Minnesota Statutes Public Safety (Ch. 299A-299N) § 299F.852. Certification and product change

Subdivision 1. Attestation. Each manufacturer shall submit to the state fire marshal a written certification attesting that each cigarette listed in the certification:

Subd. 2. Description. Each cigarette listed in the certification must be described with the following information:

Subd. 3. Information availability. The certifications must be made available to the attorney general for purposes consistent with this section and the commissioner of revenue for the purposes of ensuring compliance with this subdivision.

Subd. 4. Recertification. Each cigarette certified under this subdivision must be recertified every three years.

Subd. 5. Fee. For each cigarette listed in a certification, a manufacturer shall pay to the state fire marshal a $250 fee, to be deposited in the reduced cigarette ignition propensity account described insection 299F.857.

Subd. 6. Retesting. 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 bysections 299F.850to299F.859, that cigarette must not be sold or offered for sale in this state until the manufacturer retests the cigarette in accordance with the testing standards set forth insection 299F.851and maintains records of that retesting as required bysection 299F.851. Any altered cigarette that does not meet the performance standard set forth insection 299F.851may not be sold in this state.