Title 15, Commerce and TradeRelease 119-73not60
§1335 Unlawful Advertisements on Medium of Electronic Communication
Title 15 › Chapter 36— CIGARETTE LABELING AND ADVERTISING › § 1335
Summary
After January 1, 1971, it is illegal to advertise cigarettes or little cigars on any electronic media that the Federal Communications Commission controls.
Full Legal Text
Title 15, §1335
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After January 1, 1971, it shall be unlawful to advertise cigarettes and little cigars on any medium of electronic communication subject to the jurisdiction of the Federal Communications Commission.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1973—Pub. L. 93–109 extended prohibition against advertisements to little cigars. 1970—Pub. L. 91–222 substituted provision that after January 1, 1971, it shall be unlawful to advertise cigarettes on any medium of electronic communication subject to the jurisdiction of the Federal Communications Commission, for provision that a violation of this chapter should constitute misdemeanor and be punishable by fine. See, now, section 1338 of this title.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 1973 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 93–109 effective thirty days after Sept. 21, 1973, see section 4 of Pub. L. 93–109, set out as a note under section 1332 of this title.
Effective Date
of 1970 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 91–222 effective Jan. 1, 1970, except where otherwise specified, see section 3 of Pub. L. 91–222, set out in part as a note under section 1331 of this title.
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Citation
15 U.S.C. § 1335
Title 15, Commerce and Trade
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
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