Senate File 143 - Introduced





                                       SENATE FILE       
                                       BY  BLACK


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                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act requiring the department of public safety to conduct a
  2    study relating to the sale, possession, and use of novelty
  3    lighters.
  4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  5 TLSB 1084XS 83
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  1  1    Section 1.  NOVELTY LIGHTER SALES == IMPACT ASSESSMENT.
  1  2    1.  The department of public safety shall conduct a study
  1  3 relating to novelty lighters.  The study shall include
  1  4 determination of a definition for the term novelty lighter, as
  1  5 distinguished from standard lighters; identification of
  1  6 options for reasonable restrictions on the sale, possession,
  1  7 or use of novelty lighters; and options for enforcement of any
  1  8 such restrictions.  To the extent practicable, the study shall
  1  9 assess the degree to which the sale, possession, or use of
  1 10 novelty lighters may increase the likelihood of accidental
  1 11 fire and related property damage, injury, or death, and any
  1 12 other identifiable risk of property damage, injury, or death
  1 13 posed by novelty lighters, and the extent to which novelty
  1 14 lighters may pose special risks to children and youth.
  1 15    2.  The department shall prepare a report based on the
  1 16 study, which shall include any recommendations the department
  1 17 determines appropriate, and shall submit the report to the
  1 18 general assembly by January 1, 2010.
  1 19                           EXPLANATION
  1 20    This bill requires the department of public safety to
  1 21 conduct a study relating to the sale, possession, and use of
  1 22 novelty lighters.  The study shall include determination of a
  1 23 definition for the term novelty lighter; identification of
  1 24 options for reasonable restrictions on the sale, possession,
  1 25 or use of novelty lighters; and options for enforcement of any
  1 26 such restrictions.  The bill states that to the extent
  1 27 practicable, the study shall assess the degree to which the
  1 28 sale, possession, or use of novelty lighters may increase the
  1 29 likelihood of property damage or human injury or death, and
  1 30 the extent to which novelty lighters may pose special risks to
  1 31 children and youth.
  1 32    The department is directed to submit a report including
  1 33 recommendations to the general assembly by January 1, 2010.
  1 34 LSB 1084XS 83
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