Is there a Texas law governing cigarette advertising in print media?
No. While there are laws on the books prohibiting the distribution and sale of cigarettes to minors, and governing billboard advertising of cigarettes, there are no state laws governing cigarette advertising in print media. Q: Is there a federal law that governs the print advertising of cigarettes? A: Yes. There are two statutes that regulate the print advertising of cigarettes, the Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1331 et seq. and the Comprehensive Smokers Tobacco Health Education Act, 15 U.S.C. § 4401 et seq. The Cigarette Labeling Act makes it unlawful for any manufacturer or importer of cigarettes to advertise or cause to be advertised within the United States any cigarette unless the advertising bears one of four Surgeon General’s warnings. Q: What about ads placed by local merchants, not cigarette manufacturers? A: The restrictions would apply if the local merchant was engaged in cooperative advertising with a cigarette manufacturer, but they would not apply to
