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. 18.72.030. Fireworks wholesaler’s license.
(a) A person who desires to sell fireworks at wholesale in the state shall first make verified application for a license to the state fire marshal on forms provided by the state fire marshal. The forms must require the applicant to supply the applicant’s social security number if the applicant is a natural person. The […]
Sec. 18.72.040. Criminal penalty.
A person who recklessly fails to comply with a provision of this chapter or fireworks regulations adopted in the fire safety code is guilty of a class B misdemeanor. Each day of noncompliance constitutes a separate offense. In this section, “recklessly” has the meaning given in AS 11.81.900.
Sec. 18.72.060. Municipal regulation of fireworks.
This chapter and fireworks regulations adopted under the fire safety code supersede the provisions of an ordinance adopted by a city or borough, whether before or after May 23, 1969, that are less restrictive than this chapter or the code. However, nothing in this section affects the authority of a city or organized borough under […]
Sec. 18.72.100. Definitions.
In this chapter and fireworks regulations adopted in the state fire safety code, (1) “dangerous fireworks” includes all fireworks that are not defined as salable fireworks; (2) “fire safety code” means the fire safety code of the state adopted and administered by the division of fire prevention of the Department of Public Safety; (3) “fireworks” […]
Sec. 18.74.010. Requirement for sale.
Except as provided by AS 18.74.060, a person may not sell or offer to sell cigarettes in this state, or sell or offer to sell cigarettes to another person located in this state, unless (1) the cigarettes are tested under (A) AS 18.74.030 and satisfy the performance standard in AS 18.74.030(d); or (B) AS 18.74.040 […]
Sec. 18.74.030. Testing of cigarettes.
(a) Cigarettes shall be tested under (1) the ASTM International Standard E2187-04, entitled “Standard Test Method for Measuring the Ignition Strength of Cigarettes”; or (2) a test method established under (b) of this section. (b) The state fire marshal may adopt an ASTM International standard test method that is adopted by the American Society of […]
Sec. 18.74.040. Alternative test methods.
(a) If the state fire marshal determines that cigarettes cannot be tested by a test method established in AS 18.74.030(a), a manufacturer of the cigarettes shall propose an alternative test method and performance standard for the cigarettes to the state fire marshal. On approval of the proposed test method and a determination by the state […]
Sec. 18.74.050. Testing laboratories.
(a) Testing of cigarettes under this chapter shall be performed by a laboratory that has been accredited under standard ISO/IEC 17025 of the International Organization for Standardization or by another comparable accreditation standard required by the state fire marshal. (b) A laboratory that conducts cigarette testing under this chapter shall implement a quality control and […]