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Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
1. On each package of cigarettes sold or delivered by a manufacturer or distributor within this state after June first, nineteen hundred sixty-six, there shall be printed thereon or attached thereto a warning of the consequences of excessive smoking. Such warning shall be in letters not less than eight point type and in a color in contrast with the package containing the cigarettes, and shall contain the following statement:
2. Any person, firm, corporation or association or its officers or agents who or which violate any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New York Consolidated Laws, General Business Law - GBS § 399. Cigarette package labeling - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ny/general-business-law/gbs-sect-399/
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