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(35 ILCS 135/7) (from Ch. 120, par. 453.37) Sec. 7. Distributor's permits. (a) Cigarettes in original packages contained inside a sealed transparent wrapper. (1) The Department may, in its discretion, upon application, issue permits authorizing the collection of the tax herein imposed by those out-of-State cigarette manufacturers who are not required to be licensed as distributors of cigarettes in this State, but who elect to qualify under this subsection Act as distributors of cigarettes in this State, and who, to the satisfaction of the Department, furnish adequate security to insure collection and payment of the tax, provided that any such permit shall extend only to cigarettes which such permittee manufacturer places in original packages that are contained inside a sealed transparent wrapper, and provided that no such permit shall be issued under this subsection Act to such a manufacturer who has obtained the permit provided for in Section 4b(a) of the Cigarette Tax Act. Application for a permit shall be made to the Department, by electronic means, in a form prescribed by the Department. Each applicant for a permit under this subsection shall furnish to the Department in a form signed and verified by the applicant under penalty of perjury, in an electronic format established by the SB3019 Enrolled LRB104 20255 HLH 33706 b Public Act 104-0468