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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

 
Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §1555-E is enacted to read:

 
§1555-E.__Fire-safe cigarettes

 
1.__Prohibition.__To the extent not preempted by federal law,
a person may not sell cigarettes on or after January 1, 2006
unless the cigarettes meet the standards for fire-safe cigarettes
established by the State Fire Marshal under Title 25, section
2466.

 
2.__Civil fines.__The following minimum civil fines are
assessed for the following civil violations in actions brought by
the Attorney General:

 
A.__For a wholesaler who knowingly sells cigarettes that are
not fire-safe, $10,000 for each sale;

 
B.__For a retailer who sells 5 or fewer cartons of
cigarettes that are not fire-safe, $500;

 
C.__For a retailer who sells more than 5 cartons of
cigarettes that are not fire-safe, $1,000; and

 
D.__For a manufacturer who knowingly misrepresents that that
manufacturer's cigarettes are fire-safe, $10,000 for each
misrepresentation.

 
Sec. 2. 25 MRSA §2466 is enacted to read:

 
§2466.__Fire-safe cigarette standards

 
1.__Standards.__The State Fire Marshal shall adopt standards
for the sale of fire-safe cigarettes.__The standards must ensure:

 
A.__That lit cigarettes stop burning within a specified time
period if not smoked; or

 
B.__That cigarettes meet performance standards to limit the
risk that lit cigarettes will ignite upholstered furniture.

 
2.__Health risk assessment.__In adopting standards under this
section, the State Fire Marshal shall cooperate and consult with
the Department of Health and Human Services to consider whether
fire-safe cigarettes manufactured in accordance with the fire
safety standards under subsection 1 may reasonably result in
increased health risks to consumers.


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