(a) A manufacturer shall submit to the state fire marshal a certification that each cigarette listed in the certification has been tested under Alaska Stat. § 18.74.030 and satisfies the performance standard in Alaska Stat. § 18.74.030(d), or has been tested under Alaska Stat. § 18.74.040 and satisfies an alternative performance standard under Alaska Stat. § 18.74.040.

Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 18.74.080

  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, organization, business trust, or society, as well as a natural person. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
  • state: means the State of Alaska unless applied to the different parts of the United States and in the latter case it includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
(b) If a manufacturer has certified a cigarette under this section and subsequently makes a change to the cigarette that is likely to alter its compliance with the performance standard under Alaska Stat. § 18.74.030(d) or an alternative performance standard under Alaska Stat. § 18.74.040, the cigarette may not be sold or offered for sale in this state or sold to a person located in this state until the manufacturer retests the cigarette under Alaska Stat. § 18.74.030 or 18.74.040, the cigarette meets the performance standard under Alaska Stat. § 18.74.030(d) or the alternative performance standard under Alaska Stat. § 18.74.040, and the manufacturer maintains records of the retesting under Alaska Stat. § 18.74.070.
(c) For each cigarette listed in a certification submitted under (a) of this section, a manufacturer shall pay to the state fire marshal a fee of $250. The state fire marshal may adjust this fee annually to ensure that it defrays the actual costs of the processing, testing, enforcement, and oversight activities required by this chapter.
(d) Each cigarette certified under this section shall be recertified every three years.