CHAPTER 578

An Act to regulate the sale, transfer of possession or possession of ex-

plosives; to require reports of thefts of explosives; and to provide
enalties.

° [H 703]

Approved March 31, 1960

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia as follows:
1. 1. Whenever used in this act:

“Explosives” means commercial explosives which are classified as
of the effective date of this act in the Interstate Commerce Commission's
regulations for transportation of explosives and other dangerous articles
as Class A, Class B, or Class C explosives, and include but are not limited
to dynamite, black blasting powder, pellet powder, initiating explosives,
blasting caps, electric blasting caps, safety fuse, fuse igniters, fuse lighters,
squibs, cordeau detonant fuse, instantaneous fuse, igniter cord and
igniters.

2. (a) Any person selling any explosives covered by this act
shall keep a record of all such explosives sold, showing the kind and
quantity sold, the name and address of the purchaser, and the date
of each sale. The person selling such explosives shall also require any
person purchasing such explosives to sign such record at the time of such
purchase.

(b) No person shall sell, deliver, give away, or otherwise dispose of
any explosives to any individual under twenty-one years of age, whether
such individual is acting for himself, herself, or for any other person.

. Any person having in his possession any explosives covered by
this act shall immediately notify the sheriff of the county or the police
officials of the city in which any such explosives are being stored or used
in the event that any such explosives are stolen.

§ 4. Nothing contained in this act shall:

(1) Affect any existing ordinance, rule or regulation of any city or
municipality in this State that is not less restrictive than this act; or
affect, modify or limit the power of such cities or municipalities to make
ordinances, rules or regulations not less restrictive than this act, govern-
ing the storage, possession, sale and use of explosives within their respec-
tive corporate limits.

. Any person who violates any provision of this act shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, be punished
accordingly.