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And don't expect they will grant an exemption from everything because you are an amateur astronomer ("Back off man, I'm an astronomer!"). Ask that amateur astronomy be recognised as a legitimate and potentially safe use for such laser pointers. I see no way to avoid a permitting system with its paperwork and license costs. You could suggest that the permit fee to be as low as possible, given the relative low cost of the device being permitted. Of course, the permit fee is partly to cover the costs of permitting incurred by the police or government department and that would be independent of device cost. User pays.
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