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  "citation": "R.S. 40:1636",
  "heading": "Out-of-state sales",
  "text": "Nothing in this Act* shall be construed to prohibit any person or entity from manufacturing or selling cigarettes that do not meet the requirements set forth in this Act if the cigarettes are or will be stamped for sale in another state or are packaged for sale outside the United States and that person or entity has taken reasonable steps to ensure that such cigarettes will not be sold or offered for sale to persons located in this state.",
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      "number": "40",
      "name": "PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY"
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      "number": "7",
      "name": "FIRE PREVENTION OR PROTECTION"
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      "level": "part",
      "number": "III",
      "name": "STATE FIRE MARSHAL"
    },
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      "level": "subpart",
      "number": "D",
      "name": "CIGARETTE FIRE SAFETY AND FIREFIGHTER PROTECTION"
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  "breadcrumb": "Title 40 › Chapter 7 › Part III › Subpart D",
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      "act_year": 2007,
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    }
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  "acts_citations_raw": "Acts 2007, No. 409, §1, eff. Aug. 31, 2009. *Acts 2007, No. 409",
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