§ 35-9-804 — Certification and product change

(a) Each manufacturer shall certify in writing to the
department of revenue:
(i) Each cigarette listed in the certification has
been tested pursuant to W.S. 35-9-803; and
(ii) Each cigarette listed in the certification meets
the performance standard set forth in W.S. 35-9-803.
(b) For each cigarette listed in the certification the
following information shall be included:
(i) Brand or trade name on the packaging;
(ii) Style;
(iii) Length in millimeters;
(iv) Circumference in millimeters;
(v) Flavor such as menthol if applicable;
(vi) Filter or nonfilter;
(vii) Package description such as soft pack or box;
(viii) Marking pursuant to W.S. 35-9-805;
(ix) Contact information for the laboratory that
conducted the testing, including name, address and telephone
number; and
(x) The date of testing.
(c) The department of revenue shall make the
certifications available to the attorney general and the state
fire marshal for purposes consistent with this act.
(d) Cigarettes certified pursuant to this section shall be
recertified every three (3) years.
(e) For each cigarette listed in a certification, a
manufacturer shall pay a fee of two hundred fifty dollars
($250.00) payable to the department of revenue to be deposited
into the general fund.
(f) If a cigarette is certified and is subsequently
changed in a manner that is likely to alter its compliance with
the reduced cigarette ignition propensity standards required by
this act, the cigarette shall not be sold or offered for sale in
this state until the manufacturer retests the cigarette in
accordance with the testing standards consistent with the
provisions of this act and maintains the records of that
retesting as required by this act. Any altered cigarette which
does not meet the performance standard set forth in this act
shall not be sold in this state.