Iowa Code Title III. Public Services and Regulation [Chs. 80-122C] § 101B.2. Definitions

1. “Agent” means a distributor as defined in section 453A.1 authorized by the department of revenue to purchase and affix stamps pursuant to section 453A.10.

2. “Cigarette” means cigarette as defined in section 453A.1.

3. “Department” means the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing.

4. “Manufacturer” means any of the following:

5. “Quality control and quality assurance program” means the laboratory procedures implemented to ensure that operator bias, systematic and nonsystematic methodological errors, and equipment-related problems do not affect the results of the repeatability testing, and which program ensures that the testing repeatability remains within the required repeatability values specified in section 101B.4.

6. “Repeatability” means the range of values within which the repeat results of cigarette test trials from a single laboratory will fall ninety-five percent of the time.

7. “Retailer” means retailer as defined in section 453A.1.

8. “Sale” means any transfer of title or possession, exchange or barter, in any manner or by any means or any agreement. In addition to cash and credit sales, the giving of cigarettes as a sample, prize, or gift or the exchanging of cigarettes for any consideration other than money is considered a sale.

9. “Sell” means to sell, or to offer or agree to sell.

10. “Wholesaler” means wholesaler as defined in section 453A.1.