LD 1587
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5.__Maintain invoices.__A tobacco product manufacturer of any
cigarettes sold in this State shall maintain all invoices and
documentation of sales and other information relied upon for
certification for a period of 5 years unless otherwise required
by law to maintain those invoices and documentation of sales and
other information for a greater period of time.

 
6.__Directory of cigarettes.__The Attorney General shall
develop and make available for public inspection a directory
listing all tobacco product manufacturers that have provided
accurate certifications conforming to the requirements of this
section and all brand families that are listed in the
certifications.

 
A.__The Attorney General may not include or retain in the
directory the name or brand families of any nonparticipating
manufacturer that fails to provide the required
certification or whose certification the Attorney General
determines is not in compliance with subsection 3,
paragraphs A and B, unless the Attorney General has
determined that the nonparticipating manufacturer is no
longer in violation of subsection 3, paragraphs A and B.

 
B.__Neither a tobacco product manufacturer nor brand family
may be included or retained in the directory if the Attorney
General concludes that:

 
(1)__In the case of a nonparticipating manufacturer,
all escrow payments required pursuant to subchapter 3
for any period for any brand family, whether or not
listed by the nonparticipating manufacturer, have not
been fully deposited into a qualified escrow fund
governed by an escrow agreement that has been approved
by the Attorney General; or

 
(2)__All outstanding final judgments, including
interest on the judgment, for violations of subchapter
3 have not been fully satisfied for the brand family or
the tobacco product manufacturer.

 
C.__The Attorney General shall update the directory as
necessary in order to correct mistakes and to add or remove
a tobacco product manufacturer or brand family to keep the
directory in conformity with the requirements of this
section.__A determination by the Attorney General not to
list or to remove from the directory a brand family or
tobacco product manufacturer is a final agency action as
defined in Title 5, section 8002.


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