Seller collects sales tax for items posted to the following states: State Sales tax rate * Tax applies to subtotal + postage & handling for these states only . 631:3-a Conduct Involving Laser Pointing Devices. [seal]Attest:/s/ Charles B. McKennaChief Counsel to the Governor. Together, these existing state and federal criminal penalties are an important deterrent to the dangerous misuse of laser pointers.This bill, however, goes well beyond the federal standards and would ban a whole class of one- to five-milliwatt laser pointers currently for sale at office supply stores as well as by the largest online retailers in the United States. Winters is a pilot who wants to give state police jurisdiction over the crime. The current trend is to include medical laser uses in the regulatory requirements. Any person who knowingly and intentionally projects a point of light from a laser, laser gun sight, or any other device that simulates a laser at an aircraft is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. WARNING ON POSSESION [sic] AND USE OF A LASER POINTER OR DEVICEPARENTS! If you are hiring a professional laser show company, such as an ILDA Member, they should be aware of any and all requirements and should take care of the paperwork and details for you. Nothing in this ordinance shall be deemed to preclude the legitimate use of laser pointing devices by law enforcement personnel in the discharge of their duties. By doing this, you have changed it from a general purpose laser to one that has a purpose of demonstration or display so you are a manufacturer to FDA. Even though the laser projects a small, millimeter-sized dot close up, at longer distances the beam can be many inches across. TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING CHAPTER 77 TO TITLE 39 SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE SALE, POSSESSION, AND USE OF CERTAIN LASER POINTING DEVICES UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, AND TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS, EXEMPTIONS, AND REMEDIES.Amend Title To ConformBe it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:Whereas, laser pointers are small, handheld devices, usually battery operated, equipped with a laser diode emitting a very narrow laser beam of visible light, intended to be used to highlight something of interest by illuminating it with a small bright spot of colored light; andWhereas, laser pointers are often used in educational and business presentations for visual demonstrations as a pointing device, are useful in the construction setting, and for certain gun sights; however, if they are aimed at a person's eyes, they can cause temporary disturbances to vision, and in some cases permanent retinal damage; andWhereas, when pointed at aircraft at night, laser pointers may dazzle and distract pilots at critical times, and have been used maliciously to distract or annoy individuals on the ground as well as in the air; andWhereas, due to their appeal as a recreational device and low cost to manufacture, there has been a recent proliferation of lasers in the marketplace, particularly higher powered lasers of greater than one milliwatt output which feature brighter colors; andWhereas, especially because of these higher powered lasers, with the resulting increase in their intensity and range, and extra potential hazard when pointed at objects and people, there also has been a dramatic escalation in the number of incidents in which damaging laser beams are being directed at people and aircraft; andWhereas, the United States Coast Guard, Charleston Sector, has reported several recent cases where pilots were forced to land their aircraft and abort missions during search and rescue operations after being hit with laser beams that are particularly debilitating when the pilot is wearing night vision equipment; andWhereas, during the summer of 2012, there were more than seventy reported incidents of aircraft being hit by lasers in and around the Myrtle Beach International Airport alone; andWhereas, it is the will of the General Assembly to provide for the public's health, safety, and welfare through the regulation of the sale, possession, and use of laser pointing devices.