New Hampshire Revised Statutes 339-F:2 – General Requirements
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I. On and after October 1, 2007, no cigarettes shall be sold or offered for sale in this state unless:
(a) The cigarettes have been tested in accordance with the test method prescribed in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 339-F:3.
(b) The cigarettes meet the performance standard specified in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 339-F:4.
(c) A written certification has been filed by the manufacturer with the commissioner and the New Hampshire department of justice in accordance with N.H. Rev. Stat. § 339-F:6.
(d) The cigarettes are marked in accordance with N.H. Rev. Stat. § 339-F:8.
II. Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit wholesalers or retailers from selling their inventory of cigarettes existing on October 1, 2007, provided that such wholesaler or retailer can establish that tax stamps were affixed to such cigarettes pursuant to N.H. Rev. Stat. Chapter 78 prior to October 1, 2007, and provided further that such wholesaler or retailer can establish that such inventory was purchased prior to October 1, 2007 in comparable quantity to the inventory purchased during the same 12-month period of the prior year.
III. Consistent with N.H. Rev. Stat. § 78:10, nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit any person or entity from selling or offering for sale cigarettes that have not been certified by the manufacturer in accordance with N.H. Rev. Stat. § 339-F:6 if such cigarettes are or will be stamped for sale in another state or are packaged for sale outside the United States.
IV. No person shall sell tobacco products through a vending machine in violation of this chapter.
(a) The cigarettes have been tested in accordance with the test method prescribed in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 339-F:3.
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 339-F:2
- justice: when applied to a magistrate, shall mean a justice of a municipal court, or a justice of the peace having jurisdiction over the subject-matter. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:12
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
- state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
- United States: shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
(b) The cigarettes meet the performance standard specified in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 339-F:4.
(c) A written certification has been filed by the manufacturer with the commissioner and the New Hampshire department of justice in accordance with N.H. Rev. Stat. § 339-F:6.
(d) The cigarettes are marked in accordance with N.H. Rev. Stat. § 339-F:8.
II. Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit wholesalers or retailers from selling their inventory of cigarettes existing on October 1, 2007, provided that such wholesaler or retailer can establish that tax stamps were affixed to such cigarettes pursuant to N.H. Rev. Stat. Chapter 78 prior to October 1, 2007, and provided further that such wholesaler or retailer can establish that such inventory was purchased prior to October 1, 2007 in comparable quantity to the inventory purchased during the same 12-month period of the prior year.
III. Consistent with N.H. Rev. Stat. § 78:10, nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit any person or entity from selling or offering for sale cigarettes that have not been certified by the manufacturer in accordance with N.H. Rev. Stat. § 339-F:6 if such cigarettes are or will be stamped for sale in another state or are packaged for sale outside the United States.
IV. No person shall sell tobacco products through a vending machine in violation of this chapter.