§ 104552 Federal Cigar Warning Supremacy

Health and Safety Code·California

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This law says that if the federal government makes new rules about warning labels on cigars after this law was created, the federal rules win.

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•Federal rules about cigar warning labels come first if they are made after this law.
•If there’s a fight between state and federal rules, the federal rules win.
•This only applies to cigar warning labels, not other tobacco products.

Example

The federal government passes a new rule in 2025 saying all cigar boxes must have a big red warning label.

Even if California has its own rules about cigar labels, the new federal rule is the one that must be followed.

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§ 104552 Federal Cigar Warning Supremacy

To the extent this article conflicts with any federal provision enacted subsequent to the effective date of this article that requires cigar manufacturers and importers to provide warning labels on cigars, those federal provisions shall supersede the provisions of this article. (Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 693, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2000.)

Last verified: January 11, 2026

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federal provision warning labels on cigars cigar manufacturers and importers

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Health and Safety Code. Section 104552.

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