§8-17-273. Manufacturer to submit written certification; recertification; fee.

(a) Each manufacturer shall submit to the State Fire Marshal a written certification attesting to each of the following:

(1) Each cigarette listed in the certification has been tested in accordance with Section 8-17-272.

(2) Each cigarette listed in the certification meets the performance standard set forth in Section 8-17-272.

(b) Each cigarette listed in the certification shall be described with the following information:

(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, such as menthol or chocolate, if applicable.

(6) Filter or non-filter.

(7) Package description, such as soft pack or box.

(8) Marking pursuant to Section 8-17-274.

(9) The name, address, and telephone number of the laboratory, if different than the manufacturer that conducted the test.

(10) The date that the testing occurred.

(c) The State Fire Marshal shall make the certifications available to the Attorney General for purposes consistent with this article and the Department of Revenue for the purposes of ensuring compliance with this section.

(d) Each cigarette certified under this section shall be recertified every three years.

(e) At the time a manufacturer submits a written certification under this section, the manufacturer shall pay to the State Fire Marshal a fee of one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each brand family of cigarettes identified in the certification. The fee paid shall apply to all cigarettes listed in the brand family identified in the certification and shall include any new cigarette certified within the brand family during the three-year certification period.

(f) If a manufacturer has certified a cigarette pursuant to this section, and thereafter makes any change to the cigarette that is likely to alter its compliance with the reduced cigarette ignition propensity standards required by this article, that cigarette shall not be sold or offered for sale in this state until the manufacturer retests the cigarette in accordance with the testing standards set forth in Section 8-17-272 and maintains records of that retesting as required by Section 8-17-272. Any altered cigarette which does not meet the performance standard set forth in Section 8-17-272 may not be sold in this state.

(Act 2009-630, p. 1927, §4.)