Tex. Health and Safety Code § 161.606
This is the official text of Tex. Health and Safety Code § 161.606, part of Texas’s Health and Safety Code — covers public health and safety regulation.
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§ 161.606. REPORT TO ATTORNEY GENERAL BEFORE OFFERING NON-SETTLING MANUFACTURER CIGARETTES OR CIGARETTE TOBACCO PRODUCTS FOR SALE OR DISTRIBUTION IN THIS STATE.
Official statutory text
(a) If cigarettes or cigarette tobacco products of a non-settling manufacturer were not offered for sale or distribution in this state on September 1, 2013, the non-settling manufacturer shall, before the date the cigarettes or cigarette tobacco products are offered for sale or distribution in this state, provide to the attorney general on a form prescribed by the attorney general:
(1) the non-settling manufacturer's complete name, address, and telephone number;
(2) the date that the non-settling manufacturer will begin offering cigarettes or cigarette tobacco products for sale or distribution in this state;
(3) the names of the brand families of the cigarettes or cigarette tobacco products that the non-settling manufacturer will offer for sale or distribution in this state;
(4) a statement that the non-settling manufacturer intends to comply with this subchapter; and
(5) the name, address, telephone number, and signature of an officer of the non-settling manufacturer attesting to all of the included information.
(b) The attorney general shall make the information provided under this section available to the comptroller.
(1) the non-settling manufacturer's complete name, address, and telephone number;
(2) the date that the non-settling manufacturer will begin offering cigarettes or cigarette tobacco products for sale or distribution in this state;
(3) the names of the brand families of the cigarettes or cigarette tobacco products that the non-settling manufacturer will offer for sale or distribution in this state;
(4) a statement that the non-settling manufacturer intends to comply with this subchapter; and
(5) the name, address, telephone number, and signature of an officer of the non-settling manufacturer attesting to all of the included information.
(b) The attorney general shall make the information provided under this section available to the comptroller.
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