Sec. 161.606.  REPORT TO ATTORNEY GENERAL BEFORE OFFERING NON-SETTLING MANUFACTURER CIGARETTES OR CIGARETTE TOBACCO PRODUCTS FOR SALE OR DISTRIBUTION IN THIS STATE.  (a)  If cigarettes or cigarette tobacco products of a non-settling manufacturer were not offered for sale or distribution in this state on September 1, 2013, the non-settling manufacturer shall, before the date the cigarettes or cigarette tobacco products are offered for sale or distribution in this state, provide to the attorney general on a form prescribed by the attorney general:
(1)  the non-settling manufacturer's complete name, address, and telephone number;
(2)  the date that the non-settling manufacturer will begin offering cigarettes or cigarette tobacco products for sale or distribution in this state;
(3)  the names of the brand families of the cigarettes or cigarette tobacco products that the non-settling manufacturer will offer for sale or distribution in this state;
(4)  a statement that the non-settling manufacturer intends to comply with this subchapter; and
(5)  the name, address, telephone number, and signature of an officer of the non-settling manufacturer attesting to all of the included information.
(b)  The attorney general shall make the information provided under this section available to the comptroller.
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1305 (H.B. 3536), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.