This article shall apply to the manufacture,
possession, storage, sale, transportation and use of explosives and
blasting agents, except that nothing in this article shall be construed
as applying to:
A. The Armed Forces of the United States or the state
militia.
B. Explosives in forms prescribed by the Official United
States Pharmacopeia.
C. The sale or use of fireworks.
D. The possession, transportation and use of small arms
ammunition or special industrial explosive devices.
E. The possession, storage, transportation and use of
not more than 15 pounds of smokeless powder and 1,000 small arms primers
for hand loading of small arms ammunition for personal use.
F. The manufacture, possession, storage and use of not
more than 15 pounds of explosives or blasting agents in educational,
governmental or industrial laboratories for instructional or research
purposes when under direct supervision of experienced, competent persons.
G. The transportation and use of explosives or blasting
agents by the United States Bureau of Mines, the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, the United States Secret Service or Police and Fire
Departments acting in their official capacity.
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
CARRIER
A person who engages in the transportation of articles or
materials by air, water, rail or highway.
TERMINAL
Those facilities used by carriers for the receipt, transfer,
temporary storage or delivery of articles or materials.
Permits shall be obtained to:
A. Manufacture, possess, store, sell or otherwise dispose
of explosives or blasting agents.
B. Transport explosives or blasting agents.
C. Use explosives or blasting agents.
D. Operate a terminal for handling explosives or blasting
agents.
E. Deliver to or receive explosives or blasting agents
from a carrier at a terminal between the hours of sunset and sunrise.
The manufacture, storage, transportation and
use of all materials in this article shall be in accordance with the
appropriate standards of the NFPA.