 81 | irrespective of size or shape and whether such tobacco is |
| 82 | flavored, adulterated or mixed with any other ingredient. |
| 83 | (3) "Council" means the Biomedical Research Advisory |
| 84 | Council within the Department of Health established in s. |
| 85 | 215.5602. |
| 86 | (4)(22) "Counterfeit cigarettes" means cigarettes that |
| 87 | have false manufacturing labels, tobacco product packs with |
| 88 | counterfeit user fee tax stamps, or any combination thereof. |
| 89 | (5) "Dealer" means any wholesale dealer as hereinafter |
| 90 | defined. |
| 91 | (6)(14) "Distributing agent" means every person, firm or |
| 92 | corporation in this state who acts as an agent for any person, |
| 93 | firm or corporation outside or inside the state by receiving |
| 94 | cigarettes in interstate or intrastate commerce and storing such |
| 95 | cigarettes subject to distribution or delivery upon order from |
| 96 | said principal to wholesale dealers and other distributing |
| 97 | agents inside or outside this state. |
| 98 | (7)(10) "Division" means the Division of Alcoholic |
| 99 | Beverages and Tobacco of the Department of Business and |
| 100 | Professional Regulation. |
| 101 | (8)(17) "Exporter" means a person who transports user-fee- |
| 102 | exempt or tax-exempt cigarettes into this state under bond for |
| 103 | delivery beyond the borders of this state. Each permit shall |
| 104 | entitle the permittee to store such cigarettes under bond at one |
| 105 | location in this state pending shipment beyond the borders of |
| 106 | this state. |
| 107 | (9)(12) "First sale" means the first use or consumption of |
| 108 | cigarettes within this state. |
| 109 | (10)(20) "Importer" means any person with a valid permit |
| 110 | under 26 U.S.C. s. 5712 who imports into the United States, |
| 111 | directly or indirectly, a finished cigarette for sale or |
| 112 | distribution. |
| 113 | (11)(21) "Manufacturer" means any domestic person or |
| 114 | entity with a valid permit under 26 U.S.C. s. 5712 that |
| 115 | manufactures, fabricates, assembles, processes, or labels a |
| 116 | finished cigarette. |
| 117 | (12)(16) "Manufacturer's representative" means a person |
| 118 | who represents a manufacturer of cigarettes but who has no place |
| 119 | of business in this state where cigarettes are stored. A |
| 120 | manufacturer's representative is required to obtain any |
| 121 | cigarettes required by her or him through a wholesale dealer in |
| 122 | this state and to make such reports as may be required by the |
| 123 | Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco of the Department of |
| 124 | Business and Professional Regulation. |
| 125 | (13) "Net collections" means 99.1 percent of total |
| 126 | collections less the service charge prescribed in s. 215.20. |
| 127 | (14)(13) "Operating ad valorem millage" means all millages |
| 128 | other than those fixed for debt service. |
| 129 | (15)(8) "Package" means the individual package, box or |
| 130 | other container in or from which retail sales of cigarettes are |
| 131 | normally made or intended to be made. |
| 132 | (16)(2) "Persons" means any individual, copartnership, |
| 133 | society, club, association, corporation, joint stock company, |
| 134 | and any combination of individuals and also an executor, |
| 135 | administrator, receiver, trustee or other fiduciary. |
| 136 | (17)(15) "Place of business" means any place where |
| 137 | cigarettes are sold or where cigarettes are stored or kept for |
| 138 | the purpose of sale or consumption; or if cigarettes are sold |
| 139 | from a vending machine the place in which the vending machine is |
| 140 | located. |
| 141 | (18)(7) "Retail dealer" means any person located inside or |
| 142 | outside this state other than a wholesale dealer engaged in the |
| 143 | business of selling cigarettes, including persons issued a |
| 144 | permit pursuant to s. 569.003. |
| 145 | (19)(4) "Retail sale" or "sale at retail" means a sale to |
| 146 | a consumer or to any person for any purpose other than resale. |
| 147 | (20)(3) "Sale" means any transfer, exchange or barter in |
| 148 | any manner, or by any means whatever. |
| 149 | (21)(19) "Stamp" or "stamps" means the indicia required to |
| 150 | be placed on cigarette packages that evidence payment of the |
| 151 | user fee tax on cigarettes under s. 210.02. |
| 152 | (22) "Total collections" means the total amount |
| 153 | derived from the cigarette user fee during a specified |
| 154 | period of time. |
| 155 | (23)(18) "Unstamped package" or "unstamped cigarettes" |
| 156 | means a package on which the user fee tax required by this part |
| 157 | has not been paid, regardless of whether or not such package is |
| 158 | stamped or marked with the indicia of any other user fee |
| 159 | assessment or taxing authority, or a package on which there has |
| 160 | been affixed a counterfeit or fraudulent indicium or stamp. |
| 161 | (24)(11) "Use" means the consuming, giving away or |
| 162 | disposing, in any manner, of cigarettes. |
| 163 | (25)(6) "Wholesale dealer" means any person located inside |
| 164 | or outside this state who sells cigarettes to retail dealers or |
| 165 | other persons for purposes of resale only. Such term shall not |
| 166 | include any cigarette manufacturer, export warehouse proprietor, |
| 167 | or importer with a valid permit under 26 U.S.C. s. 5712 if such |
| 168 | person sells or distributes cigarettes in this state only to |
| 169 | dealers who are agents and who hold valid and current permits |
| 170 | under s. 210.15 or to any cigarette manufacturer, export |
| 171 | warehouse proprietor, or importer who holds a valid and current |
| 172 | permit under 26 U.S.C. s. 5712. |
| 173 | Section 3. Section 210.02, Florida Statutes, is amended to |
| 174 | read: |
| 175 | 210.02 Cigarette user fee tax imposed; collection.-- |
| 176 | (1) A user fee An excise or privilege tax, in addition to |
| 177 | all other fees taxes of every kind imposed by law, is imposed |
| 178 | upon the sale, receipt, purchase, possession, consumption, |
| 179 | handling, distribution, and use of cigarettes in this state, in |
| 180 | the following amounts, except as hereinafter otherwise provided, |
| 181 | for cigarettes of standard dimensions: |
| 182 | (a) Upon all cigarettes weighing not more than 3 pounds |
| 183 | per thousand, 66.95 16.95 mills on each cigarette. |
| 184 | (b) Upon all cigarettes weighing more than 3 pounds per |
| 185 | thousand and not more than 6 inches long, 133.9 33.9 mills on |
| 186 | each cigarette. |
| 187 | (c) Upon all cigarettes weighing more than 3 pounds per |
| 188 | thousand and more than 6 inches long, 267.8 67.8 mills on each |
| 189 | cigarette. |
| 190 | (2) The description of cigarettes contained in paragraphs |
| 191 | (a), (b), and (c) of subsection (1) are hereby declared to be |
| 192 | standard as to dimensions for the taxing purposes of assessing a |
| 193 | user fee as provided in this law and should any cigarette be |
| 194 | received, purchased, possessed, sold, offered for sale, given |
| 195 | away, or used of a size other than of standard dimensions, the |
| 196 | same shall be assessed taxed at the rate of 5.69 1.41 cents on |
| 197 | each such cigarette. |
| 198 | (3) When cigarettes as described in paragraph (1)(a) are |
| 199 | packed in varying quantities of 20 cigarettes or less, except |
| 200 | manufacturer's free samples authorized under s. 210.04(9), the |
| 201 | following rate shall govern: |
| 202 | (a) Packages containing 10 cigarettes or less require a |
| 203 | 66.95-cent user fee 16.95-cent tax. |
| 204 | (b) Packages containing more than 10 but not more than 20 |
| 205 | cigarettes require a 133.9-cent user fee 33.9-cent tax. |
| 206 | (4) When cigarettes as described in paragraph (1)(b) are |
| 207 | packed in varying quantities of 20 cigarettes or less, except |
| 208 | manufacturer's free samples authorized under s. 210.04(9), the |
| 209 | following rates shall govern: |
| 210 | (a) Packages containing 10 cigarettes or less require a |
| 211 | 133.9-cent user fee 33.9-cent tax. |
| 212 | (b) Packages containing more than 10 but not more than 20 |
| 213 | cigarettes require a 267.8-cent user fee 67.8-cent tax. |
| 214 | (5) When cigarettes as described in paragraph (1)(c) are |
| 215 | packed in varying quantities of 20 cigarettes or less, except |
| 216 | manufacturer's free samples authorized under s. 210.04(9), the |
| 217 | following rates shall govern: |
| 218 | (a) Packages containing 10 cigarettes or less require a |
| 219 | 267.8-cent user fee 67.8-cent tax. |
| 220 | (b) Packages containing more than 10 but not more than 20 |
| 221 | cigarettes require a 535.6-cent user fee 135.6-cent tax. |
| 222 | (6) This user fee tax shall be paid by the dealer to the |
| 223 | division for deposit and distribution as hereinafter provided |
| 224 | upon the first sale or transaction within the state, whether or |
| 225 | not such sale or transfer be to the ultimate purchaser or |
| 226 | consumer. The seller or dealer shall collect the user fee tax |
| 227 | from the purchaser or consumer, and the purchaser or consumer |
| 228 | shall pay the user fee tax to the seller. The seller or dealer |
| 229 | shall be responsible for the collection of the user fee tax and |
| 230 | the payment of the same to the division. All user fees collected |
| 231 | pursuant to this section taxes are due not later than the 10th |
| 232 | day of the month following the calendar month in which they were |
| 233 | incurred, and thereafter shall bear interest at the rate of 1 |
| 234 | percent per month. If the amount of user fee proceeds tax due |
| 235 | for a given period is assessed without allocating it to any |
| 236 | particular month, the interest shall begin with the date of the |
| 237 | assessment. Whenever cigarettes are shipped from outside the |
| 238 | state to anyone other than a distributing agent or wholesale |
| 239 | dealer, the person receiving the cigarettes shall be responsible |
| 240 | for the user fee tax on said cigarettes and the payment of same |
| 241 | to the division. |
| 242 | (7) It is the legislative intent that the user fee tax on |
| 243 | cigarettes shall be uniform throughout the state. |
| 244 | Section 4. Section 210.021, Florida Statutes, is amended |
| 245 | to read: |
| 246 | 210.021 Payment of user fees taxes by certified check or |
| 247 | electronic funds transfer.-- |
| 248 | (1) The Secretary of Business and Professional Regulation |
| 249 | may require a dealer who sells cigarettes within the state to |
| 250 | remit by certified check or electronic funds transfer any user |
| 251 | fee tax imposed under s. 210.02. |
| 252 | (2) The Secretary of Business and Professional Regulation |
| 253 | shall require for a period not to exceed 12 months that a dealer |
| 254 | or agent, during the dealer's or agent's initial period of |
| 255 | licensure or appointment, remit by certified check or electronic |
| 256 | funds transfer any user fee tax imposed under s. 210.02. |
| 257 | (3) The division shall adopt rules pursuant to ss. |
| 258 | 120.536(1) and 120.54 to administer this section. |
| 259 | Section 5. Section 210.03, Florida Statutes, is amended to |
| 260 | read: |
| 261 | 210.03 Prohibition against levying of cigarette user fees |
| 262 | taxes by municipalities.--No municipality shall, after July 1, |
| 263 | 1972, levy or collect any user fee excise tax on cigarettes. |
| 264 | Section 6. Section 210.04, Florida Statutes, is amended to |
| 265 | read: |
| 266 | 210.04 Construction; exemptions; collection.-- |
| 267 | (1) The amount of user fees taxes advanced and paid to the |
| 268 | state aforesaid shall be added to and collected as a part of the |
| 269 | sales price of the cigarettes sold or distributed, which amount |
| 270 | may be stated separately from the price of the cigarettes on all |
| 271 | display signs, sales and delivery slips, bills and statements |
| 272 | which advertise or indicate the price of the product. |
| 273 | (2) The cigarette user fee tax imposed shall be collected |
| 274 | only once upon the same package or container of such cigarettes. |
| 275 | (3) No user fee tax shall be imposed by this part upon |
| 276 | cigarettes not within the taxing power of the state under the |
| 277 | Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution. |
| 278 | (4) No user fee tax shall be required to be paid: |
| 279 | (a) Upon cigarettes sold at post exchanges, ship service |
| 280 | stores, ship stores, slop chests, or base exchanges to members |
| 281 | of the Armed Services of the United States when such post |
| 282 | exchanges, ship service stores, or base exchanges are operated |
| 283 | under regulations of the Army, Navy, or Air Force of the United |
| 284 | States on military, naval, or air force reservations in this |
| 285 | state or when such ship stores or slop chests are operated under |
| 286 | the regulations of the United States Navy on ships of the United |
| 287 | States Navy; however, it is unlawful for anyone, including |
| 288 | members of the Armed Services of the United States, to purchase |
| 289 | such user-fee-exempt or tax-exempt cigarettes for purposes of |
| 290 | resale. Any person who resells, or offers for resale, user-fee- |
| 291 | exempt or tax-exempt cigarettes purchased at post exchanges, |
| 292 | ship service stores, ship stores, slop chests, or base exchanges |
| 293 | is guilty of a violation of the cigarette user fee tax law, |
| 294 | punishable as provided in s. 210.18(1). |
| 295 | (b) Upon the sale or gift of cigarettes by charitable |
| 296 | organizations to bona fide patients in regularly established |
| 297 | government veterans' hospitals in Florida for the personal use |
| 298 | or consumption of such patients. |
| 299 | (5) It shall be presumed that all cigarettes are subject |
| 300 | to the user fee tax imposed by this part until the contrary is |
| 301 | established, and the burden of proof that they are not |
| 302 | assessable taxable shall be upon the person having possession of |
| 303 | them. |
| 304 | (6) The sale of single or loose unpacked cigarettes is |
| 305 | prohibited. The division may authorize any person to give away |
| 306 | sample packages of cigarettes, each to contain not less than two |
| 307 | cigarettes upon which the user fees taxes have been paid. |
| 308 | (7) Nothing in this part shall be construed to prohibit |
| 309 | the sale of cigarettes, upon which the user fee tax has been |
| 310 | advanced, through the medium of vending machines where the user |
| 311 | fee tax is collected by the said vending machines. |
| 312 | (8) Except as hereinafter provided, all agents shall be |
| 313 | liable for the collection and payment of the user fee tax |
| 314 | imposed by this part and shall pay the user fee tax to the |
| 315 | division by purchasing, under such regulations as it shall |
| 316 | prescribe, adhesive stamps of such design and denominations as |
| 317 | it shall prescribe. |
| 318 | (9) Agents, located within or without the state, shall |
| 319 | purchase stamps and affix such stamps in the manner prescribed |
| 320 | to packages or containers of cigarettes to be sold, distributed, |
| 321 | or given away within the state, in which case any dealer |
| 322 | subsequently receiving such stamped packages of cigarettes will |
| 323 | not be required to purchase and affix stamps on such packages of |
| 324 | cigarettes. However, the division may, in its discretion, |
| 325 | authorize manufacturers to distribute in the state free sample |
| 326 | packages of cigarettes containing not less than 2 or more than |
| 327 | 20 cigarettes without affixing any user fee tax stamps provided |
| 328 | copies of shipping invoices on such cigarettes are furnished, |
| 329 | and payment of all user fees taxes imposed on such cigarettes by |
| 330 | law is made, directly to the division not later than the 10th |
| 331 | day of each calendar month. The user fee tax on cigarettes in |
| 332 | sample packages shall be based on a unit in accordance with the |
| 333 | assessment taxing provisions of s. 210.02(1). |
| 334 | Section 7. Section 210.05, Florida Statutes, is amended to |
| 335 | read: |
| 336 | 210.05 Preparation and sale of stamps; discount.-- |
| 337 | (1) The user fee tax imposed by this part shall be paid by |
| 338 | affixing stamps in the manner herein set forth or by affixing |
| 339 | stamp insignia through the device of metering machines |
| 340 | authorized in this part. |
| 341 | (2) The division shall prescribe, prepare, and furnish |
| 342 | stamps of such denominations and quantities as may be necessary |
| 343 | for the payment of the user fee tax imposed by this part, and |
| 344 | may from time to time and as often as it deems advisable provide |
| 345 | for the issuance and exclusive use of stamps of a new design and |
| 346 | forbid the use of stamps of any other design. However, all |
| 347 | stamps prescribed by the division must be designed and furnished |
| 348 | in a fashion that permits identification of the agent or |
| 349 | wholesale dealer that affixed the stamp to the particular |
| 350 | package of cigarettes by means of a serial number or other mark |
| 351 | on the stamp. The division shall make provisions for the sale of |
| 352 | such stamps at such places and at such time as it may deem |
| 353 | necessary. |
| 354 | (3)(a) The division may appoint dealers in cigarettes, |
| 355 | manufacturers of cigarettes, within or without the state as |
| 356 | agent to buy or affix stamps to be used in paying the user fee |
| 357 | tax herein imposed, but an agent shall at all times have the |
| 358 | right to appoint a person in his or her employ who is to affix |
| 359 | the stamps to any cigarettes under the agent's control; |
| 360 | provided, however, that any wholesale dealer in the state shall |
| 361 | have the right to buy and affix such stamps. Whenever the |
| 362 | division shall sell and deliver to any such agent or wholesaler |
| 363 | any such stamps, such agent or wholesaler shall be entitled to |
| 364 | receive as compensation for his or her services and expenses as |
| 365 | such agent or wholesaler in affixing and accounting for the user |
| 366 | fees taxes represented by such stamps and to retain out of the |
| 367 | moneys to be paid by the agent or wholesaler for such stamps a |
| 368 | discount of 2 percent of the par value of any amount of stamps |
| 369 | purchased during any fiscal year from July 1 through June 30 of |
| 370 | the following year, provided the discount shall be computed on |
| 371 | the basis of 24 cents per pack. No such discount shall be |
| 372 | allowed to a dealer, vendor, or distributor who sells or deals |
| 373 | in any form of candy which resembles drug paraphernalia. |
| 374 | Stamping locations approved by the division shall be responsible |
| 375 | for computing the discount they receive pursuant to this |
| 376 | paragraph, and said computations shall be retained by the |
| 377 | stamping location for a period of 5 years and shall be available |
| 378 | to the division. All stamps purchased from the division under |
| 379 | this part shall be paid for in cash on delivery, except as |
| 380 | hereinafter provided. |
| 381 | (b) Each agent appointed by the division to affix stamps |
| 382 | shall be authorized to purchase stamps by furnishing an |
| 383 | irrevocable letter of credit or unconditional guaranty contract |
| 384 | or by executing bond with a solvent surety company qualified to |
| 385 | do business in this state, in an amount of 110 percent of the |
| 386 | agent's estimated user fee tax liability for 30 days, but not |
| 387 | less than $2,000, conditioned upon said agent paying all user |
| 388 | fees taxes due the state arising hereunder. This form of payment |
| 389 | in lieu of cash on delivery or its equivalent shall not preclude |
| 390 | supplemental purchases for cash. Payment for each month's |
| 391 | liability shall be due on or before the 10th day of the month |
| 392 | following the month in which the stamps were sold. Default in |
| 393 | the aforesaid bonding and payment provisions by any agent may |
| 394 | result in the revocation of his or her privilege to purchase |
| 395 | stamps except for cash on delivery for a period up to 12 months |
| 396 | in the discretion of the division. |
| 397 | (4) The division may in its discretion revoke the |
| 398 | authority of any agent failing to comply with the requirements |
| 399 | of this part or the rules and regulations promulgated hereunder |
| 400 | and such agent may in addition be punished in accordance with |
| 401 | the provisions of this part. |
| 402 | (5) Agents or wholesale dealers may sell stamped but |
| 403 | unassessed untaxed cigarettes to the Seminole Indian Tribe, or |
| 404 | to members thereof, for retail sale. Agents or wholesale dealers |
| 405 | shall treat such cigarettes and the sale thereof in the same |
| 406 | manner, with respect to reporting and stamping, as other sales |
| 407 | under this part, but agents or wholesale dealers shall not |
| 408 | collect from the purchaser the user fee tax imposed by s. |
| 409 | 210.02. The purchaser hereunder shall be responsible to the |
| 410 | agent or wholesale dealer for the services and expenses incurred |
| 411 | in affixing the stamps and accounting therefor. |
| 412 | Section 8. Subsections (1), (2), and (4) of section |
| 413 | 210.06, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: |
| 414 | 210.06 Affixation of stamps; presumption.-- |
| 415 | (1) Every dealer within the state shall affix or cause to |
| 416 | be affixed to such package or container of such cigarettes such |
| 417 | stamps as are required under this section within 10 days after |
| 418 | receipt of such products. Dealers outside this state shall affix |
| 419 | such stamps before the shipment of cigarettes into this state. |
| 420 | (a) A user fee tax stamp shall be applied to all cigarette |
| 421 | packages intended for sale or distribution to consumers subject |
| 422 | to the user fee tax imposed under s. 210.02, except as otherwise |
| 423 | provided in this part. |
| 424 | (b) No stamp shall be applied to any cigarette package |
| 425 | exempt from a user fee or tax under 26 U.S.C. s. 5704 that is |
| 426 | distributed by a manufacturer pursuant to federal regulations. |
| 427 | (c) Dealers may apply stamps only to cigarette packages |
| 428 | received directly from a manufacturer or importer of cigarettes, |
| 429 | or a distributing agent representing a manufacturer or importer |
| 430 | of cigarettes, who possesses a valid and current permit under |
| 431 | this part. |
| 432 | (2) Each retail dealer shall open such box, carton, or |
| 433 | other container of cigarettes prior to exposing for sale or |
| 434 | selling such cigarettes and examine the packages contained |
| 435 | therein for the purpose of ascertaining whether or not such the |
| 436 | said packages have affixed thereto the proper user fee tax |
| 437 | stamp. If unstamped or improperly stamped packages of cigarettes |
| 438 | are discovered, the retail dealer shall immediately notify the |
| 439 | dealer from whom said cigarettes were purchased. Upon such |
| 440 | notification, the dealer from whom said cigarettes were |
| 441 | purchased shall replace such unstamped or improperly stamped |
| 442 | packages of cigarettes with those upon which stamps have been |
| 443 | properly affixed, or immediately affix thereto the proper amount |
| 444 | of stamps. |
| 445 | (4) Stamps shall be affixed to each package of cigarettes |
| 446 | of an aggregate denomination not less than the amount of the |
| 447 | user fee tax upon the contents therein, and shall be affixed in |
| 448 | such manner as to be visible to the purchaser. All stamps shall |
| 449 | be affixed in the manner prescribed by the division. The state |
| 450 | may not impose an additional charge on stamps for printing |
| 451 | costs. |
| 452 | Section 9. Subsections (1), (2), and (4) of section |
| 453 | 210.07, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: |
| 454 | 210.07 Metering machines.-- |
| 455 | (1)(a) The user fee tax may also be paid through the use |
| 456 | of cigarette user fee tax stamp insignia to be applied by the |
| 457 | use of metering machines. The division shall prescribe and |
| 458 | promulgate appropriate rules and regulations governing the use |
| 459 | of metering machines, the procedure for the payment of such |
| 460 | cigarette user fees taxes through the use thereof, requiring |
| 461 | adequate surety bonds of the users thereof to assure the proper |
| 462 | use of such machines and payment of all cigarette user fees |
| 463 | taxes that might come due by the users thereof, and all other |
| 464 | rules and regulations necessary and proper to govern the use of |
| 465 | same. |
| 466 | (b) The provisions of s. 210.05(3)(a) and (b) shall be |
| 467 | applicable to cigarette user fees taxes paid through the use of |
| 468 | metering machines. |
| 469 | (2) All provisions of this part governing the use of |
| 470 | cigarette user fee tax stamps, the compiling of records, the |
| 471 | making of reports, permits and revocation of permits, seizures |
| 472 | and forfeitures, penalties, and all other provisions pertaining |
| 473 | to the payment of cigarette user fees taxes through the use of |
| 474 | stamps, shall likewise be applicable to the payment of said user |
| 475 | fees taxes through the use of metering machines. |
| 476 | (4) No vending machine shall be allowed to operate in the |
| 477 | state that does not have affixed thereto the identification |
| 478 | sticker required by this section nor shall any vending machine |
| 479 | be allowed to operate in the state that does not display at all |
| 480 | times at least one package of each brand of the packages located |
| 481 | therein so the same are clearly visible and arranged in such a |
| 482 | manner that the cigarette user fee tax stamps or meter |
| 483 | impressions of stamps affixed thereto are clearly visible. It |
| 484 | shall be the duty of any person, firm, or corporation operating |
| 485 | a cigarette vending machine in this state to furnish the |
| 486 | division the location of the vending machine and to report |
| 487 | within 30 days to the division any change of location of the |
| 488 | vending machine. |
| 489 | Section 10. Section 210.08, Florida Statutes, is amended |
| 490 | to read: |
| 491 | 210.08 Bond for payment of user fees taxes.--Each dealer, |
| 492 | agent, or distributing agent shall file with the division a |
| 493 | surety bond, certificate of deposit, or irrevocable letter of |
| 494 | credit acceptable to the division in an amount equal to 110 |
| 495 | percent of the estimated user fee tax liability for 30 days, but |
| 496 | not less than $2,000. |
| 497 | Section 11. Subsections (2) and (3) of section 210.09, |
| 498 | Florida Statutes, are amended to read: |
| 499 | 210.09 Records to be kept; reports to be made; |
| 500 | examination.-- |
| 501 | (2) The division is authorized to prescribe and promulgate |
| 502 | by rules and regulations, which shall have the force and effect |
| 503 | of the law, such records to be kept and reports to be made to |
| 504 | the division by any manufacturer, importer, distributing agent, |
| 505 | wholesale dealer, retail dealer, common carrier, or any other |
| 506 | person handling, transporting, or possessing cigarettes for sale |
| 507 | or distribution within the state as may be necessary to collect |
| 508 | and properly distribute the user fees taxes imposed by s. |
| 509 | 210.02. All reports shall be made on or before the 10th day of |
| 510 | the month following the month for which the report is made, |
| 511 | unless the division by rule or regulation shall prescribe that |
| 512 | reports be made more often. |
| 513 | (3) All manufacturers, importers, distributing agents, |
| 514 | wholesale dealers, agents, or retail dealers shall maintain and |
| 515 | keep for a period of 3 years at the place of business where any |
| 516 | transaction takes place, such records of cigarettes received, |
| 517 | sold, or delivered within the state as may be required by the |
| 518 | division. The division or its duly authorized representative is |
| 519 | hereby authorized to examine the books, papers, invoices, and |
| 520 | other records, the stock of cigarettes in and upon any premises |
| 521 | where the same are placed, stored, and sold, and the equipment |
| 522 | of any such manufacturers, importers, distributing agents, |
| 523 | wholesale dealers, agents, or retail dealers, pertaining to the |
| 524 | sale and delivery of cigarettes assessable taxable under this |
| 525 | part. To verify the accuracy of the user fee tax imposed and |
| 526 | assessed by this part, each person is hereby directed and |
| 527 | required to give to the division or its duly authorized |
| 528 | representatives the means, facilities, and opportunity for such |
| 529 | examinations as are herein provided for and required. |
| 530 | Section 12. Section 210.11, Florida Statutes, is amended |
| 531 | to read: |
| 532 | 210.11 Refunds; sales of stamps and payment of user fee |
| 533 | tax.--Whenever any cigarettes upon which stamps have been |
| 534 | placed, or upon which the user fee tax has been paid by metering |
| 535 | machine, have been sold and shipped into another state for sale |
| 536 | or use therein, or have become unfit for use and consumption or |
| 537 | unsalable, or have been destroyed, the dealer involved shall be |
| 538 | entitled to a refund or credit of the actual amount of the user |
| 539 | fee tax paid with respect to such cigarettes less any discount |
| 540 | allowed by the division in the sale of the stamps or payment of |
| 541 | the user fee tax by metering machine, upon receipt of |
| 542 | satisfactory evidence of the dealer's right to receive such |
| 543 | refund or credit, provided application for refund or credit is |
| 544 | made within 9 months of the date the cigarettes were shipped out |
| 545 | of the state, became unfit, or were destroyed. Only the division |
| 546 | shall sell, or offer for sale, any stamp or stamps issued under |
| 547 | this part. The division may redeem unused stamps lawfully in the |
| 548 | possession of any person. The division may prescribe necessary |
| 549 | rules and regulations concerning refunds, credits, sales of |
| 550 | stamps, and redemptions under the provisions of this part. |
| 551 | Appropriation is hereby made out of revenues collected under |
| 552 | this part for payment of such allowances. |
| 553 | Section 13. Section 210.13, Florida Statutes, is amended |
| 554 | to read: |
| 555 | 210.13 Determination of user fee tax on failure to file a |
| 556 | return.--If a dealer fails to file any return required under |
| 557 | this part, or having filed an incorrect or insufficient return, |
| 558 | fails to file a correct or sufficient return, as the case may |
| 559 | require, within 10 days after the giving of notice to the dealer |
| 560 | by the Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco that such |
| 561 | return or corrected or sufficient return is required, the |
| 562 | division shall determine the amount of user fee tax due by such |
| 563 | dealer any time within 3 years after the making of the earliest |
| 564 | sale included in such determination and give written notice of |
| 565 | such determination to such dealer. Such a determination shall |
| 566 | finally and irrevocably fix the user fee tax unless the dealer |
| 567 | against whom it is assessed shall, within 30 days after the |
| 568 | giving of notice of such determination, apply to the division |
| 569 | for a hearing. Judicial review shall not be granted unless the |
| 570 | amount of the user fee tax stated in the decision, with |
| 571 | penalties thereon, if any, shall have been first deposited with |
| 572 | the division, and an undertaking or bond filed in the court in |
| 573 | which such cause may be pending in such amount and with such |
| 574 | sureties as the court shall approve, conditioned that if such |
| 575 | proceeding be dismissed or the decision of the division |
| 576 | confirmed, the applicant for review will pay all costs and |
| 577 | charges which may accrue against the applicant in the |
| 578 | prosecution of the proceeding. At the option of the applicant, |
| 579 | such undertaking or bond may be in an additional sum sufficient |
| 580 | to cover the user fees tax, penalties, costs, and charges |
| 581 | aforesaid, in which event the applicant shall not be required to |
| 582 | pay such user fees tax and penalties precedent to the granting |
| 583 | of such review by such court. |
| 584 | Section 14. Subsection (1) of section 210.14, Florida |
| 585 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 586 | 210.14 Warrant for collection of user fees taxes.-- |
| 587 | (1) In addition to all other remedies for the collection |
| 588 | of any user fees taxes due under the provisions of this part, |
| 589 | the division may issue a warrant under its official seal, which |
| 590 | warrant may be filed by the division in the office of the clerk |
| 591 | of the circuit court of any county where the delinquent person |
| 592 | taxpayer owns property. Upon presentation of the warrant, the |
| 593 | clerk of the circuit court shall enter it in the judgment |
| 594 | docket. The name of the person mentioned in the warrant, the |
| 595 | amount of the user fee tax and penalties for which the warrant |
| 596 | was issued, and the date such copy was filed shall be included |
| 597 | in the record of the warrant. The clerk shall be allowed the |
| 598 | same fees as are allowed by law for similar services rendered in |
| 599 | judgment execution proceedings. The warrant issued by the |
| 600 | division may then be directed to the sheriff of any county |
| 601 | commanding that sheriff to levy upon and sell the goods and |
| 602 | chattels of the specified delinquent person found within the |
| 603 | sheriff's jurisdiction, for the payment of the amount of such |
| 604 | delinquency plus a penalty equal to 50 percent of the amount |
| 605 | thereof, and interest on the total at 1 percent per month and |
| 606 | the cost of executing the warrant, and to return such warrant to |
| 607 | the division and to pay it the money collected by virtue thereof |
| 608 | within 60 days after receipt of such warrant. |
| 609 | Section 15. Paragraphs (c) and (h) of subsection (1) and |
| 610 | subsection (2) of section 210.15, Florida Statutes, are amended |
| 611 | to read: |
| 612 | 210.15 Permits.-- |
| 613 | (1) |
| 614 | (c) No permit under this part or chapter 569 shall be |
| 615 | issued, maintained, or renewed if the applicant, its officers, |
| 616 | or any person or persons owning directly or indirectly, in the |
| 617 | aggregate, more than 10 percent of the ownership interests in |
| 618 | the applicant: |
| 619 | 1. Has been finally adjudicated as owing $500 or more in |
| 620 | delinquent cigarette user fees taxes; |
| 621 | 2. Had a permit revoked by the division within the |
| 622 | previous 2 years; |
| 623 | 3. Has been convicted of selling stolen or counterfeit |
| 624 | cigarettes, receiving stolen cigarettes, or being involved in |
| 625 | the counterfeiting of cigarettes; |
| 626 | 4. Has been convicted within the past 5 years of any |
| 627 | offense against the cigarette laws of this state or convicted in |
| 628 | this state, any other state, or the United States during the |
| 629 | past 5 years of any offense designated as a felony by such state |
| 630 | or the United States, or to a corporation, any of whose officers |
| 631 | have been so convicted. The term "convicted" shall include an |
| 632 | adjudication of guilt on a plea of guilty or a plea of nolo |
| 633 | contendere, or the forfeiture of a bond when charged with a |
| 634 | crime; |
| 635 | 5. Has imported, or caused to be imported, into the United |
| 636 | States any cigarette in violation of 19 U.S.C. s. 1681a; or |
| 637 | 6. Has imported, or caused to be imported, into the United |
| 638 | States, or manufactured for sale or distribution in the United |
| 639 | States, any cigarette that does not fully comply with the |
| 640 | Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act (15 U.S.C. ss. |
| 641 | 1331 et seq.). |
| 642 | (h) No retail sales of cigarettes may be made at a |
| 643 | location for which a wholesale dealer, distributing agent, or |
| 644 | exporter permit has been issued. The user fee excise tax on |
| 645 | sales made to any traveling location, such as an itinerant store |
| 646 | or industrial caterer, shall be paid into the General Revenue |
| 647 | Fund unallocated. Cigarettes may be purchased for retail |
| 648 | purposes only from a person holding a wholesale dealer permit. |
| 649 | The invoice for the purchase of cigarettes must show the place |
| 650 | of business for which the purchase is made and the cigarettes |
| 651 | cannot be transferred to any other place of business for the |
| 652 | purpose of resale. |
| 653 | (2) The division may not furnish stamps or approve the use |
| 654 | of meter machines to evidence the payment of the user fees taxes |
| 655 | on cigarettes except to qualified wholesale dealers. |
| 656 | Section 16. Subsections (1) through (6) and subsections |
| 657 | (8) and (10) of section 210.18, Florida Statutes, are amended to |
| 658 | read: |
| 659 | 210.18 Penalties for user fee tax evasion; reports by |
| 660 | sheriffs.-- |
| 661 | (1) Any person who possesses or transports any unstamped |
| 662 | packages of cigarettes upon the public highways, roads, or |
| 663 | streets in the state for the purpose of sale; or who sells or |
| 664 | offers for sale unstamped packages of cigarettes in violation of |
| 665 | the provisions of this part; or who willfully attempts in any |
| 666 | manner to evade or defeat any user fee tax imposed by this part, |
| 667 | or the payment thereof, commits is guilty of a misdemeanor of |
| 668 | the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. |
| 669 | 775.083. Any person who has been convicted of a violation of any |
| 670 | provision of the cigarette user fee tax law and who is |
| 671 | thereafter convicted of a further violation of the cigarette |
| 672 | user fee tax law is, upon conviction of such further offense, |
| 673 | guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided |
| 674 | in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. |
| 675 | (2) Except as otherwise provided in this section, any |
| 676 | person who fails, neglects, or refuses to comply with, or |
| 677 | violates the provisions of, this part or the rules adopted by |
| 678 | the division under this part commits a misdemeanor of the first |
| 679 | degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. Any |
| 680 | person who has been convicted of a violation of any provision of |
| 681 | the cigarette user fee tax law and who is thereafter convicted |
| 682 | of a further violation of the cigarette user fee tax law is, |
| 683 | upon conviction of such further offense, guilty of a felony of |
| 684 | the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. |
| 685 | 775.083, or s. 775.084. |
| 686 | (3) Any person who falsely or fraudulently makes, forges, |
| 687 | alters, or counterfeits any stamp or impression die used in |
| 688 | meter machines prescribed by the division under the provisions |
| 689 | of this part; or, with intent to evade user fees taxes, jams, |
| 690 | tampers with, or alters such a machine; or causes or procures to |
| 691 | be falsely or fraudulently made, forged, altered, or |
| 692 | counterfeited any such stamp or die; or knowingly and willfully |
| 693 | utters, purchases, passes or tenders as true any such false, |
| 694 | altered, or counterfeited stamp or die impression; or, with the |
| 695 | intent to defraud the state, fails to comply with any other |
| 696 | requirement of this part commits a felony of the third degree, |
| 697 | punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. |
| 698 | (4)(a) Any person or corporation that owns or is in |
| 699 | possession of any cigarettes upon which a user fee tax is |
| 700 | imposed by the cigarette law, or would be imposed if such |
| 701 | cigarettes were manufactured in or brought into this state in |
| 702 | accordance with the regulatory provisions of the cigarette law, |
| 703 | and upon which such user fee tax has not been paid is, in |
| 704 | addition to the fines and penalties otherwise provided in the |
| 705 | cigarette law, personally liable for the amount of the user fee |
| 706 | tax imposed on such cigarettes; and the division may collect |
| 707 | such user fee tax from such person or corporation by suit or by |
| 708 | restitution if the person taxpayer is convicted, found guilty, |
| 709 | or pleads nolo contendere or guilty to any crime under this |
| 710 | chapter. This paragraph is applicable even if adjudication is |
| 711 | withheld. |
| 712 | (b) This subsection does not apply to a manufacturer or |
| 713 | distributor licensed under the cigarette law, to a state bonded |
| 714 | warehouse, or to a person possessing not in excess of three |
| 715 | cartons of such cigarettes, which cigarettes were purchased by |
| 716 | such possessor outside the state in accordance with the laws of |
| 717 | the place where purchased and brought into this state by such |
| 718 | possessor. The burden of proof that such cigarettes were |
| 719 | purchased outside the state and in accordance with the laws of |
| 720 | the place where purchased shall in all cases be upon the |
| 721 | possessor of such cigarettes. |
| 722 | (5)(a) All cigarettes on which user fees taxes are imposed |
| 723 | by the cigarette law, or would be imposed if such cigarettes |
| 724 | were manufactured in or brought into this state in accordance |
| 725 | with the regulatory provisions of such law, which are found in |
| 726 | the possession or custody or within the control of any person |
| 727 | for the purpose of being sold or removed by him or her in fraud |
| 728 | of the cigarette law or with design to evade payment of such |
| 729 | user fees taxes may be seized by the division or any supervisor, |
| 730 | sheriff, deputy sheriff, or other law enforcement agent and |
| 731 | shall be forfeited to the state. |
| 732 | (b) This subsection does not apply to a person possessing |
| 733 | not in excess of three cartons of cigarettes, which cigarettes |
| 734 | were purchased by such possessor outside the state in accordance |
| 735 | with the laws of the place where purchased and brought into this |
| 736 | state by such possessor. |
| 737 | (6)(a) Every person, firm, or corporation, other than a |
| 738 | licensee under the provisions of this part, who possesses, |
| 739 | removes, deposits, or conceals, or aids in the possessing, |
| 740 | removing, depositing, or concealing of, any unstamped cigarettes |
| 741 | not in excess of 50 cartons commits is guilty of a misdemeanor |
| 742 | of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. |
| 743 | 775.083. In lieu of the penalties provided in those sections, |
| 744 | however, the person, firm, or corporation may pay the user fee |
| 745 | tax plus a penalty equal to the amount of the user fee tax |
| 746 | authorized under s. 210.02 on the unstamped cigarettes. |
| 747 | (b) Every person, firm, or corporation, other than a |
| 748 | licensee under the provisions of this part, who possesses, |
| 749 | removes, deposits, or conceals, or aids in the possessing, |
| 750 | removing, depositing, or concealing of, any unstamped cigarettes |
| 751 | in excess of 50 cartons is presumed to have knowledge that they |
| 752 | have not been assessed the user fee taxed and commits is guilty |
| 753 | of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. |
| 754 | 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. |
| 755 | (c) This section does not apply to a person possessing not |
| 756 | in excess of three cartons of such cigarettes purchased by such |
| 757 | possessor outside the state in accordance with the laws of the |
| 758 | place where purchased and brought into this state by such |
| 759 | possessor. The burden of proof that such cigarettes were |
| 760 | purchased outside the state and in accordance with the laws of |
| 761 | the place where purchased shall in all cases be upon the |
| 762 | possessor of such cigarettes. |
| 763 | (8)(a) It is unlawful for any person to conspire with any |
| 764 | other person or persons to do any act in violation of the |
| 765 | provisions of this part, when any one or more of such persons |
| 766 | does or commits any act to effect the object of the conspiracy. |
| 767 | (b) Any person who violates the provisions of this |
| 768 | subsection: |
| 769 | 1. If the act conspired to be done would constitute a |
| 770 | misdemeanor, commits is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second |
| 771 | degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. |
| 772 | 2. If the act conspired to be done would constitute a |
| 773 | felony, commits is guilty of a felony of the third degree, |
| 774 | punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. |
| 775 | (10) It is unlawful to sell or possess with the intent to |
| 776 | sell counterfeit cigarettes, as defined in s. 210.01(22). |
| 777 | (a) A person who does not hold a permit or holds a retail |
| 778 | permit under the provisions of this chapter and who violates |
| 779 | this subsection commits a felony of the third degree, punishable |
| 780 | as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084, and is |
| 781 | subject to the imposition of fines and additional penalties as |
| 782 | follows: |
| 783 | 1. If the quantity of counterfeit cigarettes sold or |
| 784 | possessed with the intent to sell is less than two cartons or |
| 785 | the equivalent, the fine for a first violation shall not exceed |
| 786 | $1,000 or five times the retail value of the counterfeit |
| 787 | cigarettes, whichever is greater. A subsequent violation may |
| 788 | result in the imposition of a fine not to exceed $5,000 or five |
| 789 | times the retail value of the counterfeit cigarettes, whichever |
| 790 | is greater, and shall result in revocation of the retail permit |
| 791 | by the division. |
| 792 | 2. If the quantity of counterfeit cigarettes sold or |
| 793 | possessed with the intent to sell is two cartons or more or the |
| 794 | equivalent, the fine for a first violation shall not exceed |
| 795 | $2,000 or five times the retail value of the counterfeit |
| 796 | cigarettes, whichever is greater. A subsequent violation may |
| 797 | result in the imposition of a fine not to exceed $50,000 or five |
| 798 | times the retail value of the counterfeit cigarettes, whichever |
| 799 | is greater, and shall result in revocation of the retail permit |
| 800 | by the division. |
| 801 | (b) A person who holds a permit, other than a retail |
| 802 | permit, under the provisions of this chapter and who violates |
| 803 | this subsection commits a felony of the third degree, punishable |
| 804 | as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084, and is |
| 805 | subject to the imposition of fines and additional penalties as |
| 806 | follows: |
| 807 | 1. If the quantity of counterfeit cigarettes sold or |
| 808 | possessed with the intent to sell is less than 10 cartons or the |
| 809 | equivalent, the fine for a first violation shall not exceed |
| 810 | $1,000 or five times the retail value of the counterfeit |
| 811 | cigarettes, whichever is greater. A subsequent violation may |
| 812 | result in the imposition of a fine not to exceed $5,000 or five |
| 813 | times the retail value of the counterfeit cigarettes, whichever |
| 814 | is greater, and shall result in revocation of the permit by the |
| 815 | division. |
| 816 | 2. If the quantity of counterfeit cigarettes sold or |
| 817 | possessed with the intent to sell is 10 cartons or more or the |
| 818 | equivalent, the fine for a first violation shall not exceed |
| 819 | $2,000 or five times the retail value of the counterfeit |
| 820 | cigarettes, whichever is greater. A subsequent violation may |
| 821 | result in the imposition of a fine not to exceed $50,000 or five |
| 822 | times the retail value of the counterfeit cigarettes, whichever |
| 823 | is greater, and shall result in revocation of the permit by the |
| 824 | division. |
| 825 |
|
| 826 | For purposes of this subsection, any counterfeit cigarettes |
| 827 | seized by the division shall be destroyed. |
| 828 | Section 17. Subsection (2) of section 210.181, Florida |
| 829 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 830 | 210.181 Civil penalties.-- |
| 831 | (2) Whoever fails to pay any user fee tax imposed by this |
| 832 | part at the time prescribed by law or rules shall, in addition |
| 833 | to any other penalty provided in this part, be liable for a |
| 834 | penalty of five times the unpaid user fees tax due. |
| 835 | Section 18. Subsection (2) and paragraph (c) of subsection |
| 836 | (6) of section 210.185, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: |
| 837 | 210.185 Prohibition on sale or distribution of cigarettes; |
| 838 | criminal penalties; administrative sanctions; applicability.-- |
| 839 | (2) DOCUMENTATION.--On or before the 10th day of each |
| 840 | month, each person permitted to affix the user fee tax stamp to |
| 841 | cigarettes shall file with the division, for all cigarettes |
| 842 | imported into the United States to which the person has affixed |
| 843 | the user fee tax stamp in the preceding month, a copy of the |
| 844 | permit issued under the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. s. |
| 845 | 5713, to the person importing the cigarettes into the United |
| 846 | States which allows that person to import those cigarettes; a |
| 847 | copy of the customs form containing, with respect to the |
| 848 | cigarettes, the internal revenue tax information required by the |
| 849 | United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; and a |
| 850 | statement, signed by an officer of the manufacturer or importer |
| 851 | under penalty of perjury, certifying that the manufacturer or |
| 852 | importer has complied with the package health warning and |
| 853 | ingredient reporting requirements of the Federal Cigarette |
| 854 | Labeling and Advertising Act, 15 U.S.C. ss. 1333 and 1335a, with |
| 855 | respect to those cigarettes. |
| 856 | (6) GENERAL PROVISIONS.-- |
| 857 | (c) In addition to any other remedy provided by law, |
| 858 | including enforcement as provided in paragraph (a), any person |
| 859 | may bring an action for appropriate injunctive or other |
| 860 | equitable relief for a violation of this section; for actual |
| 861 | damages, if any, sustained by reason of the violation; and, as |
| 862 | determined by the court, for interest on the damages from the |
| 863 | date of the complaint, assessable taxable costs, and reasonable |
| 864 | attorney's fees. If the trier of fact finds that the violation |
| 865 | is flagrant, it may increase recovery to an amount not in excess |
| 866 | of 3 times the actual damages sustained by reason of the |
| 867 | violation. |
| 868 | Section 19. Section 210.19, Florida Statutes, is amended |
| 869 | to read: |
| 870 | 210.19 Records to be kept by division.--The division shall |
| 871 | keep records showing the total amount of user fees taxes |
| 872 | collected, which records shall be open to the public during the |
| 873 | regular office hours of the division. The division shall |
| 874 | maintain records that identify which agent or wholesale dealer |
| 875 | affixed the user fee tax stamp to each package of cigarettes. |
| 876 | The identifying records must be made available for public |
| 877 | inspection and retained for at least 3 years. |
| 878 | Section 20. Subsection (2) of section 210.20, Florida |
| 879 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 880 | 210.20 Employees and assistants; distribution of funds.-- |
| 881 | (2)(a) For purposes of this subsection, the term: |
| 882 | 1. "Agency" means the Agency for Health Care |
| 883 | Administration. |
| 884 | 2. "Cigarette user fee" means the user fee imposed by s. |
| 885 | 210.02. |
| 886 | 3. "Council" means the Biomedical Research Advisory |
| 887 | Council within the Department of Health as established in s. |
| 888 | 215.5602. |
| 889 | 4. "Net collections" means 99.1 percent of the total |
| 890 | collections less the service charges provided for in s. 215.20. |
| 891 | 5. "Reference year" means July 1, 2008, to June 30, 2009. |
| 892 | 6. "Reference year allocation" means the total amount |
| 893 | credited or transferred from the Cigarette Tax Collection Trust |
| 894 | Fund to a particular trust fund or the General Revenue Fund |
| 895 | during the reference year divided by 12. |
| 896 | 7. "Total base allocation" means, for a given month, 8.333 |
| 897 | percent of the average of the projected net collections for the |
| 898 | fiscal year containing such month, based on the most recent |
| 899 | estimates generated by a Revenue Estimating Conference convened |
| 900 | pursuant to s. 216.136(3), or net collections for such month, |
| 901 | whichever is less. |
| 902 | 8. "Total collections" means the total amount derived from |
| 903 | the cigarette user fee during a specified period of time. |
| 904 | (b) As collections are received by the division from the |
| 905 | user fee on cigarettes such cigarette taxes, it shall pay the |
| 906 | same into a trust fund in the State Treasury designated |
| 907 | "Cigarette Tax Collection Trust Fund." which shall be paid and |
| 908 | distributed as follows: |
| 909 | (c)(a) The division shall from month to month certify to |
| 910 | the Chief Financial Officer the amount of net collections |
| 911 | derived from the cigarette user fee tax imposed by s. 210.02, |
| 912 | less the service charges provided for in s. 215.20 and less 0.9 |
| 913 | percent of the amount derived from the cigarette tax imposed by |
| 914 | s. 210.02, which shall be deposited into the Alcoholic Beverage |
| 915 | and Tobacco Trust Fund, specifying the amounts to be transferred |
| 916 | from the Cigarette Tax Collection Trust Fund and credited on the |
| 917 | following bases; however, the division shall first deposit |
| 918 | monthly into the Alcoholic Beverage and Tobacco Trust Fund an |
| 919 | amount equal to the sum of 0.9 percent of total collections and |
| 920 | the service charge on total collections provided for in this |
| 921 | section as follows: |
| 922 | 1. The sum of 0.8345 basis of 2.9 percent of the total |
| 923 | base allocation net collections to the Revenue Sharing Trust |
| 924 | Fund for Counties for distribution pursuant to the Florida |
| 925 | Revenue Sharing Act. |
| 926 | 2. The sum of 8.5857 and 29.3 percent of the total base |
| 927 | allocation to the Public Medical Assistance Trust Fund net |
| 928 | collections for the funding of indigent health care pursuant to |
| 929 | s. 409.918 to the Public Medical Assistance Trust Fund. |
| 930 | 3. The sum of 7.737 percent of the total base allocation |
| 931 | to the Public Medical Assistance Trust Fund specifically to |
| 932 | contribute to the state share of funding for the low-income |
| 933 | pool. |
| 934 | 4. The sum of 4.06 percent of the total base allocation to |
| 935 | the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute |
| 936 | established in s. 1004.43, which shall be paid on a monthly |
| 937 | basis to the center's board of directors by warrant drawn by the |
| 938 | Chief Financial Officer upon the State Treasury. The revenues |
| 939 | derived from this allocation are separate and distinct from any |
| 940 | funds allocated to the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research |
| 941 | Institute through the James and Esther King Biomedical Research |
| 942 | Program or the Bankhead-Coley Program. Funds derived pursuant |
| 943 | this subparagraph are to be used for the purpose of |
| 944 | constructing, furnishing, and equipping cancer research, |
| 945 | treatment, and related facilities. The appropriation to the H. |
| 946 | Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute authorized by |
| 947 | this subparagraph shall not be less than the amount that would |
| 948 | have been paid to the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research |
| 949 | Institute for fiscal year 2007-2008 had this subparagraph been |
| 950 | in effect. |
| 951 | 5. The sum of 6.01 percent of the total base allocation to |
| 952 | the Biomedical Research Trust Fund for distribution by the |
| 953 | Biomedical Research Advisory Council to grantees of the James |
| 954 | and Esther King Biomedical Research Program authorized pursuant |
| 955 | to s. 215.5602 and the Bankhead-Coley Program authorized |
| 956 | pursuant to s. 381.922, with such programs dividing equally the |
| 957 | allocation derived from this subparagraph. The provisions of ss. |
| 958 | 215.5602 and 381.922 shall determine the methods of distribution |
| 959 | under the respective programs. |
| 960 | 6. The sum of 15.13 percent of the total base allocation |
| 961 | to the Medical Care Trust Fund for the funding of the Medically |
| 962 | Needy program established pursuant to s. 409.904(2) and 42 |
| 963 | U.S.C. s. 1396(a) and (d). |
| 964 | 7. The sum of 13.68 percent of the total base allocation |
| 965 | to the Medical Care Trust Fund for the funding of annual |
| 966 | adjustments to fee reimbursements made to physicians for |
| 967 | services provided for children under the Medicaid program so |
| 968 | that reimbursement rates for such services are made equal to the |
| 969 | Medicaid reimbursement rates as such rates existed on January 1, |
| 970 | 2008. |
| 971 | 8. The sum of 1.01 percent of the total base allocation to |
| 972 | the Medical Care Trust Fund for the funding of children's health |
| 973 | care coverage through the Florida Kidcare program established in |
| 974 | ss. 409.810-409.820. It is the intent of the Legislature to use |
| 975 | cigarette user fee collections to increase enrollment of |
| 976 | previously uninsured children in the Florida Kidcare program and |
| 977 | minimize disruption of such coverage for children at risk for |
| 978 | involuntary or premature disenrollment from the program. |
| 979 | Therefore, for the purposes of this subparagraph, such credits |
| 980 | shall be made each month to the Medical Care Trust Fund as |
| 981 | follows: |
| 982 | a. A percentage of the total base allocation shall first |
| 983 | be credited to fund efforts to ensure appropriate retention of |
| 984 | coverage by, and prevention of, the involuntary or premature |
| 985 | disenrollment from coverage for children enrolled in the Florida |
| 986 | Kidcare program during any month in which such children are not |
| 987 | subject to disenrollment under the laws and policies in effect, |
| 988 | but would have been subject to disenrollment if the laws and |
| 989 | policies governing the Florida Kidcare program in effect on June |
| 990 | 30, 2008, had remained in effect during such month. The |
| 991 | percentage shall be determined by the agency for each fiscal |
| 992 | year based on the estimated amount needed to fully fund such |
| 993 | retention and prevention efforts, except that such percentage |
| 994 | shall not exceed one-tenth of the allocation in this |
| 995 | subparagraph and shall remain fixed throughout the fiscal year. |
| 996 | b. A percentage of the total base allocation shall next be |
| 997 | credited to fund the coverage of children who are enrolled in |
| 998 | the Florida Kidcare program and covered under Title XXI of the |
| 999 | Social Security Act during any month. The percentage shall be |
| 1000 | determined by the agency based on the estimated amount needed to |
| 1001 | fund coverage for a number of children equal to the number |
| 1002 | enrolled in the Florida Kidcare program and covered under Title |
| 1003 | XXI of the Social Security Act during such month, as certified |
| 1004 | to the Chief Financial Officer by the agency less the number of |
| 1005 | children similarly enrolled and covered as of June 30, 2008. |
| 1006 | Such percentage shall not exceed a percentage equal to 1.01 |
| 1007 | percent less the percentage established pursuant to sub- |
| 1008 | subparagraph a. |
| 1009 | 9. The sum of 3.452 percent of the total base allocation |
| 1010 | for the funding of medical residency and fellowship programs, as |
| 1011 | determined by the Legislature, with primary emphasis given to |
| 1012 | the establishment of residencies in the fields of oncology, |
| 1013 | cardiology, and pulmonary medicine. |
| 1014 | 10. The sum of 15.2409 percent of the total base |
| 1015 | allocation to the Medical Care Trust Fund for the funding of the |
| 1016 | MEDS-AD Waiver Program. |
| 1017 | (d) During any month, the total amount credited or |
| 1018 | transferred from the Cigarette Tax Collection Trust Fund for any |
| 1019 | of the uses provided in subparagraph (c)1., subparagraph (c)2., |
| 1020 | or subparagraph (c)4. may not be less than the corresponding |
| 1021 | reference year allocation; otherwise, all other amounts to be |
| 1022 | transferred or credited pursuant to paragraph (c) must be |
| 1023 | reduced proportionately by the minimum amount necessary so that |
| 1024 | a reassignment of the total reduction amounts proportionately |
| 1025 | increases the amounts to be credited or transferred pursuant to |
| 1026 | subparagraph (c)1., subparagraph (c)2., or subparagraph (c)4. to |
| 1027 | their corresponding reference year allocation levels, except |
| 1028 | that if the sum of all reference year allocations exceeds the |
| 1029 | total base allocation, credits or transfers shall be made only |
| 1030 | for the latter three purposes in relatively proportionate |
| 1031 | amounts. |
| 1032 | (e) If the total base allocation for a particular month |
| 1033 | exceeds the total base allocation for any previous month within |
| 1034 | the same fiscal year, the amounts to be credited or transferred |
| 1035 | for each of the purposes described in paragraph (c) shall be |
| 1036 | increased proportionately, subject to the availability of |
| 1037 | appropriations; however, the total supplemental allocation may |
| 1038 | not exceed an amount in accordance with the formula: SA = M x |
| 1039 | TBA(c)-TBA(i), where: |
| 1040 | 1. "SA" is the maximum total supplemental allocation for |
| 1041 | the current month. |
| 1042 | 2. "M" is the number of prior months in the current fiscal |
| 1043 | year. |
| 1044 | 3. "TBA(c)" is the total base allocation for the current |
| 1045 | month. |
| 1046 | 4. "TBA(i)" is the sum of total base allocations for all |
| 1047 | of the prior months in the current fiscal year. |
| 1048 | (b)1. Beginning January 1, 1999, and continuing for 10 |
| 1049 | years thereafter, the division shall from month to month certify |
| 1050 | to the Chief Financial Officer the amount derived from the |
| 1051 | cigarette tax imposed by s. 210.02, less the service charges |
| 1052 | provided for in s. 215.20 and less 0.9 percent of the amount |
| 1053 | derived from the cigarette tax imposed by s. 210.02, which shall |
| 1054 | be deposited into the Alcoholic Beverage and Tobacco Trust Fund, |
| 1055 | specifying an amount equal to 2.59 percent of the net |
| 1056 | collections, and that amount shall be paid to the Board of |
| 1057 | Directors of the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research |
| 1058 | Institute, established under s. 1004.43, by warrant drawn by the |
| 1059 | Chief Financial Officer upon the State Treasury. These funds are |
| 1060 | hereby appropriated monthly out of the Cigarette Tax Collection |
| 1061 | Trust Fund, to be used for the purpose of constructing, |
| 1062 | furnishing, and equipping a cancer research facility at the |
| 1063 | University of South Florida adjacent to the H. Lee Moffitt |
| 1064 | Cancer Center and Research Institute. In fiscal years 1999-2000 |
| 1065 | and thereafter with the exception of fiscal year 2008-2009, the |
| 1066 | appropriation to the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research |
| 1067 | Institute authorized by this subparagraph shall not be less than |
| 1068 | the amount that would have been paid to the H. Lee Moffitt |
| 1069 | Cancer Center and Research Institute for fiscal year 1998-1999 |
| 1070 | had payments been made for the entire fiscal year rather than |
| 1071 | for a 6-month period thereof. |
| 1072 | 2. Beginning July 1, 2002, and continuing through June 30, |
| 1073 | 2004, the division shall, in addition to the distribution |
| 1074 | authorized in subparagraph 1., from month to month certify to |
| 1075 | the Chief Financial Officer the amount derived from the |
| 1076 | cigarette tax imposed by s. 210.02, less the service charges |
| 1077 | provided for in s. 215.20 and less 0.9 percent of the amount |
| 1078 | derived from the cigarette tax imposed by s. 210.02, which shall |
| 1079 | be deposited into the Alcoholic Beverage and Tobacco Trust Fund, |
| 1080 | specifying an amount equal to 0.2632 percent of the net |
| 1081 | collections, and that amount shall be paid to the Board of |
| 1082 | Directors of the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research |
| 1083 | Institute, established under s. 1004.43, by warrant drawn by the |
| 1084 | Chief Financial Officer. Beginning July 1, 2004, and continuing |
| 1085 | through June 30, 2016, the division shall, in addition to the |
| 1086 | distribution authorized in subparagraph 1., from month to month |
| 1087 | certify to the Chief Financial Officer the amount derived from |
| 1088 | the cigarette tax imposed by s. 210.02, less the service charges |
| 1089 | provided for in s. 215.20 and less 0.9 percent of the amount |
| 1090 | derived from the cigarette tax imposed by s. 210.02, which shall |
| 1091 | be deposited into the Alcoholic Beverage and Tobacco Trust Fund, |
| 1092 | specifying an amount equal to 1.47 percent of the net |
| 1093 | collections, and that amount shall be paid to the Board of |
| 1094 | Directors of the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research |
| 1095 | Institute, established under s. 1004.43, by warrant drawn by the |
| 1096 | Chief Financial Officer. These funds are appropriated monthly |
| 1097 | out of the Cigarette Tax Collection Trust Fund, to be used for |
| 1098 | the purpose of constructing, furnishing, and equipping a cancer |
| 1099 | research facility at the University of South Florida adjacent to |
| 1100 | the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute. In |
| 1101 | fiscal years 2004-2005 and thereafter, the appropriation to the |
| 1102 | H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute authorized |
| 1103 | by this subparagraph shall not be less than the amount that |
| 1104 | would have been paid to the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and |
| 1105 | Research Institute in fiscal year 2001-2002, had this |
| 1106 | subparagraph been in effect. |
| 1107 | Section 21. Section 210.201, Florida Statutes, is amended |
| 1108 | to read: |
| 1109 | 210.201 Cancer facilities research facility at the |
| 1110 | University of South Florida; establishment; funding.--The Board |
| 1111 | of Directors of the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research |
| 1112 | Institute shall construct, furnish, and equip, and shall |
| 1113 | covenant to complete, the cancer research facility at the |
| 1114 | University of South Florida adjacent to the H. Lee Moffitt |
| 1115 | Cancer Center and Research Institute. Moneys transferred to the |
| 1116 | Board of Directors of the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and |
| 1117 | Research Institute pursuant to s. 210.20 shall be used to secure |
| 1118 | financing to pay or secure bonds or financial products issued or |
| 1119 | incurred in connection with the financing of costs related to |
| 1120 | constructing, furnishing, and equipping the cancer research, |
| 1121 | treatment, and related facilities facility. Such financing may |
| 1122 | include the issuance of tax-exempt bonds or other forms of |
| 1123 | indebtedness by a local authority, municipality, or county |
| 1124 | pursuant to parts II and III of chapter 159. Such bonds shall |
| 1125 | not constitute state bonds for purposes of s. 11, Art. VII of |
| 1126 | the State Constitution, but shall constitute bonds of a "local |
| 1127 | agency," as defined in s. 159.27(4). The cigarette user fee tax |
| 1128 | dollars pledged to the facilities this facility pursuant to s. |
| 1129 | 210.20 may be replaced annually by the Legislature from tobacco |
| 1130 | litigation settlement proceeds. |
| 1131 | Section 22. Subsection (11) of section 210.25, Florida |
| 1132 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 1133 | 210.25 Definitions.--As used in this part: |
| 1134 | (11) "Tobacco products" means loose tobacco suitable for |
| 1135 | smoking; snuff; snuff flour; cavendish; plug and twist tobacco; |
| 1136 | fine cuts and other chewing tobaccos; shorts; refuse scraps; |
| 1137 | clippings, cuttings, and sweepings of tobacco, and other kinds |
| 1138 | and forms of tobacco prepared in such manner as to be suitable |
| 1139 | for chewing; but "tobacco products" does not include cigarettes, |
| 1140 | as defined by s. 210.01(1), or cigars. |
| 1141 | Section 23. Subsections (1), (2), (12), (13), (14), and |
| 1142 | (15) of section 215.5602, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: |
| 1143 | 215.5602 James and Esther King Biomedical Research |
| 1144 | Program.-- |
| 1145 | (1) There is established within the Department of Health |
| 1146 | the James and Esther King Biomedical Research Program funded by |
| 1147 | the designated proceeds of s. 210.20(2)(c)5., as well as any |
| 1148 | prescribed portion of the Lawton Chiles Endowment Fund pursuant |
| 1149 | to s. 215.5601. The purpose of the James and Esther King |
| 1150 | Biomedical Research Program is to provide an annual and |
| 1151 | perpetual source of funding in order to support research |
| 1152 | initiatives that address the health care problems of Floridians |
| 1153 | in the areas of tobacco-related cancer, cardiovascular disease, |
| 1154 | stroke, and pulmonary disease. The long-term goals of the |
| 1155 | program are to: |
| 1156 | (a) Improve the health of Floridians by researching better |
| 1157 | prevention, diagnoses, treatments, and cures for cancer, |
| 1158 | cardiovascular disease, stroke, and pulmonary disease. |
| 1159 | (b) Expand the foundation of biomedical knowledge relating |
| 1160 | to the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and cure of diseases |
| 1161 | related to tobacco use, including cancer, cardiovascular |
| 1162 | disease, stroke, and pulmonary disease. |
| 1163 | (c) Improve the quality of the state's academic health |
| 1164 | centers by bringing the advances of biomedical research into the |
| 1165 | training of physicians and other health care providers. |
| 1166 | (d) Increase the state's per capita funding for research |
| 1167 | by undertaking new initiatives in public health and biomedical |
| 1168 | research that will attract additional funding from outside the |
| 1169 | state. |
| 1170 | (e) Stimulate economic activity in the state in areas |
| 1171 | related to biomedical research, such as the research and |
| 1172 | production of pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, and medical |
| 1173 | devices. |
| 1174 | (f) Expand the research capacity and infrastructure needed |
| 1175 | to conduct research on tobacco-related illnesses, with the |
| 1176 | provision of fixed capital outlay project funding as deemed |
| 1177 | appropriate by the Biomedical Research Advisory Council within |
| 1178 | the program's annual appropriation and with up to 25 percent of |
| 1179 | the program's annual funding allocation applied for this purpose |
| 1180 | by the council. |
| 1181 | (2) Funds appropriated for the James and Esther King |
| 1182 | Biomedical Research Program shall be used exclusively for the |
| 1183 | award of grants and fellowships as established in this section; |
| 1184 | for research relating to the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, |
| 1185 | and cure of diseases related to tobacco use, including cancer, |
| 1186 | cardiovascular disease, stroke, and pulmonary disease; for |
| 1187 | expenditures related to the expansion of tobacco-related |
| 1188 | research capacity and infrastructure within the state, including |
| 1189 | the provision of capital outlay costs to achieve such purpose; |
| 1190 | and for expenses incurred in the administration of this section. |
| 1191 | Priority shall be granted to research designed to prevent or |
| 1192 | cure disease. |
| 1193 | (12) Beginning in fiscal year 2006-2007, the sum of $6 |
| 1194 | million is appropriated annually from recurring funds in the |
| 1195 | General Revenue Fund to the Biomedical Research Trust Fund |
| 1196 | within the Department of Health for purposes of the James and |
| 1197 | Esther King Biomedical Research Program pursuant to this |
| 1198 | section. From these funds up to $1 million $250,000 shall be |
| 1199 | available for the operating costs of the Florida Center for |
| 1200 | Universal Research to Eradicate Disease. |
| 1201 | (13) By June 1, 2009, the Division of Statutory Revision |
| 1202 | of the Office of Legislative Services shall certify to the |
| 1203 | President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of |
| 1204 | Representatives the language and statutory citation of this |
| 1205 | section, which is scheduled to expire January 1, 2016 2011. |
| 1206 | (14) The Legislature shall review the performance, the |
| 1207 | outcomes, and the financial management of the James and Esther |
| 1208 | King Biomedical Research Program during the 2015 2010 Regular |
| 1209 | Session of the Legislature and shall determine the most |
| 1210 | appropriate funding source and means of funding the program |
| 1211 | based on its review. |
| 1212 | (15) This section expires January 1, 2016 2011, unless |
| 1213 | reviewed and reenacted by the Legislature before that date. |
| 1214 | Section 24. Subsections (1) and (2) of section 381.922, |
| 1215 | Florida Statutes, are amended, present subsections (6), (7), and |
| 1216 | (8) of that section are amended and redesignated as subsections |
| 1217 | (7), (8), and (9), respectively, and a new subsection (6) is |
| 1218 | added to that section, to read: |
| 1219 | 381.922 William G. "Bill" Bankhead, Jr., and David Coley |
| 1220 | Cancer Research Program.-- |
| 1221 | (1) The William G. "Bill" Bankhead, Jr., and David Coley |
| 1222 | Cancer Research Program, which may be otherwise cited as the |
| 1223 | "Bankhead-Coley Program," is created within the Department of |
| 1224 | Health. The purpose of the program shall be to advance progress |
| 1225 | towards cures for cancer through grants awarded through a peer- |
| 1226 | reviewed, competitive process, and to expand cancer research and |
| 1227 | treatment capacity in the state. |
| 1228 | (2) The program shall provide grants for cancer research |
| 1229 | to further the search for cures for cancer, for the recruitment |
| 1230 | of cancer researchers and research teams to institutions within |
| 1231 | the state, for operational start-up grants for newly recruited |
| 1232 | cancer researchers and research teams, and for fixed capital |
| 1233 | outlay expenditures related to the expansion of cancer research |
| 1234 | and treatment capacity in Florida, with up to 25 percent of the |
| 1235 | program's annual allocation applied to these purposes. |
| 1236 | (a) Emphasis shall be given to the goals enumerated in s. |
| 1237 | 381.921, as those goals support the advancement of such cures. |
| 1238 | (b) Preference may be given to grant proposals that foster |
| 1239 | collaborations among institutions, researchers, and community |
| 1240 | practitioners, as such proposals support the advancement of |
| 1241 | cures through basic or applied research, including clinical |
| 1242 | trials involving cancer patients and related networks. |
| 1243 | (6) Beginning in the 2009-2010 fiscal year, and every year |
| 1244 | thereafter, designated proceeds generated by s. 210.20(2)(c)5. |
| 1245 | shall be employed to enhance the purposes prescribed in this |
| 1246 | section. |
| 1247 | (7)(6) By June 1, 2010 2009, the Division of Statutory |
| 1248 | Revision of the Office of Legislative Services shall certify to |
| 1249 | the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of |
| 1250 | Representatives the language and statutory citation of this |
| 1251 | section, which is scheduled to expire January 1, 2016 2011. |
| 1252 | (8)(7) The Legislature shall review the performance, the |
| 1253 | outcomes, and the financial management of the Bankhead-Coley |
| 1254 | William G. "Bill" Bankhead, Jr., and David Coley Cancer Research |
| 1255 | Program during the 2015 2010 Regular Session of the Legislature |
| 1256 | and shall determine the most appropriate funding source and |
| 1257 | means of funding the program based on its review. |
| 1258 | (9)(8) This section expires January 1, 2016 2011, unless |
| 1259 | reviewed and reenacted by the Legislature before that date. |
| 1260 | Section 25. Subsection (1) of section 951.22, Florida |
| 1261 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 1262 | 951.22 County detention facilities; contraband articles.-- |
| 1263 | (1) It is unlawful, except through regular channels as |
| 1264 | duly authorized by the sheriff or officer in charge, to |
| 1265 | introduce into or possess upon the grounds of any county |
| 1266 | detention facility as defined in s. 951.23 or to give to or |
| 1267 | receive from any inmate of any such facility wherever said |
| 1268 | inmate is located at the time or to take or to attempt to take |
| 1269 | or send therefrom any of the following articles which are hereby |
| 1270 | declared to be contraband for the purposes of this act, to wit: |
| 1271 | Any written or recorded communication; any currency or coin; any |
| 1272 | article of food or clothing; any tobacco products as defined in |
| 1273 | s. 210.25(11); any cigarette as defined in s. 210.01(1); any |
| 1274 | cigar; any intoxicating beverage or beverage which causes or may |
| 1275 | cause an intoxicating effect; any narcotic, hypnotic, or |
| 1276 | excitative drug or drug of any kind or nature, including nasal |
| 1277 | inhalators, sleeping pills, barbiturates, and controlled |
| 1278 | substances as defined in s. 893.02(4); any firearm or any |
| 1279 | instrumentality customarily used or which is intended to be used |
| 1280 | as a dangerous weapon; and any instrumentality of any nature |
| 1281 | that may be or is intended to be used as an aid in effecting or |
| 1282 | attempting to effect an escape from a county facility. |
| 1283 | Section 26. By December 1, 2010, and before December 1 of |
| 1284 | each year thereafter, the Department of Health shall submit to |
| 1285 | the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of |
| 1286 | the House of Representatives a report containing an estimate of |
| 1287 | the financial impact of tobacco use and related illnesses on the |
| 1288 | state's economy and its taxpayers for each of the prior 10 |
| 1289 | years, as well as an estimate of the value of cost savings |
| 1290 | associated with the expenditure of revenues generated by the |
| 1291 | cigarette user fee imposed by s. 210.02, Florida Statutes, |
| 1292 | during the same period. |
| 1293 | Section 27. This act shall take effect July 1, 2009. |