LD 1127
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Page 1 of 2 An Act To Require Fire-safe Cigarettes in the State LD 1127 Title Page
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3.__Cigarette Fire Safety Fund.__All civil fines collected
under Title 22, section 1555-C, subsection 2 must be
transferred by the Treasurer of State to the Cigarette Fire
Safety Fund within the Department of Public Safety for use by
the department and the State Fire Marshal for fire safety and
prevention programs.

 
4.__Rules.__The State Fire Marshal may adopt routine
technical rules in accordance with Title 5, chapter 375,
subsection 2-A to ensure that the standards under subsection 1
are in place no later than January 1, 2004.

 
SUMMARY

 
This bill provides that, beginning January 1, 2004, only
cigarettes that meet the standards of fire-safe cigarettes as
established by the State Fire Marshal may be offered for sale
in this State.


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