101A.11 - EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS EXEMPT.

        101A.11  EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS EXEMPT.
         This chapter shall not apply to the possession or use of
      twenty-five pounds or less of smokeless powder, or five pounds or
      less of black sporting powder, provided that:
         1.  Smokeless powder is intended for handloading or reloading of
      ammunition for small arms with bores equivalent to ten gauge or less.

         2.  Black sporting powder is intended for handloading or reloading
      ammunition for small arms with bores equivalent to ten gauge or less,
      loading black ammunition, loading cap and ball revolvers, loading
      muzzle loading arms, or loading muzzle loading cannon.
         3.  All such powder is for private use and not for commercial
      resale, and in the case of black sporting powder or smokeless powder
      the sharing with or disposition to another person is permitted if
      otherwise lawful.
         4.  The storage, use, and handling of smokeless and black powder
      conforms to rules or ordinances of authorities having jurisdiction
      for fire prevention and suppression purposes in the area of such
      storage, use, and handling.  
         Section History: Early Form
         [C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 101A.11]
         Referred to in § 101A.2