H.B. 32 Enrolled

DISCLOSURE OF TOBACCO INGREDIENTS
1998 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Sponsor: Jordan Tanner
Katherine Bryson
Nora B. Stephens
Don E. Bush
Evan L. Olsen
Carl R. Saunders
Lloyd W. Frandsen
Robert H. M. Killpack

AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH; REQUIRING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO
OBTAIN CERTAIN INFORMATION REGARDING CIGARETTES AND TOBACCO
PRODUCTS AND TO MAKE SUCH INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC;
AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
ENACTS:
26-40-101, Utah Code Annotated 1953
26-40-102, Utah Code Annotated 1953
26-40-103, Utah Code Annotated 1953
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 26-40-101 is enacted to read:
CHAPTER 40. DISCLOSURE OF INGREDIENTS IN CIGARETTE
AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS ACT
26-40-101. Title.
This chapter shall be known as the "Disclosure of Ingredients in Cigarette and Tobacco
Products Act."
Section 2. Section 26-40-102 is enacted to read:
26-40-102. Gathering of information.
The department shall obtain annually publicly available information regarding cigarettes
and tobacco products from other states and sources concerning:
(1) the presence of the following substances in detectable levels in a burned state and, if
the cigarette or tobacco product is typically burned when consumed, in a burned state:

(a) ammonia or ammonia compounds;
(b) arsenic;
(c) cadmium;
(d) formaldehyde; and
(e) lead; and
(2) a nicotine yield rating for the cigarette or tobacco product for which a rating has been
developed.
Section 3. Section 26-40-103 is enacted to read:
26-40-103. Disclosure of information.
Information obtained by the department under this chapter is a public record and may be
disclosed in accordance with Section 63-2-201 and disseminated generally by the department.
Section 4. Effective date.
This act takes effect on January 1, 1999.

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