Editing Laser pointer (section)

===Canada===
New regulations controlling the importation and sale of laser pointers (portable, battery-powered) have been established in Canada in 2011 and are governed by Health Canada using the Consumer Protection Act for the prohibition of the sale of Class 3B (IEC) or higher power lasers to "consumers" as defined in the [https://web.archive.org/web/20120623195628/http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-1.68/index.html Consumer Protection Act] . Canadian federal regulation follows [https://web.archive.org/web/20090601153511/http://www.fda.gov/Radiation-EmittingProducts/default.htm FDA (US Food & Drug Administration) CDRH], and IEC ([http://www.iec.ch/ International Electrotechnical Commission]) hazard classification methods where manufacturers comply with the Radiation Emitting Devices Act. As of July 2011 three people<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.durhamregion.com/news/article/1063262--laser-shone-at-police-chopper-oshawa-man-charged |title=Laser Shone at Police Chopper, Oshawa Man Charged |publisher=Oshawa This Week |date=29 July 2011 |access-date=8 August 2011}}</ref> had been charged under the federal ''[[Aeronautics Act]]'', which carries a maximum penalty of $100,000 and five years in prison, for attempting to dazzle a pilot with a laser. Other charges that could be laid include [[mischief]] and [[assault]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mytelus.com/ncp_news/article.en.do?pn=regional/alberta&articleID=3035834 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120911173639/http://www.mytelus.com/ncp_news/article.en.do?pn=regional/alberta&articleID=3035834 |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 September 2012 |title=TELUS |publisher=Mytelus.com |access-date=11 August 2010}} </ref>