** CONTINGENCY – IN EFFECT – CHAPTER 497 OF 2007 ** (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) “Cigarette” has the meaning stated in § 16–101 of this title. (c) “Commission” means the State Fire Prevention Commission. (d) “Consumer testing” means an assessment of cigarettes that is conducted by a manufacturer or conducted under […]
** CONTINGENCY – IN EFFECT – CHAPTER 497 OF 2007 ** (a) Except as provided in § 16–602.1 of this subtitle, cigarettes may not be manufactured in this State or sold or offered for sale to any person in this State unless: (1) the cigarettes have been tested in accordance with the test method and meet the […]
** CONTINGENCY – IN EFFECT – CHAPTER 497 OF 2007 ** (a) Cigarettes that are sold or distributed for the purpose of consumer testing in a controlled setting in which the cigarettes are either smoked on the site of the testing or returned to the testing administrator at the conclusion of the testing are not subject […]
** CONTINGENCY – IN EFFECT – CHAPTER 497 OF 2007 ** (a) (1) Each manufacturer shall submit to the Comptroller written certification attesting that each cigarette has been tested in accordance with and has met the performance standard required under § 16–602 of this subtitle. (2) A certification under paragraph (1) of this subsection may not list more […]
** CONTINGENCY – IN EFFECT – CHAPTER 497 OF 2007 ** (a) Cigarettes that have been certified in accordance with § 16–603 of this subtitle shall be marked in accordance with the requirements of this section. (b) The marking shall: (1) consist of: (i) any marking in use and approved for sale in New York under the New York […]
** CONTINGENCY – IN EFFECT – CHAPTER 497 OF 2007 ** (a) The manufacturer shall: (1) provide a copy of each certification to each wholesaler to which the manufacturer sells cigarettes; and (2) provide sufficient copies of an illustration of the packaging marking approved and used by the manufacturer in accordance with § 16–604 of this subtitle for […]
** CONTINGENCY – IN EFFECT – CHAPTER 497 OF 2007 ** Any cigarettes sold or offered for sale in the State that do not comply with the performance standard required by § 16–602 of this subtitle are deemed to be contraband and subject to §§ 13–836, 13–837, and 13–839 of the Tax – General Article.
** CONTINGENCY – IN EFFECT – CHAPTER 497 OF 2007 ** The Comptroller: (1) may adopt regulations necessary to carry out and administer this subtitle; (2) in consultation with the Commission, may adopt regulations for the conduct of random inspections of retailers, subwholesalers, vending machine operators, and wholesalers to ensure compliance with this subtitle; and (3) may establish […]
** CONTINGENCY – IN EFFECT – CHAPTER 497 OF 2007 ** (a) (1) A manufacturer or other person that knowingly sells or offers for sale cigarettes other than by retail sale in violation of § 16–602 of this subtitle is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $100 for each package of cigarettes sold or offered […]
** CONTINGENCY – IN EFFECT – CHAPTER 497 OF 2007 ** (a) To enforce this subtitle: (1) the Attorney General may bring an action to enjoin any acts in violation of this subtitle and to recover civil penalties authorized under § 16–608 of this subtitle; or (2) the Attorney General or the Comptroller may examine the books, papers, […]
** CONTINGENCY – IN EFFECT – CHAPTER 497 OF 2007 ** (a) A police officer or other authorized personnel as determined by regulations may seize cigarettes in the possession of a retailer, subwholesaler, vending machine operator, or wholesaler that have not been marked in accordance with § 16–604 of this subtitle. (b) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of […]
