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ACT No. 151
Regular Session, 2014
HOUSE BILL NO. 160
BY REPRESENTATIVE ST. GERMAIN
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 40:1472.2(7)(d) and to enact R.S. 40:1472.2(7)(e), relative to the2
regulation of explosives; to add "exploding or explosive target" to the definition of3
explosives; and to provide for related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 40:1472.2(7)(d) is hereby amended and reenacted and R.S.6
40:1472.2(7)(e) is hereby enacted to read as follows: 7
ยง1472.2. Definitions8
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(7) "Explosives" means any chemical compound, mixture, or device, the10
primary or common purpose of which is to function by explosion. The term includes11
but is not limited to dynamite and other high explosives, black powder in quantities12
in excess of five pounds, pellet powder, initiating explosives, detonators, safety13
fuses, squibs, detonating cord, igniter cord, and igniters. The term "explosives"14
further includes but is not limited to the following:15
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(d) The Except as provided for in Subparagraph (e) of this Paragraph the17
term "explosive" shall not include smokeless powder when used in sporting arms.18
(e) "Exploding or explosive target" means two or more mixed, commercially19
manufactured prepackaged chemical substances including oxidizers, flammable20
liquids or solids, or similar substances that are not independently classified as21
explosives but which when mixed or combined in quantities greater than five pounds22 ENROLLEDHB NO. 160
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form a mixture that is classified as an explosive and designed primarily as a target1
for firearms practice.2
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SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: