(a) The commission shall:(1) Issue licenses to suppliers, wholesalers, and retailers under this chapter;(2) Oversee the manufacture of HDCPs by licensed suppliers and the distribution of HDCPs by licensed wholesalers, including ensuring compliance with labeling, product testing, and transportation requirements, and conducting necessary inspections of HDCPs and HDCP proof of compliance documentation at the facility of licensed wholesalers in a frequency and in a manner to be determined by the commission, prior to the delivery or sale of HDCPs to a retailer;(3) Oversee the retail sale of HDCPs by licensed retailers to ensure compliance with this chapter;(4) Enforce this chapter in a manner that may reasonably be expected to reduce the extent to which noncompliant HDCPs are sold and conducting random, unannounced inspections at locations where HDCPs are manufactured, stored for wholesale distribution, and sold at retail to ensure compliance with this chapter in furtherance of protecting the health and safety of the public. The commission shall determine the frequency of random, unannounced inspections required under this subdivision (a)(4); and(5) Hire a sufficient number of employees, as determined by the commission, to oversee the day to day operations and management of the supervision and enforcement of this chapter and the rules of the commission. The commission shall establish the salaries of the employees hired under this subdivision (a)(5) and such employees serve at the pleasure of the commission.
(1) Issue licenses to suppliers, wholesalers, and retailers under this chapter;
(2) Oversee the manufacture of HDCPs by licensed suppliers and the distribution of HDCPs by licensed wholesalers, including ensuring compliance with labeling, product testing, and transportation requirements, and conducting necessary inspections of HDCPs and HDCP proof of compliance documentation at the facility of licensed wholesalers in a frequency and in a manner to be determined by the commission, prior to the delivery or sale of HDCPs to a retailer;
(3) Oversee the retail sale of HDCPs by licensed retailers to ensure compliance with this chapter;
(4) Enforce this chapter in a manner that may reasonably be expected to reduce the extent to which noncompliant HDCPs are sold and conducting random, unannounced inspections at locations where HDCPs are manufactured, stored for wholesale distribution, and sold at retail to ensure compliance with this chapter in furtherance of protecting the health and safety of the public. The commission shall determine the frequency of random, unannounced inspections required under this subdivision (a)(4); and
(5) Hire a sufficient number of employees, as determined by the commission, to oversee the day to day operations and management of the supervision and enforcement of this chapter and the rules of the commission. The commission shall establish the salaries of the employees hired under this subdivision (a)(5) and such employees serve at the pleasure of the commission.
(b) The department of revenue:(1) Shall ensure wholesalers and retailers are in compliance with § 57-7-108 and other provisions of this chapter, as applicable;(2) Shall, in conjunction with the commission, enforce this chapter in a manner that may reasonably be expected to reduce the extent to which noncompliant HDCPs are sold and shall conduct random, unannounced inspections at wholesale locations where HDCPs are stored for distribution and retail locations where such products are sold to ensure compliance with this chapter. The department of revenue shall determine the frequency of random, unannounced inspections required under this subdivision (b)(2); and(3) May, in conjunction with the commission, confiscate noncompliant HDCPs as contraband in the manner described in title 57, chapter 5, part 4. All products that the department of revenue confiscates under this subdivision (b)(3) are subject to seizure and forfeiture in the same manner prescribed for beer in §§ 57-5-409 and 57-5-410.
(1) Shall ensure wholesalers and retailers are in compliance with § 57-7-108 and other provisions of this chapter, as applicable;
(2) Shall, in conjunction with the commission, enforce this chapter in a manner that may reasonably be expected to reduce the extent to which noncompliant HDCPs are sold and shall conduct random, unannounced inspections at wholesale locations where HDCPs are stored for distribution and retail locations where such products are sold to ensure compliance with this chapter. The department of revenue shall determine the frequency of random, unannounced inspections required under this subdivision (b)(2); and
(3) May, in conjunction with the commission, confiscate noncompliant HDCPs as contraband in the manner described in title 57, chapter 5, part 4. All products that the department of revenue confiscates under this subdivision (b)(3) are subject to seizure and forfeiture in the same manner prescribed for beer in §§ 57-5-409 and 57-5-410.
(c) The commission and department of revenue shall submit an annual report to the general assembly describing in detail the commission's and department's compliance and enforcement efforts under this chapter. The report must also be published and made available to the public on the commission's and department's websites, respectively. The report must be submitted and published no later than July 1, 2027, and each July 1 thereafter.