Want a gigarette lighter shaped like a pistol, or an animal, or with a flashing light on it? New ones are no longer available for sale in Mississippi. According to Miss. Code Ann. Sec. 45-10-3, "A person may not sell at retail, offer for retail sale or distribute for retail sale or promotion in this state a novelty lighter."
So what is this offensive "novelty lighter?" It's a lighter "that is designed to resemble a cartoon character, toy, gun, watch, musical instrument, vehicle, animal, food or beverage, or similar articles, or that plays musical notes, or has flashing lights for entertainment or has other entertaining features." (Miss. Code Ann. Sec. 45-10-1) Antiques are okay, since ones produced prior to 1980 are excluded.
Aren't we glad that government protects us from such evils as cigarette lighters that play music?
Monday, April 4, 2011
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