The licensing, permitting, and storage requirements of this chapter shall not apply to:

(1) Dealers who purchase, sell, possess, or transport:

(a) Smokeless propellant or commercially manufactured sporting grades of black powder in quantities not exceeding 150 pounds, provided such dealer holds a valid federal firearms dealer’s license.

Terms Used In Florida Statutes 552.241

  • Dealer: means a person engaged in the wholesale or retail business of buying and selling explosives. See Florida Statutes 552.081
(b) Small arms ammunition primers, percussion caps, safety and pyrotechnic fuses, quills, quick and slow matches and friction primers intended to be used solely for sporting, recreational, and cultural purposes, provided such dealer holds a valid federal firearms dealer’s license.
(2) Users who are natural persons and who purchase, possess, or transport:

(a) Smokeless propellant powder in quantities not to exceed 150 pounds, or commercially manufactured sporting grades of black powder not to exceed 25 pounds, provided such powder is for the sole purpose of handloading cartridges for use in pistols or sporting rifles, or handloading shells for use in shotguns, or for a combination of these or other purposes strictly confined to handloading or muzzle-loading firearms for sporting, recreational, or cultural use.
(b) Small arms ammunition primers, percussion caps, safety and pyrotechnic fuses, quills, quick and slow matches and friction primers, provided such small arms ammunition primers are for the sole purpose of handloading cartridges for use in pistols or sporting rifles, or handloading shells for use in shotguns, or for a combination of these or other purposes strictly confined to handloading or muzzle-loading firearms for sporting, recreational, or cultural use.