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Black and Smokeless Powders: Technologies for Finding Bombs and the Bomb Makers (1998)

Chapter: Appendix H: Regulation of Black and Smokeless Powders

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Suggested Citation: "Appendix H: Regulation of Black and Smokeless Powders." National Research Council. 1998. Black and Smokeless Powders: Technologies for Finding Bombs and the Bomb Makers. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/6289.

H Regulation of Black and Smokeless Powders

TABLE H.1 Regulation of Black and Smokeless Powders, by State

State	Does Not Regulate Purchase/ Possession	Has Some Regulation of Purchase/Possession	Exempts by Use	Exempts by Amount
ALABAMA			X
ALASKA	X
ARIZONA			X
ARKANSAS	X
CALIFORNIA^a		Requires detailed statement from purchaser
COLORADO			X	X
CONNECTICUT			X	X
DELAWARE				X
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA^b		Allows persons holding registration certificates to hand load, reload, or custom load ammunition for registered firearms
FLORIDA				X

NOTE: The Committee on Smokeless and Black Powder would like to thank Tally Wiener, Brooklyn Law School, for her contribution to the preparation of this appendix.

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State	Does Not Regulate Purchase/ Possession	Has Some Regulation of Purchase/Possession	Exempts by Use	Exempts by Amount
GEORGIA			X	X
HAWAII			X
IDAHO			X
ILLINOIS^c		Allows purchase of limited quantities with identification card
INDIANA	X
IOWA			X	X
KANSAS	X
KENTUCKY			X
LOUISIANA			X	X
MAINE				X
MARYLAND			X	X
MASSACHUSETTS^d		Allows purchase with license or identification
MICHIGAN^e		Requires permit for purchase or sale
MINNESOTA			X
MISSISSIPPI^f	X	Requires seller to record sale of explosives
MISSOURI	X
MONTANA	X
NEBRASKA			X
NEVADA	X
NEW HAMPSHIRE				X

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State	Does Not Regulate Purchase/ Possession	Has Some Regulation of Purchase/Possession	Exempts by Use	Exempts by Amount
NEW JERSEY			X	X
NEW MEXICO			X	X
NEW YORK				X
NORTH CAROLINA	X
NORTH DAKOTA			X
OHIO			X
OKLAHOMA			X
OREGON			X
PENNSYLVANIA			X	X
RHODE ISLAND			X	X
SOUTH CAROLINA			X	X
SOUTH DAKOTA			X
TENNESSEE	X
TEXAS				X
UTAH			X
VERMONT			X
VIRGINIA^g		Requires person selling ''explosives'' to keep a record of sale
WASHINGTON			X	X
WEST VIRGINIA			X
WISCONSIN			X
WYOMING	X

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NOTE: Also includes the District of Columbia. This list does not reflect (1) statutes, such as exist in a number of states, that bar purchase or possession of gunpowder by designated classes of persons, such as minors, felons, or persons addicted to, or users of, controlled substances, or (2) statutes that regulate the storage or transportation of gunpowder.

^a See Cal. Health & Safety Code § 12102.1.

^b See D.C. Code Ann. § 6-2341(a).

^c See Ill. Ann. Stat. ch. 225, § 210/1004.

^d See Mass. Gen. L. ch. 140, § 131(E).

^e See Mich. Comp. Laws, ch. 140, § 129(C).

^f See Miss. Code Ann. § 45-13-101.

^g See Va. Code Ann. § 59.1-138.

SOURCE: The material in this appendix was compiled from Lexis-Nexis and WestLaw searches of each state's statutes