Assembly Bill #625
Introduced by Assembly Member Lieu
February 25, 2009
The following is from
"An act to amend Section 14941 of, and to add Section 14944 to, the Health and Safety Code, relating to cigarette lighters."AB 625, as amended, Lieu. Novelty lighters. Existing law requires the State Fire Marshal to specify standards for the design of cigarette lighters. Existing law prohibits a person from selling, offering for sale, or distributing a cigarette lighter that does not comply with those standards. A violation of these provisions is an
infraction. This bill would, in addition, prohibit a person, including a manufacturer, distributor, importer, or retailer, from selling, offering for sale, distributing, or offering for promotion an operable novelty lighter. The bill would define a novelty lighter as a mechanical or electrical device, operating on any type of fuel, that is typically used for lighting cigarettes, cigars, or pipes and that (1) is designed to appear to be a toy, (2) has entertaining audio or visual effects, or (3) resembles
in physical form or function articles commonly recognized as appealing
to, or intended for use by, persons under 18 12 years of age. The bill
would exempt from these provisions a device that is (1) manufactured
before January 1, 1980, (2) incapable of being fueled or lacking a means
of combustion, (3) used primarily to ignite fuel for fireplaces or grills,
or (4) printed or decorated with logos, labels, decals, artwork, or heat
shrinkable sleeves. A violation of this prohibition would be an infraction.
A full description of the bill is at:
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0601-0650/ab_625_bill_20090415_amended_asm_v98.pdf