New Hampshire Revised Statutes 339-F:6 – Certification
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I. Each manufacturer shall submit a written certification attesting that each cigarette listed in the certification has been tested in accordance with N.H. Rev. Stat. § 339-F:3 and meets the performance standard set forth in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 339-F:4.
II. Each cigarette listed in the certification shall be described with the following information:
(a) Brand (i.e., the trade name on the package).
(b) Style (i.e., light, ultra light).
(c) Length in millimeters.
(d) Circumference in millimeters.
(e) Flavor (i.e., menthol, chocolate), if applicable.
(f) Filter or non-filter.
(g) Package description (i.e., soft pack, box).
(h) Marking approved in accordance with N.H. Rev. Stat. § 339-F:8.
III. Each cigarette certified under this section shall be re-certified every 3 years.
IV. If a manufacturer has certified a cigarette pursuant to paragraph II, and thereafter makes any change to the cigarette that is likely to alter its compliance with the reduced cigarette ignition propensity standard under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 339-F:3, such cigarette shall not be sold or offered for sale in this state until the manufacturer retests the cigarette in accordance with the testing standards in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 339-F:3 and maintains records of the retesting as required by N.H. Rev. Stat. § 339:F-5. Any altered cigarette that does not meet the performance standard in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 339-F:4 shall not be sold in this state.
V. For each cigarette listed for certification a manufacturer shall pay a fee of $250 to the department of safety for deposit in the fire standards and training and emergency medical services fund established in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 21-P:12-d for the purpose of providing fire safety education pursuant to N.H. Rev. Stat. § 153:10-c.
VI. For each cigarette re-certified under this chapter a manufacturer shall pay a fee of $250 to the department of safety for deposit in the fire standards and training and emergency medical services fund established in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 21-P:12-d for the purpose of providing fire safety education pursuant to N.H. Rev. Stat. § 153:10-c.
VII. The state fire marshal shall submit an annual report by December 31 relative to certification of reduced ignition propensity cigarettes to the standing committees in the house of representatives and the senate with jurisdiction over matters pertaining to health and human services and ways and means.
II. Each cigarette listed in the certification shall be described with the following information:
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 339-F:6
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of these laws, shall mean the section next preceding or following that in which such reference is made, unless some other is expressly designated. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:13
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- 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
(a) Brand (i.e., the trade name on the package).
(b) Style (i.e., light, ultra light).
(c) Length in millimeters.
(d) Circumference in millimeters.
(e) Flavor (i.e., menthol, chocolate), if applicable.
(f) Filter or non-filter.
(g) Package description (i.e., soft pack, box).
(h) Marking approved in accordance with N.H. Rev. Stat. § 339-F:8.
III. Each cigarette certified under this section shall be re-certified every 3 years.
IV. If a manufacturer has certified a cigarette pursuant to paragraph II, and thereafter makes any change to the cigarette that is likely to alter its compliance with the reduced cigarette ignition propensity standard under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 339-F:3, such cigarette shall not be sold or offered for sale in this state until the manufacturer retests the cigarette in accordance with the testing standards in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 339-F:3 and maintains records of the retesting as required by N.H. Rev. Stat. § 339:F-5. Any altered cigarette that does not meet the performance standard in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 339-F:4 shall not be sold in this state.
V. For each cigarette listed for certification a manufacturer shall pay a fee of $250 to the department of safety for deposit in the fire standards and training and emergency medical services fund established in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 21-P:12-d for the purpose of providing fire safety education pursuant to N.H. Rev. Stat. § 153:10-c.
VI. For each cigarette re-certified under this chapter a manufacturer shall pay a fee of $250 to the department of safety for deposit in the fire standards and training and emergency medical services fund established in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 21-P:12-d for the purpose of providing fire safety education pursuant to N.H. Rev. Stat. § 153:10-c.
VII. The state fire marshal shall submit an annual report by December 31 relative to certification of reduced ignition propensity cigarettes to the standing committees in the house of representatives and the senate with jurisdiction over matters pertaining to health and human services and ways and means.