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; 

(a) No person shall make a delivery sale of any tobacco product or tobacco substitute to any individual who is under the legal minimum purchase age in this State.

(b) Each person accepting a purchase order for a delivery sale shall comply with:

(1) The age verification requirements set forth in § 5363 of this title;

(2) The disclosure requirements set forth in § 5364 of this title;

(3) The shipping requirements set forth in § 5365 of this title;

(4) The registration and reporting requirements set forth in § 5366 of this title;

(5) The tax collection requirements set forth in § 5367 of this title; and

(6) All other laws of this State generally applicable to sales of any tobacco product or tobacco substitute that occur entirely within this State, including, but not limited to, those laws imposing:

a. Excise taxes;

b. Sales taxes;

c. License and revenue-stamping requirements; and

d. Escrow payment obligations as set forth in § 6082 of Title 29.

74 Del. Laws, c. 95, §  1;  82 Del. Laws, c. 10, § 13; 

(a) No person shall mail, ship or otherwise deliver any tobacco product or tobacco substitute in connection with a delivery sale unless prior to the first delivery sale to such consumer:

(1) Receives both a copy of a valid form of government identification showing date of birth to verify the purchaser is age 21 years or over and an attestation from the purchaser certifying that the information on the government identification truly and correctly identifies the purchaser and the purchaser’s current address. Such attestation shall also confirm:

a. That the prospective consumer understands that signing another person’s name to such certification is illegal;

b. That the sale of tobacco products, including cigarettes, or tobacco substitutes to individuals under the legal minimum purchase age is illegal; and

c. That the purchase of tobacco products, including cigarettes, or tobacco substitutes by individuals under the legal minimum purchase age is illegal under the laws of this State;

(2) Delivers the tobacco product or tobacco substitute to the address of the purchaser given on the valid form of government identification and by a postal or package delivery service method that either limits delivery to that purchaser and requires the purchaser to sign personally to receive the delivery or requires a signature of an adult at the purchaser’s address to deliver the package;

(3) Provides to the prospective consumer, via e-mail or other means, a notice that meets the requirements of § 5364 of this title; and

(4) In the case of an order for any tobacco product or tobacco substitute pursuant to an advertisement on the Internet, receives payment for the delivery sale from the prospective consumer by a credit or debit card that has been issued in such consumer’s name.

(b) Persons accepting purchase orders for delivery sales may request that prospective consumers provide their e-mail addresses.

(c) Any wholesale or retail seller of cigars or pipe tobacco shall affirm that the purchaser of said product is 21 years of age or older before the time of sale.

74 Del. Laws, c. 95, §  1;  76 Del. Laws, c. 171, §  3;  82 Del. Laws, c. 10, § 14; 

The notice required under § 5363(a)(3) of this title shall include:

(1) A prominent and clearly legible statement that any tobacco product or tobacco substitute sales to consumers below the legal minimum purchase age are illegal;

(2) A prominent and clearly legible statement that sales of cigarettes are restricted to those consumers who provide verifiable proof of age in accordance with § 5363 of this title; and

(3) A prominent and clearly legible statement that any tobacco product sales are subject to tax under § 5305 of this title, and an explanation of how such tax has been, or is to be, paid with respect to such delivery sale.

74 Del. Laws, c. 95, §  1;  82 Del. Laws, c. 10, § 15; 

(a) Each person who mails, ships or otherwise delivers a tobacco product, as defined under § 5301 of this title, in connection with a delivery sale shall become affixing agents as defined under § 5301 of this title and shall be eligible to receive commissions under § 5318 of this title. Each person who mails, ships or otherwise delivers a tobacco product or tobacco substitute, as defined under § 5361 of this title, must do all of the following:

(1) Include as part of the bill of lading or other shipping documents a clear and conspicuous statement providing as follows:

“Any Tobacco Product or Tobacco Substitute: Delaware Law Prohibits Shipping to Individuals Under 21, and Requires the Payment of all Applicable Taxes”;

(2) Use a method of mailing, shipping or delivery that obligates the delivery service to require:

a. The consumer placing the purchase order for the delivery sale or another adult of legal minimum purchase age residing at the consumer’s address, to sign to accept delivery of the shipping container; and

b. Proof, in the form of a valid, government-issued identification bearing a photograph of the individual who signs to accept delivery of the shipping container, demonstrating that the individual is either the addressee or another adult of legal minimum purchase age residing at the consumer’s address.

However, proof of the legal minimum purchase age shall be required only if such individual appears to be under 30 years of age; and

(3) Provide to the delivery service retained for such delivery sale evidence of full compliance with § 5367 of this title.

(b) If the person accepting a purchase order for a delivery sale delivers any tobacco product or tobacco substitute without using a delivery service, such person shall comply with all requirements of this subchapter applicable to a delivery service and shall be in violation of the provisions of this subchapter if such person fails to comply with any such requirement.

74 Del. Laws, c. 95, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  82 Del. Laws, c. 10, § 16;  84 Del. Laws, c. 42, § 1;  84 Del. Laws, c. 514, § 64; 

(a) Prior to making delivery sales or mailing, shipping or otherwise delivering any tobacco product, as defined under § 5301 of this title, in connection with any such sales, every person shall file with the Department a statement setting forth such person’s name, trade name and the address of such person’s principal place of business and any other place of business.

(b) Not later than the tenth day of each calendar month, each person that has made a delivery sale or mailed, shipped or otherwise delivered any tobacco product, as defined under § 5301 of this title, in connection with any such sale during the previous calendar month shall file with the Department a memorandum or a copy of the invoice that provides for each and every such delivery sale:

(1) The name and address of the consumer to whom such delivery sale was made;

(2) The brand or brands of the any tobacco product, as defined under § 5301 of this title, that were sold in such delivery sale; and

(3) The quantity of cigarettes that were sold in such delivery sale.

(c) Any person that satisfies the requirements of 15 U.S.C. § 376 shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of this section.

74 Del. Laws, c. 95, §  1;  82 Del. Laws, c. 10, § 17; 

Each person accepting a purchase order for a delivery sale, to include cigars and pipe tobacco shall collect and remit to the Department all any tobacco product taxes imposed by this State with respect to such delivery sale, except that such collection and remission shall not be required to the extent such person has obtained proof (in the form of the presence of applicable tax stamps or otherwise) that such taxes already have been paid to the State.

74 Del. Laws, c. 95, §  1;  76 Del. Laws, c. 171, §  4; 

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a first violation of any provision of this subchapter shall be punishable by a fine of $1,000 or 5 times the retail value of the any tobacco product or tobacco substitute involved, whichever is greater. A second or subsequent violation of any provision of this subchapter shall be punishable by a fine of $5,000 or 5 times the retail value of the tobacco products or tobacco substitutes involved, whichever is greater.

(b) Any person who knowingly violates any provision of this subchapter, or who knowingly and falsely submits a certification under § 5363(a)(1) of this title in another person’s name, shall, for each such offense, be fined $10,000 or 5 times the retail value of the cigarettes involved, whichever is greater, or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.

(c) Any person failing to collect or remit to the Department any tax required in connection with a delivery sale shall be assessed, in addition to any other penalty, a penalty of 5 times the retail value of the any tobacco product involved.

(d) (1) Any cigarettes sold or attempted to be sold in a delivery sale that do not meet the requirements of this subchapter shall be forfeited to the State and destroyed.

(2) All fixtures, equipment and all other materials and personal property on the premises of any person who, with the intent to defraud the State, violates any of the requirements of this subchapter, shall be forfeited to the State.

74 Del. Laws, c. 95, §  1;  82 Del. Laws, c. 10, § 18; 

The Attorney General or the Attorney General’s designee, or any person who holds a valid permit under 26 U.S.C. § 5712, may bring an action in the appropriate court in this State to prevent or restrain violations of this subchapter by any person or any person controlling such person.

74 Del. Laws, c. 95, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;