Code of Massachusetts Regulations
940 CMR - OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
Title 940 CMR 22.00 - Sales and distribution of cigars in Massachusetts
Section 22.04 - Labeling Requirements

Universal Citation: 940 MA Code of Regs 940.22

Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024

(1) General Rule. It shall be an unfair or deceptive act or practice for any person to distribute, or offer for sale within Massachusetts any manufactured cigar or manufactured little cigar the package of which does not bear, in accordance with the requirements of 940 CMR 22.04(2), one of the following labels:

WARNING: Cigar Smoke Contains Carbon Monoxide And Nicotine, An Addictive Drug.

WARNING: Cigars Are Not A Safe Alternative To Cigarettes Or Smokeless Tobacco Products.

(2) Label Format. It shall be an unfair or deceptive act or practice for any person to distribute or offer for sale within Massachusetts any manufactured cigar or little cigar the package of which fails to contain the warning statement required by 940 CMR 22.04(1) in the following format:

(a) On the front or top of the package, whichever surface area is larger, in a clear and conspicuous format, comprising at least 25% of the front or top panel of the package, with the warning statement capitalized as indicated in 940 CMR 22.04(1), with letters that are either white against a black background or black against a white background, and are in contrast with all other printed material on the package;

(b) The labels may either be printed directly on the package or preprinted, provided that any preprinted label is firmly attached to the package in such a way that the surface of the label is destroyed before the label can be removed from the package;

(c) If other warnings are required by any other Federal, State, or local governmental entity, the total area of all required warnings need not exceed 25% of the front or top of the package, provided that the warnings required by 940 CMR 22.04 remain clear and conspicuous.

(d) Label Rotation. It shall be an unfair or deceptive act or practice for any person to distribute or offer for sale within Massachusetts any brand of manufactured cigar or little cigar unless the label statements required in 940 CMR 22.04(1) are rotated regularly in alternating sequence on the packages of each brand of manufactured cigars or little cigars.

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