(a) A manufacturer shall submit to the Director of Arkansas Tobacco Control a written certification attesting that each cigarette listed in the certification:
(1) Has been tested within the last thirty-six (36) months in accordance with § 20-27-2104; and
(2) Meets the performance standard under § 20-27-2104.
(b) A cigarette listed in the certification shall be described with the following information:
(1) Brand or trade name on the package;
(2) Style, such as light or ultra light;
(3) Length in millimeters;
(4) Circumference in millimeters;
(5) Flavor, such as menthol or chocolate, if applicable;
(6) Filter or nonfilter;
(7) Package description, such as soft pack or box;
(8) Marking under § 20-27-2106;
(9) The name, address, and telephone number of the laboratory if different than the manufacturer that conducted the test; and
(10) The date that the testing occurred.
(c) The Director of Arkansas Tobacco Control shall make the certifications available to the Attorney General and the Director of the Department of Finance and Administration for purposes consistent with this subchapter.
(d) A cigarette certified under this section shall be recertified every three (3) years.
(e) (1) (A) For each brand family of cigarettes listed for certification, a manufacturer shall pay a fee of one thousand dollars ($1,000) to the Director of Arkansas Tobacco Control.
(B) The fee shall be applied to all cigarettes within the certified brand family and shall include any new cigarette certified within the brand family during the three-year certification period.
(2) The Director of Arkansas Tobacco Control may adjust annually this fee to ensure it defrays the actual costs of processing, enforcement, and oversight activities required by this subchapter.
(f)
(1) If a manufacturer has certified a cigarette under this section and subsequently makes a change to the cigarette that is likely to alter its compliance with the reduced cigarette ignition propensity standards required by this subchapter, 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 under § 20-27-2104.
(2) An altered cigarette that does not meet the performance standard in § 20-27-2104 shall not be sold in this state.
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