2001 US Code
Title 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 70 - COMPREHENSIVE SMOKELESS TOBACCO HEALTH EDUCATION
Sec. 4406 - Preemption

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2000 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 70 - COMPREHENSIVE SMOKELESS TOBACCO HEALTH EDUCATION
Sec. 4406 - Preemption
Containssection 4406
Date2001
Laws in Effect as of DateJanuary 22, 2002
Positive LawNo
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditPub. L. 99-252, §7, Feb. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 34.
Statutes at Large Reference100 Stat. 34
Public Law ReferencePublic Law 99-252


§4406. Preemption (a) Federal action

No statement relating to the use of smokeless tobacco products and health, other than the statements required by section 4402 of this title, shall be required by any Federal agency to appear on any package or in any advertisement (unless the advertisement is an outdoor billboard advertisement) of a smokeless tobacco product.

(b) State and local action

No statement relating to the use of smokeless tobacco products and health, other than the statements required by section 4402 of this title, shall be required by any State or local statute or regulation to be included on any package or in any advertisement (unless the advertisement is an outdoor billboard advertisement) of a smokeless tobacco product.

(c) Effect on liability law

Nothing in this chapter shall relieve any person from liability at common law or under State statutory law to any other person.

(Pub. L. 99–252, §7, Feb. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 34.)

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