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Welcome to the Bureau of Fire Services Fire Safe Cigarette Manufacturer Portal.

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Public Act 56 of 2009, known as the Fire Safety Standard and Firefighter Protection Act, provides for the regulation of the sale and distribution of reduced ignition propensity cigarettes otherwise known as “fire safe cigarettes”. These cigarettes are specifically manufactured to self-extinguish if they are left unattended. As discarded smoking materials are the second leading cause of home fire related deaths and injuries in the United States, this legislation will result in saving lives. Michigan is one of 50 states to have this type of law, which took effect on January 1, 2010.

Cigarette manufacturers are required to register their cigarette brand families and pay a fee of $1,250.00 for each brand family in order to sell these cigarettes in Michigan. Manufacturers, distributors and retailers who knowingly continue to sell non fire safe cigarettes in Michigan will be subject to a fine of $100 per pack and/or product seizure. Wholesalers/distributors/retailers will be allowed to sell their existing inventory if they can prove the state tax stamp was affixed to the cigarettes before January 1, 2010, in a quantity that is comparable to the quantity of cigarettes they purchased during 2009. Packaging for these cigarettes are required by law to have a special mark called the Fire Standard Compliant (FSC) mark indicating that the cigarettes meet certified laboratory low ignition standards. These marks must be submitted to the Bureau of Fire Services for approval.