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2017 SESSION
17102994DBe it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §§ 58.1-3830 and 58.1-3831 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 58.1-3830. Local taxes not prohibited; use of dual die or stamp to evidence payment of both county, city, or town and state tax on cigarettes.
A. No provision of Chapter 10 (§ 58.1-1000 et seq.) of this title shall be
construed to deprive counties, cities and towns of the right to levy taxes upon
the sale or use of cigarettes, provided such county,
city or town had such power prior to January 1, 1977. The
governing body of any county, city or town which levies a cigarette tax and
permits the use of meter impressions or stamps to evidence its payment may
authorize an officer of the county, city or town or joint enforcement authority
to enter into an arrangement with the Department of Taxation under which a
tobacco wholesaler who so desires may use a dual die or stamp to evidence the
payment of both the county, city, or town tax, and the state tax, and the
Department is hereby authorized to enter into such an arrangement. The
procedure under such an arrangement shall be such as may be agreed upon by and
between the authorized county, city, town or joint enforcement authority
officer and the Department.
B. Any county cigarette tax imposed shall not apply within the limits of any town located in such county where such town now, or hereafter, imposes a town cigarette tax. However, if the governing body of any such town shall provide that a county cigarette tax, as well as the town cigarette tax, shall apply within the limits of such town, then such cigarette tax may be imposed by the county within such town.
§ 58.1-3831. Tax in counties.
Fairfax and Arlington Counties Any
county shall
have the power to levy tax upon the sale or use of cigarettes. Such tax shall
be in such amount and on such terms as the governing body may by ordinances
prescribe, not to exceed five cents per pack or the amount levied under state
law, whichever is greater. The provisions of § 58.1-3830 shall apply to such
counties, mutatis mutandis.