Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1472.12 – Unlawful storage of explosives
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1472.12
- Approved: shall mean approved by the office of the deputy secretary for public safety services of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1472.2
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Explosives: means any chemical compound, mixture, or device, the primary or common purpose of which is to function by explosion. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1472.2
- Magazine: shall mean any building, structure, or device used for temporary or permanent storage of explosives. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1472.2
- Person: means any individual, corporation, company, association, firm, partnership, society, or joint stock company. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1472.2
A. It is unlawful to store explosives within the boundaries of the state of Louisiana unless in a storage magazine properly licensed under La. Rev. Stat. 40:1472.3, except that the storage of commercially manufactured black powder by historical and cultural reenactors of twenty-five pounds or less as authorized in this Part shall be stored in the factory-provided packages and boxes or in an approved day-box portable magazine.
B. Any person who violates the provisions of this Section shall upon conviction be fined not less than one thousand five hundred dollars nor more than ten thousand dollars or be imprisoned with or without hard labor for not less than two years nor more than five years, or both.
Acts 1995, No. 1139, §1; Acts 2009, No. 391, §1.