Tobacco

The landmark litigation against tobacco companies produced major changes in the way cigarettes and smokeless tobacco products are promoted. 
 
The four largest and several smaller tobacco companies agreed in the historic 1998 settlement to change their marketing practices and pay $206 billion over 25 years to 46 states, the District of Columbia and five U.S. territories.  Utah's share of this settlement, called the Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) is $836 million.

Joe Camel and other cartoon characters that appeal to youngsters are no longer being used in cigarette ads. More than 14,000 tobacco billboard advertisements nationwide were replaced by anti-smoking messages.  Health experts say these changes and others included in the settlement are significant because most people become addicted to the nicotine in tobacco products during adolescence. 


Forms

  • Certificate of Compliance 2008 Fillable Form (PDF)
    The form requires signatures, so you must complete it, print it and follow the
    mailing instructions contained in the form.
  • Certification of Additional Information Form (PDF)

Related Information
Enforcing the Settlement Agreement
Reporting Violations
Tobacco Links

Press Releases:

2007    
10-23-2007   Smith's Grocery Stores Agree To Make It Tough On Teens To Get Tobacco
01-31-2007   Scandinavian Tobacco Company Delivers $238,000 To Utah Coffers
     
2006    
10-24-2006   Film Maker Gets First Place For Adding Anti-Smoking Message
10-11-2006   A.G. Mark Shurtleff Announces Ban On Flavored Cigarettes
09-07-2006   Shurtleff Asks Hollywood To Pack Movies With Anti-Smoking Messages
07-10-2006   Utah Signs On Plan To Extinguish Illegal Internet Cigarette Sales
06-15-2006   Chevron Joins A.G. Effort To Curb Tobacco Sales To Teens
     
2005    
12-21-2005   A.G. & ConocoPhillips Agree To Help Stop Teen Tobacco Sales
11-16-2005   First This Announcement - Shurtleff Wants Anti-Smoking Message Added To DVDs
08-11-2005   A Smoking Deal - Shurtleff & 7-Eleven Agree To Curb Teen Tobacco Sales
     
2004    
08-19-2004   Tobacco Money Goes To Utah's Health
     
2003    
12-17-2003   Shurtleff Goes Hollywood To Stop Smoking In Movies
11-12-2003   Shurtleff Announces Smoke Free Magazines
09-30-2003   Walmart Agrees To Keep Teens From Tobacco
09-09-2003   TOBACCO, TEENS, & TAXES - Shurtleff Asks Congress To Stop Illegal Tobacco Sales
08-27-2003   Shurtleff Wants Movies To Clear Smoke
06-18-2003   Utah Gets $371,000 From New Tobacco Settlement
04-14-2003   Shurtleff's Statement On Philip Morris Ruling
04-07-2003   Utah Files Brief To Protect Tobacco Settlement
     
2002    
12-19-2002   Smoke Signal - BP AMOCO Gas Stations Will Stop Teen Tobacco Sales
07-16-2002   Attorney General Tells Feds To Snuff Out "Tobacco Candy"
02-13-2002
   Walgreens Agrees To Help Stop Tobacco Sales To Minors
     
2001    
07-02-2001
   Utah Finally Gets Big Tobacco Bucks
05-01-2001
   Cigarette Maker Fined in Utah's First Smoking Settlement Case
     

Briefs Filed:

     Amicus Brief filed in Madison County Illinois, April 7, 2003 (PDF).