A person shall not store or handle explosives or blasting agents when the storage or handling of explosives or blasting agents constitutes an undue hazard to life and property.
A person shall not possess, keep, store, sell or offer for sale, give away, use, or otherwise dispose of an explosive or blasting agent except as provided in this chapter or by law. This limitation does not apply to small arms ammunition and components, cartridges for propellant-actuated power devices, cartridges for industrial guns intended for personal use and not for resale, or railroad fusees.
A person shall not sell or give away an explosive or blasting agent to an unauthorized person, as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 299F.77.
A person shall not physically sell, display, or expose for sale an explosive or blasting agent on a highway, street, sidewalk, public way, or public place.
This chapter does not prohibit the use of explosives in the form prescribed by the United States Pharmacopeia National Formulary, issued by the United States Pharmacopeial Convention, Inc. (Rockville, Maryland, 1985).
Government and industrial laboratories, laboratories of technical colleges, colleges, universities, and similar institutions may keep, store, and use explosives or blasting agents:
When additional quantities of explosives or blasting agents are required, the institution shall apply for a special ruling by the commissioner.
Minn. R. agency 171, ch. 7500, GENERAL PROVISIONS, pt. 7500.0700
Statutory Authority: MS s 299F.71 to 299F.83