Testing Certification Process
To obtain approval to sell fire-safer cigarettes in North Dakota, submit the following information to the State Fire Marshal:
- a cover letter identifying the cigarette manufacturer and the manufacturer's contact person
- a list of all brands and styles of cigarettes the manufacturer wishes to certify as fire safer in North Dakota
- written certification attesting that each cigarette listed in the certification has been tested in accordance with section 18-13-02 and each cigarette listed in the certification meets the performance standard in NDCC 18-13-02.1(c) that "No more than 25% of the cigarettes tested in a test trial in accordance with this section may exhibit full-length burns. Forty replicate tests must comprise a complete test trial for each cigarette tested."
- for each cigarette listed in the certification, a description including:
- brand and style
- length in millimeters and circumference in millimeters
- flavor, if applicable
- filter or non-filter
- package description, such as soft pack or box
- the package marking approved by the North Dakota State Fire Marshal under NDCC 18-13-04
- the name, address and telephone number of the laboratory, if different than the manufacturer, that conducted the test
- the date testing occurred
- payment of the $250 fee for each cigarette style listed in the certification.
Submission Information
Test certification for any cigarette that cannot be tested under ASTM E2187-04 must be proposed in accordance with N.D.C.C. § 18-13-02.3. Send all information to:
Raymond Lambert
ND State Fire Marshal
PO Box 1054
Bismarck ND 58502-1054