P.R. Laws tit. 24, § 15005
(a) Master Settlement Agreement. — Has the same meaning as provided in Act No. 401 of Septemeber 9, 2000, better known as the “Act to Regulate the Tobacco Products Manufacturers Liability to the Government of Puerto Rico”.
(b) Cigarette. — Has the same meaning as provided in Act No. 401 of Septemeber 9, 2000, better known as the “Act to Regulate the Tobacco Products Manufacturers Liability to the Government of Puerto Rico”.
(c) Distributor. — Means any distributor, retailer or intermediary similar to other intermediaries that sell cigarettes to consumers in Puerto Rico, as provided in § 9056 of Title 13, known as the “Puerto Rico Internal Revenue Code of 1994”.
(d) Family of brand names. — Means all types of cigarettes sold under the same brand and that differ among themselves by modifiers or additional descriptive terms, including but not limited to “menthol,” “light,” “Kings,” and “100’s” and including any brand name (alone or in conjunction with another word), trademark, logo, symbol, slogan, sales message, recognizable color pattern and any other means of identifying the product identical or similar to, or identifiable with, a formerly known brand of cigarettes.
(e) Qualified escrow fund. — Has the same meaning as said term is defined in Act No. 401 of September 9, 2000, better known as the “Act to Regulate the Tobacco Products Manufacturers Liability to the Government of Puerto Rico”.
(f) Non-participating manufacturer. — Means any cigarette manufacturer that is not a participating manufacturer.
(g) Participating manufacturer. — Has the same meaning as said term is defined in Section II(jj) of the Master Settlement Agreement and Act No. 401 of September 9, 2000, better known as the “Act to Regulate the Tobacco Products Manufacturers Liability to the Government of Puerto Rico”.
(h) Tobacco products manufacturer. — Has the same meaning as said term is defined in Act No. 401 of September 9, 2000, better known as the “Act to Regulate the Tobacco Products Manufacturers Liability to the Government of Puerto Rico”.
(i) Secretary of the Treasury. — Means the Secretary of the Department of the Treasury of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, as provided by §§ 231a et seq. of Title 3, known as the “Department of the Treasury Organic Act”.
(j) Secretary of Justice. — Means the Secretary of the Department of Justice of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico as provided in §§ 72 and 73 of Title 3.
(k) Sold units. — Has the same meaning as said term is defined in Act No. 401 of September 9, 2000, better known as the “Act to Regulate the Tobacco Products Manufacturers Liability to the Government of Puerto Rico”.
History —Sept. 15, 2004, No. 305, § 2.