16 CFR § 1210.3 - Requirements for cigarette lighters.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t16/s1210.3"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "16 CFR § 1210.3 - Requirements for cigarette lighters."
title_number: 16
title_name: "Commercial Practices"
section_number: "1210.3"
section_name: "Requirements for cigarette lighters."
chapter_name: "CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY ACT REGULATIONS"
part_number: "1210"
part_name: "SAFETY STANDARD FOR CIGARETTE LIGHTERS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
regulatory_source: "58 FR 37584, July 12, 1993, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1210"
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# 1210.3 Requirements for cigarette lighters.
(a) A lighter subject to this part 1210 shall be resistant to successful operation by at least 85 percent of the child-test panel when tested in the manner prescribed by § 1210.4.
(b) The mechanism or system of a lighter subject to this part 1210 that makes the product resist successful operation by children must:
(1) Reset itself automatically after each operation of the ignition mechanism of the lighter,
(2) Not impair safe operation of the lighter when used in a normal and convenient manner,
(3) Be effective for the reasonably expected life of the lighter, and
(4) Not be easily overriden or deactivated.