2018 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 57 - Trade Practices and Regulations
Article 2B - Fire-Safer Cigarette and Firefighter Protection
Section 57-2B-12 - State preemption.
Cities, counties, home rule municipalities and other political subdivisions of the state shall not adopt or continue in effect any ordinance, rule, regulation, resolution or statute on cigarette testing and standards. The Fire-Safer Cigarette and Firefighter Protection Act preempts any local law, ordinance or regulation that conflicts with any provision of that act or any policy of the state of New Mexico implemented in accordance with that act, and, notwithstanding any other provision of law, a governmental unit of the state of New Mexico shall not enact or enforce an ordinance, local law or regulation conflicting with or preempted by that act.
History: Laws 2009, ch. 265, § 12.
Effective dates. — Laws 2009, ch. 265, § 13 made Laws 2009, ch. 265, § 12 effective June 19, 2009.
