Section 20-2600. GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

2600.1This chapter shall apply to manufacturers and retail and wholesale dealers of cigarettes sold or offered for sale in the District of Columbia after July 1, 2008, except as provided in § 2600.3.

 

2600.2This chapter governs the possession, manufacture, storage, handling, sale, and use of fire-standard-compliant cigarettes.

 

2600.3A wholesale dealer or retail dealer may continue to sell after July 1, 2008, cigarettes that are not labeled as fire-standard-compliant cigarettes, provided that the cigarettes were part of its inventory on or before July 1, 2008, and the dealer can demonstrate each of the following:

 

(a)Tax stamps were fixed to the cigarettes before July 1, 2008, and

 

(b)The dealer purchased the inventory before July 1, 2008, in comparable quantity to the inventory purchased during the same period of the prior year.

 

2600.4A manufacturer may continue to manufacture cigarettes that are not fire-standard-compliant, provided that the cigarettes will be stamped for sale outside of the District of Columbia and the manufacturer has taken reasonable steps to ensure that the cigarettes will not be sold in the District. A wholesale dealer may continue to sell cigarettes that are not fire-standard-compliant, provided that the dealer has taken reasonable steps to ensure that the cigarettes will be sold outside of the District.

 

2600.5This chapter shall not apply to cigarettes distributed solely for the purpose of consumer product testing.

 

source

Final Rulemaking published at 54 DCR 10012 (September 26, 2008).