CHAPTER 322
H.P. 1339 - L.D. 1794
An Act Requiring Cigarette Distributors to Determine Compliance of Manufacturers with Tobacco Manufacturers Laws
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 36 MRSA §4383 is enacted to read:
§4383. Distributor responsibilities
1. Distributor's determination of manufacturer compliance. A distributor may not affix, or cause to be affixed, stamps to individual packages of cigarettes sold or distributed by the distributor in this State if the tobacco product manufacturer of those cigarettes has:
A. Failed to become a participating manufacturer pursuant to Title 22, section 1580-I, subsection 1; and
B. Failed to create a qualified escrow fund pursuant to Title 22, section 1580-I, subsection 2 for any cigarettes the distributor sold or distributed for that tobacco product manufacturer.
As used in this section, "tobacco product manufacturer" has the same meaning as that term is defined in Title 22, section 1580-H, subsection 9.
2. Penalties. A distributor who violates this section is subject to the same penalties as provided in section 4366-B, subsection 4.
Effective September 21, 2001, unless otherwise indicated.
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