A. Cigarettes that are certified by a manufacturer in accordance with the Fire-Safer Cigarette and Firefighter Protection Act shall be marked to indicate compliance with that act. The marking shall be in eight-point type or larger and consist of the letters "FSC", which signifies fire standard compliant, and shall be permanently printed, stamped, engraved or embossed on the package at or near the universal product code.
B. A manufacturer shall use only one marking and shall apply this marking uniformly for all packages, including packs, cartons and cases, and for brands marketed by that manufacturer.
C. A manufacturer certifying cigarettes in accordance with Section 4 [57-2B-4 NMSA 1978] of the Fire-Safer Cigarette and Firefighter Protection Act shall provide a copy of the certifications to all wholesale dealers and agents to which it sells cigarettes. Wholesale dealers, agents and retail dealers shall permit the state fire marshal, the taxation and revenue department and the attorney general to inspect markings of cigarette packaging marked in accordance with this section.
History: Laws 2009, ch. 265, § 5.
ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2009, ch. 265, § 13 made Laws 2009, ch. 265, § 5 effective January 1, 2010.