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§ 11-101. Definitions

West's Annotated Code of MarylandPublic SafetyEffective: October 1, 2012

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Public Safety (Refs & Annos)
Title 11. Explosives (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 1. Licenses to Engage in Business as Manufacturer or Dealer or to Possess Explosives (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2012
MD Code, Public Safety, § 11-101
Formerly cited as MD CODE Art. 38A, § 26
§ 11-101. Definitions
Currentness
In general
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
Dealer
(b)(1) “Dealer” means a person who is engaged in the business of buying or selling explosives.
(2) “Dealer” does not include a manufacturer.
Explosives
(c)(1) “Explosives” means gunpowder, powders for blasting, high explosives, blasting materials, fuses other than electric circuit breakers, detonators and other detonating agents, smokeless powder, and any chemical compound or mechanical mixture that contains oxidizing and combustible units or other ingredients in such proportions, quantities, or packing that ignition by fire, friction, concussion, percussion, or detonation of any part of the compound or mixture may and is intended to cause an explosion.
(2) “Explosives” includes:
(i) bombs and destructive devices designed to operate by chemical, mechanical, or explosive action; and
(ii) two or more components that are advertised and sold together with instructions on how to combine the components to create an explosive, as defined in paragraph (1) of this subsection.
(3) “Explosives” does not include fixed ammunition for small arms, small arms ammunition primers, small arms percussion caps, safety and pyrotechnic fuses, quills, quick and slow matches, friction primers, fireworks, or common matches when used in their original configuration.
Explosives for use in firearms
(d) “Explosives for use in firearms” means:
(1) smokeless powder for loading or reloading small arms ammunition; or
(2) black powder for loading or reloading small arms ammunition, antique arms, or replicas of antique arms.
Local licensing authority
(e) “Local licensing authority” means the sheriff or chief of police of the county or community where the applicant for a license resides or has a regular place of business.
Manufacturer
(f) “Manufacturer” means a person who manufactures or otherwise produces explosives.

Credits

Added by Acts 2003, c. 5, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2003. Amended by Acts 2012, c. 502, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2012; Acts 2012, c. 503, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2012.
MD Code, Public Safety, § 11-101, MD PUBLIC SAFETY § 11-101
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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