For purposes of this subchapter:
- (1) “Adult” means a person who is at least the legal minimum purchase age.
- (2) “Consumer” means an individual who is not licensed as a distributor or retail dealer pursuant to subchapter II of this chapter.
(3) “Delivery sale” means any sale of any tobacco product or tobacco substitute to a consumer in this State where either:
- a. The purchaser submits the order for such sale by means of a telephonic or other method of voice transmission, the mails or any other delivery service, or the Internet or other online service; or
- b. The tobacco products or tobacco substitutes are delivered by use of the mails or of a delivery service.
A sale of any tobacco product or tobacco substitute shall be a delivery sale regardless of whether the seller is located within or without this State. A sale of any tobacco product or tobacco substitute not for personal consumption to a person who is a distributor or a retail dealer shall not be a delivery sale.
- (4) “Delivery service” means any person who is engaged in the commercial delivery of letters, packages or other containers.
- (5) “Department” means the Department of Finance.
- (6) “Legal minimum purchase age” is the minimum age at which an individual may legally purchase any tobacco product or tobacco substitute in this State under § 1116 of Title 11.
- (7) “Mails” or “mailing” means the shipment of cigarettes through the United States Postal Office.
- (8) “Person” means the same as that term is defined in § 302(15) of Title 1.
- (9) “Shipping container” means a container in which cigarettes are shipped in connection with a delivery sale.
- (10) “Shipping documents” means bills of lading, airbills or any other documents used to evidence the undertaking by a delivery service to deliver letters, packages or other containers.
- (11) “Tobacco product” means as defined under § 1115(9)a. of Title 11.
- (12) “Tobacco substitute” means as defined under § 1115 of Title 11.
74 Del. Laws, c. 95, § 1; 76 Del. Laws, c. 171, §§ 1, 2; 78 Del. Laws, c. 179, § 1; 82 Del. Laws, c. 10, § 12