25 Tex. Admin. Code § 101.2 - Definitions
The following words and terms when used in this chapter shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
(1) Annual report--A
tobacco manufacturer's annual report to the department, which provides the
ingredient information.
(2)
Cigar--A roll, for smoking, of fermented tobacco that is wrapped in tobacco and
from which the main stream of smoke produces an alkaline reaction to litmus
paper.
(3) Cigarette--A roll for
smoking, made of tobacco or tobacco mixed with another ingredient and wrapped
or covered with a material other than tobacco and that is not a
cigar.
(4) Department--The Texas
Department of State Health Services.
(5) Ingredient--Any ingredient, substance,
chemical, or compound other than tobacco, water, or reconstituted tobacco sheet
made wholly from tobacco, which is present in the product, including
flavorants, processing aides, casing sauces, contaminants, combustion
modifiers, and packing materials, to the full extent the manufacturer is aware
of the presence of any such ingredient.
(6) Manufacturer--A person who manufactures,
fabricates, or assembles, or causes or arranges for the manufacture,
fabrication, or assembly of cigarettes or tobacco products for sale or
distribution.
(7) Risks to public
health--The possibility or actuality of adverse health effects associated with
tobacco use, including nicotine addiction and adverse health effects associated
with exposure to environmental tobacco smoke.
(8) Tobacco product--
(A) A cigar;
(B) smoking tobacco, including granulated,
plug-cut, crimp-cut, ready-rubbed, and any form of tobacco suitable for smoking
in a pipe or as a cigarette;
(C)
chewing tobacco, including Cavendish, twist, plug, scrap, and any kind of
tobacco suitable for chewing;
(D)
snuff or other preparations of pulverized tobacco; or
(E) an article or product that is made of
tobacco or a tobacco substitute and that is not a cigarette or an e-cigarette
as defined by Texas Health and Safety Code §
161.081.
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