Purpose

The Attorney General of Massachusetts promulgates 940 CMR 21.00 relating to cigarette, smokeless tobacco product, and electronic smoking device manufacturers and retailers pursuant to his or her authority in M.G.L. c. 93A, § 2(c). The purpose of 940 CMR 21.00 is to eliminate deception and unfairness in the way cigarettes, smokeless tobacco products, and electronic smoking devices are marketed, sold and distributed in Massachusetts in order to address the incidence of cigarette smoking, the use of smokeless tobacco and electronic smoking devices by youth. 940 CMR 21.00 imposes requirements and restrictions on the sale and distribution of cigarettes and smokeless tobacco products and electronic smoking devices in Massachusetts in order to prevent access to such products by underage consumers and accidental injury to children as a result of ingestion of or contact with liquid nicotine.