Laser pointer laws in Arkansas

We list 1 Arkansas rule on laser pointers.

Arkansas

18+Don't sell or ship a hand-held laser pointer to an Arkansas buyer under 18.

Act 382 of 1999, § 1 (HB 1343), sale of hand-held laser pointers to minors (codified in Ark. Code Title 5, ch. 60; section number not confirmed) · draft

Exact text

"AN ACT TO PROHIBIT THE SALE OF HAND-HELD LASER
POINTERS TO MINORS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES."
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SECTION 1.  (a)  It is unlawful to sell a hand-held laser pointer to a
person under eighteen (18) years of age.
(b)  Any person who violates this section is guilty of a violation
punishable by a fine of one hundred dollars ($100).
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SECTION 5.  EMERGENCY CLAUSE.
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APPROVED:  3/2/1999

Federal

Applies nationwide.

BannedDon't sell a laser marketed as a pointer (or for amusement/demonstration) whose output exceeds 5 mW (Class IIIa/3R); FDA treats such products as violative anywhere in the US.

21 CFR 1040.11(b), (c) · draft

Exact text

(b) Surveying, leveling, and alignment laser products. Each surveying, leveling. or alignment laser product shall comply with all of the applicable requirements of § 1040.10 for a Class I, IIa, II or IIIa laser product and shall not permit human access to laser radiation in excess of the accessible emission limits of Class IIIa.
(c) Demonstration laser products. Each demonstration laser product shall comply with all of the applicable requirements of § 1040.10 for a Class I, IIa, II, or IIIa laser product and shall not permit human access to laser radiation in excess of the accessible emission limits of Class I and, if applicable, Class IIa, Class II, or Class IIIa.