Iowa Code § 101B.1
Short title
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Cigarette Fire Safety Standards Act”.
Iowa Code Chapter 101B — Cigarette Fire Safety Standards
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Provisions
Iowa Code § 101B.2
Definitions
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Agent” means a distributor as defined in section 453A.1 authorized by the department of revenue to purchase and affix stamps pursuant to section 453A.10. 2. “Cigarette” means cigarette as defined in section 453A.1. 3. “Department” means the department…
Iowa Code § 101B.3
General requirements — administration
1. Beginning January 1, 2009, cigarettes shall not be sold or offered for sale to any person in this state unless: a. The cigarettes have been tested in accordance with the test method prescribed in section 101B.4. b. The cigarettes meet the performance standard specified in section 101B.4. c. A written certification h…
Iowa Code § 101B.4
Test method — performance standard — test reports
1. a. Testing of cigarettes shall be conducted in accordance with ASTM (American society for testing and materials) international standard E2187-04, standard test method for measuring the ignition strength of cigarettes. b. The department may adopt a subsequent ASTM international standard test method for measuring the…
Iowa Code § 101B.5
Certification
1. Each manufacturer shall submit a written certification to the department attesting to all of the following: a. Each cigarette listed in the certification has been tested in accordance with section 101B.4. b. Each cigarette listed in the certification meets the performance standard pursuant to section 101B.4. 2. Each…
Iowa Code § 101B.6
Notification of certification
1. A manufacturer certifying cigarettes in accordance with section 101B.5 shall provide a copy of the certification to all wholesalers and agents to whom the manufacturer sells cigarettes, and shall also provide sufficient copies of an illustration of the cigarette packaging marking used by the manufacturer in accordan…
Iowa Code § 101B.7
Marking of cigarette packaging
1. Cigarettes that have been certified by a manufacturer in accordance with section 101B.5 shall be marked to indicate compliance with the requirements of this chapter. The marking shall be in eight point type or larger and consist of one of the following: a. Modification of the product’s universal product code to incl…
Iowa Code § 101B.8
Penalties — enforcement
1. A manufacturer, wholesaler, agent, or other person who knowingly sells cigarettes at wholesale in violation of section 101B.3 is subject to the following: a. For a first offense, a civil penalty not to exceed five thousand dollars for each sale of the cigarettes. b. For each subsequent offense, a civil penalty not t…
Iowa Code § 101B.10
Applicability — preemption
1. This chapter shall cease to be applicable if federal fire safety standards for cigarettes that preempt this chapter are enacted and take effect subsequent to January 1, 2009, and the department shall notify the secretary of state and the Code editor if such federal fire safety standards for cigarettes are enacted. 2…