SECONDREGULARSESSION
HOUSEBILLNO.2211
102NDGENERALASSEMBLY
INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEROBERTS.
3824H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
ANACT
Toamendchapter196,RSMo,byaddingtheretoonenewsectionrelatingtovaporproducts,
withpenaltyprovisions.
BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
SectionA.Chapter196,RSMo,isamendedbyaddingtheretoonenewsection,tobe
2knownassection196.1202,toreadasfollows:
196.1202.1.Asusedinthissection,thefollowingtermsmean:
2 (1)"Department",theMissouridepartmentofrevenue;
3 (2)"Director",thedirectoroftheMissouridepartmentofrevenue;
4 (3)"Vaporproduct",thesamemeaningasdefinedundersection407.925.
5 2.OnorbeforeJanuary1,2025,andannuallyonorbeforeeachJanuaryfirst
6thereafter,everymanufacturerofvaporproductsthataresoldinthisstate,whether
7directlyorthroughadistributor,wholesaler,retailer,orsimilarintermediaryor
8intermediaries,shallcertifyunderpenaltyofperjuryonaformandinthemanner
9prescribedbythedirectorthatthemanufactureragreestocomplywiththischapterand
10that:
11 (1)Themanufacturerhasreceivedamarketingauthorizationorsimilarorder
12forthevaporproductfromtheUnitedStatesFoodandDrugAdministrationunder21
13U.S.C.Section387j;or
14 (2)ThevaporproductwasmarketedintheUnitedStatesasofAugust8,2016,
15themanufacturersubmittedapremarkettobaccoproductapplicationforthevapor
16producttotheUnitedStatesFoodandDrugAdministrationunder21U.S.C.Section
17387jonorbeforeSeptember9,2020,andtheapplicationeitherremainsunderreview
EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 18bytheUnitedStatesFoodandDrugAdministrationorafinaldecisiononthe
19applicationhasnototherwisetakeneffect.
20 3.Amanufacturershallsubmitacertificationformthatseparatelylistseach
21vaporproductthatissoldinthisstate.
22 4.Eachannualcertificationformrequiredbysubsections2and3ofthissection
23shallbeaccompaniedby:
24 (1)Acopyofthemarketingauthorizationorotherorderforthevaporproduct
25issuedbytheUnitedStatesFoodandDrugAdministrationunder21U.S.C.Section
26387j,orevidencethatthepremarkettobaccoproductapplicationforthevaporproduct
27wassubmittedtotheUnitedStatesFoodandDrugAdministrationandafinal
28authorizationororderhasnotyettakeneffect;and
29 (2)Apaymentoftwohundreddollarsforeachvaporproductthefirsttimea
30vaporproductmanufacturersubmitsacertificationformforthatproductanda
31paymentoftwohundreddollarsannuallythereafterforeachvaporproduct.
32 5.Amanufacturerrequiredtosubmitacertificationformundersubsections2
33and3ofthissectionshallnotifythedirectorwithinthirtydaysofanymaterialchangeto
34thecertificationform,includingtheissuanceordenialofamarketingauthorizationor
35otherorderbytheUnitedStatesFoodandDrugAdministrationunder21U.S.C.Section
36387j,oranyotherorderoractionbytheUnitedStatesFoodandDrug
37Administrationoranycourtthataffectstheabilityofthevaporproducttobe
38introducedordeliveredintointerstatecommerceforcommercialdistributioninthe
39UnitedStates.
40 6.OnorbeforeJune1,2025,thedirectorshallmaintainandmakepublicly
41availableonthedepartment'swebsiteadirectorythatlistsallvaporproduct
42manufacturersandvaporproductsforwhichcertificationformshavebeensubmitted
43andshallupdatethedirectoryasnecessarytoensureaccuracy.
44 7.Thedirectorshallprovidemanufacturersnoticeandanopportunitytocure
45deficienciesbeforeremovingmanufacturersorproductsfromthedirectory.
46 (1)Thedirectorshallnotremovethemanufactureroritsproductsfromthe
47directoryuntilatleastfifteendaysafterthemanufacturerhasbeengivennoticeofan
48intendedaction.Noticeshallbesufficientandbedeemedimmediatelyreceivedbya
49manufacturerifthenoticeissenteitherelectronicallyorbyfacsimiletoanelectronic
50mailaddressorfacsimilenumber,asthecasemaybe,providedbythemanufacturerin
51itsmostrecentcertificationfiledundersubsections2and3ofthissection.
52 (2)Thevaporproductmanufacturershallhavefifteenbusinessdaysfromthe
53dateofserviceofthenoticeofthedirector’sintendedactiontoestablishthatthevapor
54productmanufactureroritsproductsshouldbeincludedinthedirectory.
HB2211 2 55 (3)Adeterminationbythedirectortonotincludeortoremovefromthe
56directoryamanufactureroravaporproductshallbesubjecttoreviewbythefilingofa
57civilactionforprospectivedeclaratoryorinjunctiverelief.
58 8.Ifaproductisremovedfromthedirectory,eachretailer,distributor,and
59wholesalershallhavetwenty-onedaysfromthedaysuchproductisremovedfromthe
60directorytoremovetheproductfromitsinventoryandreturntheproducttothe
61manufacturerfordisposal.Aftertwenty-onedaysfollowingremovalfromthedirectory,
62thevaporproductsofamanufactureridentifiedinthenoticeofremovalarecontraband
63andaresubjecttopenaltiesundersubsection10ofthissectionandseizure,forfeiture,
64anddestructionundersubdivision(2)ofsubsection11ofthissection.
65 9.BeginningJune1,2025,oronthedatethatthedirectorfirstmakesthe
66directoryavailableforpublicinspectiononthedepartmentofrevenuewebsite,aperson
67shallnotsellorofferforsaleavaporproductinthisstatethatisnotincludedinthe
68directorydescribedbysubsections2and3ofthissection,andavaporproduct
69manufacturershallnotsell,eitherdirectlyorthroughadistributororwholesaler,
70retailer,orsimilarintermediaryorintermediaries,avaporproductinthisstatethatis
71notincludedinthedirectorydescribedbysubsections2and3ofthissection.
72 10.Thefollowingpenaltiesshallapplytoviolationsofthissection:
73 (1)Awholesaler,distributor,orretailerofvaporproductswhosellsoroffersfor
74saleavaporproductinthisstatethatisnotincludedinthedirectory:
75 (a)Forafirstviolationofthissection,shallbesubjecttoacivilpenaltyoffive
76hundreddollarsperdayforeachproductofferedforsaleinviolationofthissection
77untiltheoffendingproductisremovedfromthemarketoruntiltheoffendingproductis
78properlylistedinthedirectory;
79 (b)Forasecondviolationwithinatwelve-monthperiod,thelicenseofthe
80licenseeshallbesuspendedforatleastfourteendays;
81 (c)Forathirdviolationwithinatwelve-monthperiod,thelicenseofthelicensee
82shallbesuspendedforatleastsixtydays;and
83 (d)Forafourthorsubsequentviolationwithinatwelve-monthperiod,the
84licenseofthelicenseeshallbesuspendedforatleastoneyear;
85 (2)Amanufacturerofvaporproductswhosevaporproductsarenotlistedinthe
86directoryandaresoldinthisstate,whetherdirectlyorthroughadistributor,
87wholesaler,retailer,orsimilarintermediaryorintermediaries,issubjecttoacivil
88penaltyoffivehundreddollarsperdayforeachproductofferedforsaleinviolationof
89thissectionuntiltheoffendingproductisremovedfromthemarketoruntilthe
90offendingproductisproperlylistedinthedirectory.Inaddition,anymanufacturerof
91vaporproductsthatfalselyrepresentsanyoftheinformationrequiredbysubsection2
HB2211 3 92or3ofthissectionshallbeguiltyofaclassCmisdemeanorforeachfalserepresentation;
93and
94 (3)Arepeatedviolationofthissectionshallconstituteanunfairtradepractice
95undertheprovisionsofsections375.930to375.948.Nothinginthissectionshallbe
96construedtocreateorimplyaprivatecauseofactionforaviolationofsections376.2050
97to376.2053.
98 11.(1)Thedirectorortheattorneygeneralmayexaminethebooks,papers,and
99recordsofanydistributor,wholesaler,orretailerinthisstateforthepurposeof
100determiningcompliancewiththissection.Thedirectorortheattorneygeneralmay
101makeinspectionsandexaminationsatanytimeduringordinarybusinesshours,and
102mayinspectthepremisesandalldesks,safes,vaults,andotherfixturesandfurniture
103containedinoruponthepremisesforthepurposeofascertainingwhether
104noncompliantvaporproductsareheldorpossessedinviolationofthissection.
105Unannouncedfollow-upinspectionsandexaminationsofallnoncompliantdistributors,
106wholesalers,andretailersarerequiredwithinthirtydaysafteranyviolationofthis
107section.Thedirectorshallpublishtheresultsofallinspectionsandexaminationsat
108leastannuallyandshallmaketheresultsavailabletothepublicuponrequest.
109 (2)Anyvaporproductsofferedforsaleinviolationofthissectionaredeclaredto
110becontrabandgoodsandmaybeseizedbythedirectororattorneygeneral,the
111director'sagentsortheattorneygeneral’sagents,oremployees,orbyanylaw
112enforcementofthisstateifdirectedbythedirectororattorneygeneraltodoso,without
113awarrant.Thecostofsuchseizure,forfeiture,anddestructionshallbebornebythe
114personfromwhomtheproductsareconfiscated.
115 (3)Inanactionbroughtunderthissection,thedirectororattorneygeneralmay
116recoverreasonableexpensesincurredininvestigatingandpreparingthecase,and
117attorney'sfees.
118 12.Thedirectorshalldisclosetotheattorneygeneralanyinformationreceived
119underthissectionthatisrequestedbytheattorneygeneralforpurposesofdetermining
120compliancewithandenforcingtheprovisionsofthissection.Thedirectorandattorney
121generalshallsharewitheachotherinformationreceivedunderthissection,or
122correspondinglawsofotherstates.
123 13.(1)Anynonresidentmanufacturerofvaporproductsthathasnotregistered
124todobusinessinthestateasaforeigncorporationorbusinessentityshall,asacondition
125precedenttobeingincludedinthedirectorycreatedinthissection,appointand
126continuallyengagewithoutinterruptiontheservicesofanagentinthisstatetoactas
127agentfortheserviceofprocessonwhomallprocessshallbeserved,andanyactionor
128proceedingagainstitconcerningorarisingoutoftheenforcementofthissection,may
HB2211 4 129beservedinanymannerauthorizedbylaw.Suchserviceshallconstitutelegalandvalid
130serviceofprocessonthemanufacturer.Themanufacturershallprovidethename,
131address,telephonenumber,andproofoftheappointmentandavailabilityofsuchagent
132tothedepartment.
133 (2)Themanufacturershallprovidenoticetothedepartmentthirtycalendar
134dayspriortoterminationoftheauthorityofanagentandshallfurtherprovideproofto
135thesatisfactionofthedepartmentoftheappointmentofanewagentnolessthanfive
136calendardayspriortotheterminationofanexistingagent'sappointment.Intheevent
137anagentterminatesanagencyappointment,themanufacturershallnotifythe
138departmentoftheterminationwithinfivecalendardaysandshallincludeproofto
139thesatisfactionofthedepartmentoftheappointmentofanewagent.
140 (3)Anymanufacturerwhosevaporproductsaresoldinthisstatewhohasnot
141appointedandengagedtheservicesofanagentasrequiredbythissectionshallbe
142deemedtohaveappointedthesecretaryofstateasitsagentforserviceofprocess.The
143appointmentofthesecretaryofstateasagentshallnotsatisfytheconditionprecedent
144requiredinsubdivision(1)ofthissubsectiontobeincludedorretainedinthedirectory.
145 14.OnorbeforeDecember31,2025,andannuallyonorbeforeeachDecember
146thirty-firstthereafter,thedirectorshallprovideareporttothegeneralassembly
147regardingthestatusofthedirectory,manufacturersandproductsincludedinthe
148directory,revenueandexpendituresrelatedtotheadministrationofthissection,and
149enforcementactivitiesundertakenpursuanttothissection.
150 15.Allfeesandpenaltiescollectedunderthissectionshallbeusedforthe
151administrationandenforcementofthissection.
152 16.Thedepartment,inconjunctionwiththeattorneygeneral,maypromulgate
153allnecessaryrulesandregulationsfortheadministrationofthissection.Anyruleor
154portionofarule,asthattermisdefinedinsection536.010,thatiscreatedunderthe
155authoritydelegatedinthissectionshallbecomeeffectiveonlyifitcomplieswithandis
156subjecttoalloftheprovisionsofchapter536and,ifapplicable,section536.028.This
157sectionandchapter536arenonseverableandifanyofthepowersvestedwiththe
158generalassemblypursuanttochapter536toreview,todelaytheeffectivedate,orto
159disapproveandannularulearesubsequentlyheldunconstitutional,thenthegrantof
160rulemakingauthorityandanyruleproposedoradoptedafterAugust28,2024,shallbe
161invalidandvoid.
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