Nothing in the Fire-Safer Cigarette and Firefighter Protection Act shall be construed to prohibit a person or entity from manufacturing or selling cigarettes that do not meet the requirements of Section 3 [57-2B-3 NMSA 1978] of that act if the cigarettes are or will be stamped for sale in another state or are packaged for sale outside the United States and that person or entity has taken reasonable steps to ensure that the cigarettes will not be sold or offered for sale to persons located in New Mexico.
History: Laws 2009, ch. 265, § 10.
Effective dates. — Laws 2009, ch. 265, § 13 made Laws 2009, ch. 265, § 10 effective January 1, 2010.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 57 - Trade Practices and Regulations
Article 2B - Fire-Safer Cigarette and Firefighter Protection
Section 57-2B-1 - Short title.
Section 57-2B-2 - Definitions.
Section 57-2B-3 - Test method and performance standard.
Section 57-2B-4 - Certification and product change.
Section 57-2B-5 - Marking of cigarette packaging.
Section 57-2B-7 - Implementation.
Section 57-2B-9 - Fire-Safer Cigarette and Firefighter Protection Act fund.
Section 57-2B-10 - Sale outside of New Mexico.