Table 1.
Federal Regulations Related to Cigarettes and Smokeless Tobacco, Number of Warning Letters and Number of Civil Money Penalties Citing Violations, by Type and Year – United States, October 12, 2010 to July 31, 2013
| Federal regulation | Description | Number of warning letters (Civil Money Penalties) |
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| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | Total | ||
| 1140.10 | Each manufacturer, distributor, and retailer is responsible for ensuring that the cigarettes or smokeless tobacco it manufactures, labels, advertises, packages, distributes, sells, or otherwise holds for sale comply with all applicable requirements under this part. | 24 (0) |
407 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
431 (0) |
| 1140.14(a) | No retailer may sell cigarettes or smokeless tobacco to any person younger than 18 years of age. | 24 (0) |
1165 (6) |
4091 (360) |
2560 (280) |
7840 (646) |
| 1140.14(b)(1) | Except as otherwise provided in 1140.16(c)(2)(i) and in paragraph (b)(2) of this section, each retailer shall verify by means of photographic identification containing the bearer’s date of birth that no person purchasing the product is younger than 18 years of age. | 22 (0) |
778 (5) |
2916 (220) |
1598 (187) |
5314 (412) |
| 1140.14(b)(2) | No such verification is required for any person over the age of 26. | 22 (0) |
779 (0) |
209 (0) |
0 (0) |
1010 (0) |
| 1140.14(c) | Except as otherwise provided in 1140.16(c)(2)(ii), a retailer may sell cigarettes or smokeless tobacco only in a direct, face-to-face exchange without the assistance of any electronic or mechanical device (such as a vending machine). | 0 (0) |
147 (1) |
310 (26) |
144 (21) |
601 (48) |
| 1140.14(d) | No retailer may break or otherwise open any cigarette or smokeless tobacco package to sell or distribute individual cigarettes or a number of unpackaged cigarettes that is smaller than the quantity in the minimum cigarette package size defined in 1140.16(b), or any quantity of cigarette tobacco or smokeless tobacco that is smaller than the smallest package distributed by the manufacturer for individual consumer use. | 0 (0) |
19 (0) |
77 (9) |
76 (9) |
172 (18) |
| 1140.14(e) | Each retailer shall ensure that all self-service displays, advertising, labeling, and other items, that are located in the retailer’s establishment and that do not comply with the requirements of this part, are removed or are brought into compliance with the requirements under this part. | 0 (0) |
344 (1) |
138 (34) |
0 (1) |
482 (36) |
| Self-service displays | 0 | 180 | 106 | 0 | 286 | |
| Advertising | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 | |
| Labeling | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Other items | 0 | 157 | 31 | 0 | 188 | |
| 1140.16(b) | Except as otherwise provided under this section, no manufacturer, distributor, or retailer may sell or cause to be sold, or distribute or cause to be distributed, any cigarette package that contains fewer than 20 cigarettes. | 0 (0) |
10 (0) |
4 (1) |
2 (1) |
16 (2) |
| 1140.16(c) | Vending machines, self-service displays, mail-order sales, and other “impersonal” modes of sale | 0 (0) |
183 (1) |
688 (77) |
425 (55) |
1296 (133) |
| 1140.16(d)(1) | Except as otherwise provided under this section, no manufacturer, distributor, or retailer may sell or cause to be sold, or distribute or cause to be distributed, any cigarette package that contains fewer than 20 cigarettes. | 0 (0) |
0 (0) |
3 (0) |
1 (1) |
4 (1) |
| 1140.34(b) | No manufacturer, distributor, or retailer may offer or cause to be offered any gift or item (other than cigarettes or smokeless tobacco) to any person purchasing cigarettes or smokeless tobacco in consideration of the purchase thereof, or to any person in consideration of furnishing evidence, such as credits, proofs-of-purchase, or coupons, of such a purchase. | 0 (0) |
10 (0) |
10 (0) |
0 (0) |
20 (0) |
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| Total |
24
(0) |
1734
(8) |
5122
(415) |
3169
(337) |
10049
(759) |
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