(a) Each holder of a cigarette manufacturer's license shall submit to the Office of the State Fire Marshal a written certification every three years attesting that: (1) Each cigarette listed in the certification has been tested in accordance with section 29-418; and (2) each cigarette listed in the certification meets the performance standard set forth in section 29-418.

(b) The certification shall list the following information for each cigarette listed: (1) Brand or trade name on the package; (2) style, such as light or ultra light; (3) length in millimeters; (4) circumference in millimeters; (5) flavor, if applicable; (6) filter or nonfilter; (7) package description, such as a soft package or box; (8) marking pursuant to section 29-421; (9) the name, address and telephone number of the laboratory, if different than the holder that conducted the test; and (10) the date that the testing occurred.

(c) For each brand family listed in a certification, a holder shall pay to the State Fire Marshal a fee of two hundred fifty dollars. The State Fire Marshal may annually adjust such fee, in regulations adopted in accordance with chapter 54, to ensure that such fee defrays the actual costs of the processing, testing, enforcement and oversight activities of the State Fire Marshal in accordance with sections 29-416 to 29-421, inclusive.

(d) If a holder has certified a cigarette pursuant to this section, and thereafter makes any change to such cigarette that is likely to alter its compliance with the reduced cigarette ignition propensity standards required by section 29-418, the holder shall not sell that cigarette, or offer that cigarette for sale, to consumers within this state, whether directly or through a distributor, dealer or similar intermediary or intermediaries, until the holder (1) retests the cigarette, in accordance with the testing standards set forth in section 29-418, (2) maintains records of such retesting as required by section 29-418, and (3) finds that the cigarette meets the performance standards set forth in section 29-418.

(P.A. 07-180, S. 4.)

History: P.A. 07-180 effective July 1, 2008.