HARRY HUGHES. Governor                                 326"

Section 27B 26(f), B, and 31A

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1978 Replacement Volume and 1979 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 38A - Fires and Investigations
Section 26(a), 27A, 28, 31. 32, and 33
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1978 Replacement Volume and 1979 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That section(s) of the Annotated Code of Maryland
be repealed, amended, or enacted to read as follows:

article 38A - Fires and Investigations

26.

As used in this subtitle.

(a) "Explosives" means gunpowder, powders for
blasting, high "explosives" blasting materials, fuses (other
than electric circuit breakers), detonators, and other
detonating agents, smokeless powder and any chemical
compound or any mechanical mixture containing any oxidizing
and combustible units or other ingredients in such
proportions, quantities or packing that ignition by fire,
friction, concussion, percussion or detonation of any part
thereof may and is intended to cause an explosion, including
bombs and destructive devices designed to operate by
chemical, mechanical or explosive action but shall not
include fixed ammunition for small arms, [fireworks or
matches] SMALL ARMS AMMUNITION PRIMERS, SMALL ARMS
PERCUSSION CAPS, SAFETY AND PYROTECHNIC FUSES, QUILLS, QUICK
AND SLOW MATCHES, FRICTION PRIMERS, FIREWORKS OR COMMON
MATCHES when used in their original configuration

(F) "EXPLOSIVES FOR USE IN FIREARMS" MEANS SMOKELESS
POWDER FOR LOADING OR RELOADING SMALL ARMS AMMUNITION, OR
BLACK POWDER FOR LOADING OR RELOADING SMALL ARMS AMMUNITION,
ANTIQUE ARMS, OR REPLICAS OF ANTIQUE ARMS.

27A.

No person shall possess any explosives other than
[smokeless powder and explosives necessary for the
manufacture of ammunition for small arms] EXPLOSIVES FOR USE
IN FIREARMS unless he has obtained a license to manufacture,
deal in or possess such explosives pursuant to the
provisions of § 28 of this subtitle.

27B.