California Health and Safety Code

§ 104550

HSC § 104550 Effective Jan 1, 2001Div. 103 · Part 3 · Ch. 1 · Art. 3

Statute text

(a)Each manufacturer or importer of cigars shall place, or cause to be placed, labels bearing one of the following warnings on each retail package of cigars packaged for sale after September 1, 2000, and shipped for distribution in California: “Warning: Cigars contain many of the same carcinogens found in cigarettes, and cigars are not a safe substitute for smoking cigarettes. This product contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects and other reproductive harm.” “Warning: Smoking cigars regularly poses risks of cancer of the mouth, throat, larynx, and esophagus similar to smoking cigarettes. This product contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects and other reproductive harm.” “Warning: Smoking cigars causes lung cancer, heart disease, and emphysema, and may complicate pregnancy. This product contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects and other reproductive harm.”

(b)Commencing September 1, 2000, retail packages of cigars bearing the labels required by subdivision (a) shall be introduced in the distribution chain by the manufacturer or importer so that approximately equal numbers of retail packages of each brand of cigars will bear each of the labels required by subdivision (a) during each 12-month period, subject to any practical limitations of the printing equipment used by the manufacturer or importer or other similar conditions.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 135, Sec. 101. Effective January 1, 2001.