Oklahoma § 21-1767.5 - Possession, manufacture, storage, or use of explosive

§ 21-1767.5. Possession, manufacture, storage, or use of explosive

without permit.

A. Any person who shall possess, manufacture, store, or use any

explosive, as defined in Section 121.1 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma

Statutes, without having in the possession of the person a permit,

or a copy thereof, issued pursuant to the Oklahoma Explosives and

Blasting Regulation Act, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.

B. This section shall not be construed to:

1. Apply to any person or activity expressly exempted from the

Oklahoma Explosives and Blasting Regulation Act;

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2. Apply to, or repeal any laws pertaining to, the acts of

mischief of juveniles involving noninjurious firecrackers or devices

commonly called "stink bombs";

3. Apply to explosives while in transit in, into, or through

this state, if the operator of the vehicle transporting the

explosives carries in the vehicle the shipping papers required by 49

C.F.R., Section 172.200 et seq., and displays such papers to any law

enforcement officer upon request;

4. Apply to any person who may possess, store or use gunpowder

in a quantity reasonably calculated to be necessary for hunting or

shooting purposes; or

5. Apply to any certified bomb technician employed by a

federally accredited bomb squad of an agency of the federal

government, this state, or any political subdivision of this state.

Added by Laws 2003, c. 168, § 3, eff. July 1, 2003. Amended by Laws

2004, c. 130, § 4, emerg. eff. April 20, 2004.