South Dakota § 34-49-8 - Certification of testing and compliance with performance standard--Contents.

§ 34-49-8. Certification of testing and compliance with performance standard--Contents.

Each manufacturer shall submit to the state fire marshal a written certification attesting that each cigarette listed in the certification has been tested in accordance with this chapter and meets the performance standard set forth in this chapter.

Each cigarette listed in the certification shall be described with the following information:

(1)    Brand or trade name on the package;

(2)    Style, such as light or ultra light;

(3)    Length in millimeters;

(4)    Circumference in millimeters;

(5)    Flavor, such as menthol or chocolate, if applicable;

(6)    Filter or nonfilter;

(7)    Package description, such as soft pack or box;

(8)    Marking pursuant to § 34-49-9;

(9)    The name, address, and telephone number of the laboratory; and

(10)    The date that the testing occurred.

The certifications shall be made available to the attorney general and the secretary for purposes consistent with this chapter. Each cigarette certified under this section shall be recertified every three years. For each brand family of cigarettes listed in a certification, a manufacturer shall pay to the state fire marshal a fee of one thousand five hundred dollars. The fee shall apply to all cigarettes within the brand family certified, and shall include any new cigarette certified within the brand family during the three-year certification period.

If a manufacturer has certified a cigarette pursuant to this section, and thereafter makes any change to the cigarette that is likely to alter its compliance with the reduced cigarette ignition propensity standards required by this chapter, that cigarette may not be sold or offered for sale in this state until the manufacturer retests the cigarette in accordance with the testing standards set forth in this chapter. The manufacturer shall maintain records of that retesting as required by this chapter. Any altered cigarette which does not meet the performance standard set forth in this chapter may not be sold in this state.

Source: SL 2009, ch 172, § 8, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.