1Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
2Consolidated Statutes, in trade and commerce, prohibiting the
3sale of certain laser pointers; and prescribing a penalty.

4The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5hereby enacts as follows:

6Section 1. Title 18 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
7Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:

8§ 7332. Sale of laser pointers.

9(a) Offense defined.--No person shall sell or offer to sell
10a laser pointer.

11(b) Grading.--A person who violates this section commits a
12summary offense and, upon conviction thereof, shall be sentenced
13to pay a fine in an amount not to exceed $500 for a first
14offense and not to exceed $1,000 for a second or subsequent
15offense.

16(c) Nonapplicability.--This section shall not apply to a
17laser pointer that is:

18(1) affixed to a firearm, as defined in section 6102

1(relating to definitions); or

2(2) used by or under the supervision of a health care
3practitioner licensed under the laws of this Commonwealth.

4(d) Definition.--For purposes of this section, a "laser
5pointer" is a device that:

6(1) emits laser light to project a beam that may be used
7for aiming, targeting or pointing out features of an object;
8and

9(2) exceeds one milliwatt in output power.

10Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.