Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 660.000 - CIGARETTE AND SMOKELESS TOBACCO PRODUCTS: REPORTS OF ADDED CONSTITUENTS AND NICOTINE RATINGS › Section 660.002 - Definitions

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
As used in
				105 CMR 660.000, the
				following terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly
				requires otherwise:
Annual Report
. A tobacco
				manufacturer's annual report to the Department, which provides, for each brand
				of cigarette and smokeless tobacco product, nicotine yield ratings, as
				described in
				105 CMR
				660.100 through
				660.103.
Attorney General
. The Attorney General
				of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Cigarette
. Any product (including
				components, accessories, or parts) which contains or delivers nicotine, is
				intended to be burned under ordinary conditions of use, and consists of:
(1) any roll of tobacco wrapped in paper or in any substance
				not containing tobacco; or
(2) any roll of tobacco wrapped in any substance containing
				tobacco which, because of its appearance, the type of tobacco used in the
				filter, or its packaging and labeling, is likely to be offered to, or purchased
				by, consumers as a cigarette.
Cigarette Nicotine Yield Rating
. A
				composite of information intended to show the range of nicotine that each
				cigarette brand can be expected to provide to the average consumer, based
				on:
(1) the expected range of nicotine delivery under average
				smoking conditions based on machine testing parameters that seek to reflect
				actual smoking behavior; and
(2) the potential for increased nicotine delivery or increased
				speed of nicotine delivery based on cigarette design features such as filter
				vents, pH, and the total nicotine content of the tobacco.
Commissioner
. The Commissioner of the
				Department of Public Health.
Could Reduce Risks to the Public
				Health
. That knowledge about nicotine yield rating could result in
				reduced risk of adverse health effects associated with tobacco use including,
				but not limited to, nicotine addiction and adverse health effects associated
				with exposure to environmental tobacco smoke.
Department
. The Department of Public
				Health.
Federal Trade Commission
. The United
				States Federal Trade Commission.
Manufacturer
. Any person or entity,
				including any repacker or relabeler, manufacturing, fabricating, assembling,
				processing, or labeling a finished cigarette or smokeless tobacco product.
				Manufacturer does not include any person or entity only distributing finished
				cigarettes or smokeless tobacco products.
Smokeless Tobacco
. Any cut, ground,
				powdered, or leaf tobacco that contains or delivers nicotine and that is
				intended to be placed in the oral cavity without burning.
Smokeless Tobacco Nicotine Yield
				Rating
. A composite of information intended to show the range of
				nicotine that each smokeless tobacco product can be expected to provide to the
				average consumer, based upon the amount of nicotine in the tobacco, the pH of
				the tobacco, and the amount of unionized (free) nicotine in the
				product.