Cities, counties, home rule municipalities and other political subdivisions of the state shall not adopt or continue in effect any ordinance, rule, regulation, resolution or statute on cigarette testing and standards. The Fire-Safer Cigarette and Firefighter Protection Act preempts any local law, ordinance or regulation that conflicts with any provision of that act or any policy of the state of New Mexico implemented in accordance with that act, and, notwithstanding any other provision of law, a governmental unit of the state of New Mexico shall not enact or enforce an ordinance, local law or regulation conflicting with or preempted by that act.
History: Laws 2009, ch. 265, § 12.
Effective dates. — Laws 2009, ch. 265, § 13 made Laws 2009, ch. 265, § 12 effective June 19, 2009.
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.