Existing law requires the State Fire Marshal to specify standards for the design of cigarette lighters using an 80% acceptance criterion with respect to safety features that prevent operation of the lighters by children 5 years of age or younger. Existing law prohibits a person from selling, offering for sale, or distributing a cigarette lighter that does not comply with those standards.
This bill would prohibit a person from selling, offering for sale, or distributing a lighter, as defined, that does not comply with specified ASTM International standards or that infringes on certain intellectual property rights, as specified.