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paid. "Consumer" means a person who acquires ownership of tangible personal property, including tobacco products, for use or consumption in this State and not for resale. "Correctional Industries program" means a program run by a State penal institution in which residents of the penal institution produce tobacco products for sale to persons incarcerated in penal institutions or resident patients of a State-operated State operated mental health facility. "Department" means the Illinois Department of Revenue. "Distributor" means any of the following: (1) Any manufacturer or wholesaler in this State engaged in the business of selling tobacco products who sells, exchanges, or distributes tobacco products to retailers or consumers in this State. (2) Any manufacturer or wholesaler engaged in the business of selling tobacco products from without this State who sells, exchanges, distributes, ships, or transports tobacco products to retailers or consumers located in this State, so long as that manufacturer or wholesaler has or maintains within this State, directly or by subsidiary, an office, sales house, or other place of business, or any agent or other representative operating within this State under the authority of the person or subsidiary, irrespective of whether the place of business or agent or other representative is located here SB3019 Enrolled LRB104 20255 HLH 33706 b Public Act 104-0468