Title 19 — Title 19 BUSINESS REGULATIONS—MISCELLANEOUS
111 chapters · 1,481 sections in this title.
RCW 19.305.010 Definitions.
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The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Agent" means any person licensed by the department of revenue to purchase and affix adhesive or meter stamps on packages of cigarettes.(2) "Cigarette" means any roll f…
RCW 19.305.020 Testing of cigarettes—Performance standard—Records—Exceptions.
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(1) Except as provided in subsection (7) of this section, cigarettes may not be sold or offered for sale in this state or offered for sale or sold to persons located in this state unless the cigarettes have been tested in accordance with the test method and meet the performance s…
RCW 19.305.030 Certification—Fee.
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(1) Each manufacturer shall submit to the state director of fire protection a written certification attesting that:(a) Each cigarette listed in the certification has been tested in accordance with RCW 19.305.020; and(b) Each cigarette listed in the certification meets the perform…
RCW 19.305.040 Markings—Requirements.
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(1) Cigarettes that are certified by a manufacturer in accordance with RCW 19.305.030 must be marked to indicate compliance with the requirements of RCW 19.305.020. The marking must be in eight-point type or larger and consist of:(a) Modification of the universal product code to …
RCW 19.305.050 Violations—Civil penalties.
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(1) A manufacturer, wholesale dealer, agent, or any other person or entity who knowingly sells or offers to sell cigarettes, other than through retail sale, in violation of RCW 19.305.020, for a first offense is liable to a civil penalty not to exceed ten thousand dollars per eac…
RCW 19.305.060 Rule making—Inspection of cigarettes.
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(1) The state director of fire protection may adopt rules necessary to implement this chapter.(2) The department of revenue in the regular course of conducting inspections of wholesale dealers, agents, and retail dealers, as authorized under chapter 82.24 RCW, may inspect cigaret…
RCW 19.305.070 Enforcement of chapter—Authority.
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To enforce this chapter, the attorney general and the state director of fire protection are authorized to examine the books, papers, invoices, and other records of any person in possession, control, or occupancy of any premises where cigarettes are placed, stored, sold, or offere…
RCW 19.305.080 Reduced cigarette ignition propensity account.
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The reduced cigarette ignition propensity account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. All receipts from the payment of certification fees under RCW 19.305.030 and from the imposition of civil penalties under RCW 19.305.050 must be deposited into the account. Expendi…
RCW 19.305.090 Exemptions.
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This chapter does not prohibit any person or entity from manufacturing or selling cigarettes that do not meet the requirements of RCW 19.305.020 if the cigarettes are or will be stamped for sale in another state or are packaged for sale outside the United States and that person o…
RCW 19.305.100 Federal preemption.
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If a federal reduced cigarette ignition propensity standard that preempts chapter 239, Laws of 2008 is adopted and becomes effective, the state director of fire protection shall prepare and submit to the legislature the necessary legislation to repeal this chapter.[ 2008 c 239 s …
RCW 19.305.110 Local conflicts or preemption prohibited.
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The local governmental units of this state may neither enact nor enforce any ordinance or other local law or regulation conflicting with, or preempted by, any provision of this chapter or with any policy of this state expressed by this chapter, whether that policy is expressed by…
RCW 19.305.900 Effective date—2008 c 239.
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This act takes effect August 1, 2009.[ 2008 c 239 s 14.]