The Attorney General of Massachusetts promulgates 940 CMR 22.00 relating to cigar manufacturers and retailers pursuant to his authority in M.G.L. c. 93A, § 2(c). The purpose of 940 CMR 22.00 is to eliminate deception and unfairness in the way cigars and little cigars are packaged, marketed, sold and distributed in Massachusetts whereby:
(1) Massachusetts consumers may be adequately informed about the health risks associated with cigar smoking, its addictive properties, and the false perception that cigars are a safe alternative to cigarettes by requiring the cigar industry to include health warnings on the package labels of cigars sold and distributed within Massachusetts and in the advertisements of such products within Massachusetts; and(2) The incidence of cigar use by children younger than the Minimum Legal Sales Age is addressed by imposing requirements and restrictions on the sale and distribution of cigars in Massachusetts in order to prevent access to such products by underage consumers.Amended by Mass Register Issue 1296, eff. 9/25/2015.