PRINTER'S NO. 416
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
379
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY BURNS, MACKENZIE, THOMAS, COHEN, KOTIK, V. BROWN,
MURT, KORTZ AND MAHONEY, FEBRUARY 9, 2015
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, FEBRUARY 9, 2015
AN ACT
Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in trade and commerce, prohibiting the
retail sale and distribution of novelty lighters; and
imposing a penalty.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Title 18 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
ยง 7332. Retail sale and distribution of novelty lighters
prohibited.
(a) Offense defined.--It shall be unlawful for any person to
sell at retail, offer for retail sale or distribute for retail
sale or promotion in this Commonwealth a novelty lighter.
(b) Grading.--A person who violates subsection (a) commits a
summary offense.
(c) Exception.--Nothing contained in this section shall
prohibit the transportation of novelty lighters through this
Commonwealth or the storage of novelty lighters in a warehouse
or distribution center in this Commonwealth if the warehouse or
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