(a) Notwithstanding anything contained in this title or any other law, the commissioner may authorize the distribution or sale of containers of distilled spirits, containing not more than 50 milliliters per container, by licensed airlines, railway passenger carriers, and cruise ships.

(b) These passenger carriers and cruise ships shall annually obtain, for a fee of $100.00, an authorization from the commissioner for the distribution or sale of such containers.

(c) The carriers and cruise ships shall pay taxes in the proper amounts on the containers distributed or sold in or over the state.

(d) The carriers and cruise ships shall file reports of all distributions or sales of the containers with the commissioner on or before the fifteenth day of the month following the month of distribution or sale and shall remit the proper tax for the distributions or sales at that time. The carriers and cruise ships shall further report to the commissioner any other information the commissioner may deem necessary for the purposes of this title.