RS manager says scanners will be illegal next year

Stopped by my local Radio Shack, curious to see if they had any digital scanners on hand and the "knowledgeable" manager says they order them for the customer. Then he tosses in, that they will be illegal next year and you have to have a license.



I asked who said that and the manager replied Radio Shack corporate. And about the type of license, he didn't know. Anyone else run into anything like this from RS?