101B.5 - CERTIFICATION.
101B.5 CERTIFICATION.
1. Each manufacturer shall submit a written certification to the
department attesting to all of the following:
a. Each cigarette listed in the certification has been tested
in accordance with section 101B.4.
b. Each cigarette listed in the certification meets the
performance standard pursuant to section 101B.4.
2. Each cigarette listed in the certification shall be described
with the following information:
a. The brand or trade name on the package.
b. The style of cigarette, such as light or ultra light.
c. The length of the cigarette in millimeters.
d. The circumference of the cigarette in millimeters.
e. The flavor of the cigarette, such as menthol or chocolate,
if applicable.
f. Whether the cigarette is filtered or nonfiltered.
g. The type of cigarette package, such as soft pack or box.
h. The marking approved in accordance with section 101B.7.
i. The name, address, and telephone number of the laboratory,
if different than the manufacturer, that conducted the test.
j. The date the testing was performed.
3. Each cigarette certified under this section shall be
recertified every three years.
4. The manufacturer shall, upon request, make a copy of the
written certification available to the office of the attorney general
and the department of revenue for purposes of ensuring compliance
with this chapter.
5. For each cigarette listed in a certification, a manufacturer
shall pay a fee of one hundred dollars to the department.
6. If a manufacturer has certified a cigarette pursuant to this
section, and makes any change to the cigarette thereafter that is
likely to alter the cigarette's compliance with the reduced cigarette
ignition propensity standards mandated by this chapter, prior to the
cigarette being sold or offered for sale in this state, the
manufacturer shall retest the cigarette in accordance with the
testing standards specified in section 101B.4 and shall maintain
records of the retesting as required pursuant to section 101B.4. Any
altered cigarette that does not meet the performance standard
specified in section 101B.4 shall not be sold in this state. Section History: Recent Form
2007 Acts, ch 166, §5
Referred to in § 101B.3, 101B.4, 101B.6, 101B.7, 101B.8