North Dakota Passes RYO Tax Measure

Both the state Senate and House passed legislation that would require commercial RYO machine owners to pay the same tax as name-brand cigarettes.

March 21, 2013

Commercial roll-your-own (RYO) cigarette machine owners to pay the same taxes as name-brand cigarettes, the Associated Press reports.

The North Dakota House passed the bill 69-25 on Tuesday; the Senate had earlier approved the measure.

North Dakota's Tax Department urged passage of the bill, as loose tobacco used by RYO machines is taxed by the state at one-tenth the rate of cigarettes, the latter that are taxed at 44 cents a pack.

The bill redefines cigarettes and lists businesses that use the commercial RYO machines as tobacco manufacturers.

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