Sec. 18.74.100. Banding requirement.
Each cigarette listed in a certification submitted under AS 18.74.080 that uses lowered permeability bands in the cigarette paper to achieve compliance with the performance standard in AS 18.74.030(d) must have at least two nominally identical bands on the paper surrounding the tobacco column. At least one complete band must be located at least 15 […]
Sec. 18.74.280. Relationship to federal law.
This chapter does not apply if a federal law is enacted that establishes a reduced cigarette ignition propensity standard and preempts this chapter.
Sec. 18.74.110. Availability of certifications.
The certification required by AS 18.74.080 shall be made available to the attorney general for purposes consistent with this chapter and to the department for the purpose of ensuring compliance with AS 18.74.080.
Sec. 18.74.290. Definitions.
In this chapter, (1) “agent” means a person authorized by the department to purchase and affix stamps on packages of cigarettes under AS 43.50.500 – 43.50.700; (2) “cigarette” means a roll for smoking of any size or shape, made wholly or in part of tobacco, whether or not the tobacco is flavored, adulterated, or mixed […]
Sec. 18.74.120. Packaging marking approval.
(a) Before submitting a certification of a cigarette under AS 18.74.080, a manufacturer shall present its proposed packaging marking to the state fire marshal for approval. The state fire marshal shall approve or disapprove the proposed packaging marking. Proposed packaging marking shall be considered approved if the state fire marshal fails to act within 10 […]
Sec. 18.76.010. Participation in statewide avalanche warning system.
The Department of Public Safety, acting in cooperation with a municipality or with an agency of the federal government, shall participate in the development and implementation of a statewide avalanche warning system and shall represent the state in the operation of that system. The statewide system shall (1) establish and maintain a service center and […]
Sec. 18.74.130. Marking of cigarette packaging.
(a) The packaging containing a brand and style of cigarette that a manufacturer certifies under AS 18.74.080 must be marked to indicate compliance with the requirements of this chapter. The packaging marking must be in eight-point type or larger and consist of (1) a modification of the universal product code to include a visible mark […]
Sec. 18.80.010. Creation.
There is created in the office of the governor a State Commission for Human Rights.
Sec. 18.74.150. Copies.
A manufacturer who certifies a cigarette under AS 18.74.080 shall provide a copy of the certification to each wholesale dealer and agent to whom the manufacturer sells the cigarette. The manufacturer shall also provide the wholesale dealer and agent with sufficient copies of an illustration of the cigarette packaging markings used by the manufacturer under […]
Sec. 18.74.160. Penalties for violations.
(a) A manufacturer, a wholesale dealer, an agent, or another person who knowingly sells or offers to sell cigarettes other than through retail sale and in violation of AS 18.74.010 is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed (1) $10,000 for a first violation; (2) $25,000 for each violation that is not a first […]