To enforce the provisions of the Fire-Safer Cigarette and Firefighter Protection Act, the attorney general, the taxation and revenue department and the state fire marshal, their duly authorized representatives and other law enforcement personnel may examine the books, papers, invoices and other records of any person in possession, control or occupancy of premises where cigarettes are placed, stored, sold or offered for sale, as well as the stock of cigarettes on the premises. Every person in the possession, control or occupancy of premises where cigarettes are placed, sold or offered for sale is hereby directed and required to give the attorney general, the taxation and revenue department and the state fire marshal and other law enforcement personnel the means, facilities and opportunity for the examinations authorized by this section.
History: Laws 2009, ch. 265, § 8.
Effective dates. — Laws 2009, ch. 265, § 13 made Laws 2009, ch. 265, § 8 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.