(a) The State Fire Marshal may promulgate rules pursuant to the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act necessary to effectuate the purposes of this article.
(b) The Department of Revenue in the regular course of conducting inspections of wholesale dealers, agents, and retail dealers, as authorized under Section 40-2-11, may inspect the cigarettes to determine if the cigarettes are marked as required by Section 8-17-274. If the cigarettes are not marked as required, the Department of Revenue shall notify the State Fire Marshal.