[pnh102]

I suspect a fair bit of pragmatism may go into the enforcement of this law. Alternatively, it may get rigidly enforced until it eventually gets tested in court and a pragmatic judge declares the law unenforceable.

That’s what would happen here in New Zealand, I hope that’s what would happen in the US...?

We no longer have pragmatic judges here. With our luck, the first judge who gets his hands on such a case will probably expand this silly law even further.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

In my experience, the U.S. Government is far better at being thorough and literal than practical.

This is clearly an expensive and assinine law. It's what happens when you have an hysterical press stampeding the legislature guided by interested parties: the retailers and importers. There are at least two childrens' thrift shops within a short drive from my home. My wife buys tons of stuff for grandkids, grand-nephews & -neices. The have draws and draws of nearly new cute cloths.

My grandson has cartons of Brio train stuff he never would have gotten new.

Now they'll have a lot less stuff and a lot less choice, but Target and the Chi-coms will make a few bucks.