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LRB096 04327 RLJ 14373 b |
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| AN ACT concerning novelty lighters.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Retail |
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| Sale and Distribution of Novelty Lighters Prohibition Act.
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| Section 5. Findings. The General Assembly finds that |
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| novelty lighters have features that are attractive to children, |
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| including visual effects, flashing lights, musical sounds, and |
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| toy-like designs. The federal Consumer Product Safety |
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| Commission has recalled thousands of novelty lighters because |
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| of the danger they present to public safety. The setting of |
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| fires by juveniles has been identified as the fastest-growing |
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| fire threat in the United States, with more than 300 people |
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| killed annually, 30% of whom are children, and almost $1 |
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| billion in property has been destroyed.
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| Section 10. Definition. For the purposes of this Section, |
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| "novelty lighter" means a mechanical or electrical device |
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| typically used for lighting cigarettes, cigars, or pipes that |
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| is designed to appear to be a toy, features a flashing light, |
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| or makes musical sounds. The term includes but is not limited |
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| to lighters that resemble cartoon characters, toys, guns, |
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| watches, musical instruments, vehicles, toy animals, food, or |