In August 2000 New
York passed a law requiring self-extinguishing cigarettes. The bill by State Senator Padavan and Assemblymember Gannis,
now a law signed by the Governor of New York, is found by clicking here then clicking
Laws of New York, clicking EXC (Executive), clicking Article 6-C (Fire Prevention
and Control), and clicking 156-C (Fire Safety Standards for Cigarettes).You will need to know what promulgate means in order to
understand the purpose of the law.Copy and paste the
questions below to a blank Word document on your computer. You can then answer them, print them out and submit them
to your teacher.
Name __________________________Date _______________
1.What is the definition
of cigarette given in the law?
2.What is the purpose
of this law? 3.What are the penalties
for wholesalers and retailers who violate this law? 4.How many people die
each year as a result of home fires started from cigarettes? Click here
for a link to information. 5.How will the New York
law help prevent some of these deaths?