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OR AN OFFICER, AGENT, OR EMPLOYEE OF THE APPLI-
CANT WHO WILL BE HANDLING SUCH EXPLOSIVES LACKS
SUITABLE FACILITIES THEREFOR, HAS BEEN CONVICTED
OF A CRIME INVOLVING VIOLENCE OR OF A FELONY, OR
IS DISLOYAL TO THE UNITED STATES OR WILL USE THE
EXPLOSIVES FOR AN ILLEGAL PURPOSE, OR THAT THE
APPLICATION CONTAINS ANY FALSE INFORMATION OR
FAILS TO PROVIDE ANY REQUIRED INFORMATION.

29.

The owner or operator of a mine, quarry, or other operation or
business in which explosives are used, or any contractor performing
work in which explosives are used, shall secure a license to engage in
the business of dealing in explosives, as provided in subsection (b)
of Section [23] 28 of this subtitle, and it shall be the duty of such
owner, operator or contractor to issue or sell to any of his or its
employees only such amount of explosives as may reasonably be re-
quired by that employee in the performance of his duties, and it
shall not be necessary for any such employee to secure the license
provided for in subsection (c) of Section [23] 28 of this subtitle,
in order to possess any such explosives so issued or sold to him by
any such operator, owner or contractor, WHETHER OR NOT SUCH
OPERATOR, OWNER, OR CONTRACTOR HAS SECURED A
LICENSE TO ENGAGE IN THE BUSINESS OF DEALING IN
EXPLOSIVES. Any such operator, owner or contractor who fails to
secure the above-mentioned license shall be deemed to have violated
the provisions of this subtitle, and it shall be the duty of such opera-
tor, owner or contractor selling or issuing explosives to any of his or
its employees to see that no explosives are taken by any such employee
to any point not necessary to the carrying out of his duties, and to
further see that any unused explosives are returned to such operator,
owner or contractor upon the termination of the word for which such
explosives were issued or sold. Any such employee possessing explo-
sives in any place where such explosives are not required for the
performance of his duties, and not having an individual license to
possess explosives, as provided in the aforesaid subsection (c) of Sec-
tion [23] 28 of this subtitle, shall be deemed to have violated the
provisions of Section 27A of this subtitle.

31.

No dealer shall sell, barter, give or dispose of ANY explosives
OTHER THAN SMOKELESS POWDER AND EXPLOSIVES
NECESSARY FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF AMMUNITION
FOR SMALL ARMS to any person [who does not hold] unless such
person hold HOLDS a license to manufacture, hand manufacture,
deal in or possess SUCH explosives issued under the provisions of
Section 28 of this subtitle.

31A.

NO DEALER SHALL SELL, BARTER, GIVE OR DISPOSE
OF ANY SMOKELESS POWDER OR OTHER EXPLOSIVES
NECESSARY FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF AMMUNITION
FOR SMALL ARMS TO ANY PERSON UNLESS SUCH PER-
SON HOLDS A LICENSE TO MANUFACTURE, DEAL IN,
OR POSSESS EXPLOSIVES ISSUED UNDER THE PROVI-
SIONS OF SECTION 28 OF THIS SUBTITLE.