As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Border zone retailer" means a cigarette retailer whose place of business is located within the State of Arkansas and which is:
- (A) Within three hundred feet (300') of the Arkansas state line;
- (B) Within a city that adjoins the Arkansas state line;
- (C) In any city that is separated only by a navigable river from a city that adjoins the Arkansas state line; or
(D) In a city with a population of five thousand (5,000) or more that adjoins a city in another state, which city:
- (i) Is divided only by the Arkansas state line; and
- (ii) Also has a population of five thousand (5,000) or more; and
(2)
- (A) "Stamps" means the Arkansas cigarette stamps denoting the tax on cigarettes and that are required to be affixed to cigarettes sold in the State of Arkansas.
- (B) The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration shall provide stamps to wholesalers and stamp deputies for cigarettes sold within and without border zones.
- (C) The secretary may provide separate stamps for each border zone area as needed for the proper enforcement and collection of tobacco products tax.