(a) Except as provided in subsection (g) of this section and in section ten of this article, no cigarettes may be sold or offered for sale in this state or offered for sale or sold to persons located in this state, unless: (i) The cigarettes have been tested in accordance with the test method and meet the performance standard specified in this section; (ii) a written certification has been filed by the manufacturer with the state Fire Marshal in accordance with section four of this article; and (iii) the cigarettes have been marked in accordance with section five of this article.
(1) Testing of cigarettes shall be conducted in accordance with the American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) standard E2187-04, standard test method for measuring the ignition strength of cigarettes.