It is unlawful to store or keep gunpowder in excess of one pound within the City of Molalla; provided, that not more than five pounds of gunpowder may be kept in closed metal canisters in a storeroom or wareroom away from artificial heat or light; and, provided further, that not more than 50 pounds of gunpowder may be kept if in a magazine made of fireproof material or of wood covered with sheet iron and mounted on wheels, and kept securely locked, except when necessarily opened for use by authorized persons, and not more than 1,000 blasting caps in a similar but separate magazine. Said magazine shall be conspicuously labeled "EXPLOSIVES" in red letters at least four inches high.
(Ord. 160 §2, 1939)