Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1472.4 – Possession without license prohibited; exceptions
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1472.4
- 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
- Person: means any individual, corporation, company, association, firm, partnership, society, or joint stock company. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1472.2
- unit: means the insurance fraud investigation unit within the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of state police. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1421
A. No person shall possess an explosive unless he is the holder of a valid license required by the provisions of this Part, and possesses such explosives for the purpose set forth by the license.
B. There are hereby made the following exceptions:
(1) Contract and private carriers operating in interstate and intrastate commerce.
(2) Cultural and historical reenactors who are members of a bona fide artillery unit and who have completed the Louisiana State Parks Black Powder Certification and possess commercially manufactured black powder in quantities of twenty-five pounds or less.
C. Whoever is charged and convicted of violating Subsection A of this Section shall be fined not less than one thousand five hundred dollars nor more than ten thousand dollars or 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 2003, No. 161, §1; Acts 2009, No. 391, §1.