# Business Regulation (GBR)

## Title 16. Cigarettes

### Subtitle 6. Fire Safety Performance Standard for Cigarettes

#### Section 16-603

** CONTINGENCY - IN EFFECT - CHAPTER 497 OF 2007 **

(a)

  (1) Each manufacturer shall submit to the Executive Director written certification attesting that each cigarette has been tested in accordance with and has met the performance standard required under Sec. 16-602 of this subtitle.

  (2) A certification under paragraph (1) of this subsection may not list more than 50 cigarettes.

(b) The description of each cigarette listed in the certification shall include:

  (1) the brand or trade name on the package;

  (2) the style, such as light or ultra light;

  (3) the length in millimeters;

  (4) the circumference in millimeters;

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

  (6) whether filtered or nonfiltered;

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

  (8) the mark approved in accordance with Sec. 16-604 of this subtitle;

  (9) if different from the manufacturer, the name, address, and telephone number of the laboratory that conducted the test; and

  (10) the date of the testing.

(c) The certification shall be made available to:

  (1) the Attorney General and the State Fire Prevention Commission for purposes consistent with this subtitle; and

  (2) the Executive Director for the purpose of ensuring compliance with this section.

(d)

  (1) Each cigarette certified under this section shall be recertified every 3 years.

  (2) If a manufacturer of a cigarette that has been certified under this section makes a change that is likely to  alter the cigarette's compliance with the performance standard under Sec. 16-602(e) of this subtitle, that cigarette may not be sold in this State until the manufacturer, in accordance with Sec. 16-602 of this subtitle, retests and maintains the proper records of the testing.

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Md. Code Ann., Bus. Reg. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)