Rhode Island General Laws 11-13-7. Unlawful firecrackers
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Every person who shall sell, expose for sale, possess with intent to sell, use, or explode, or use or explode any firecracker containing any explosive other than gunpowder shall be fined not more than twenty dollars ($20.00).
History of Section.
P.L. 1896, ch. 342, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 134, § 12; G.L. 1923, ch. 177, § 12; G.L. 1938, ch. 406, § 13; G.L. 1956, § 11-13-7.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 11-13-7
- Explosive: means any chemical compound, mechanical mixture, or device that contains any oxidizing and combustible units, or other ingredients, in such proportions, quantities, or packing that ignition by fire, by friction, by concussion, by percussion, or by detonation of the compound, mixture, or device, or any part thereof, may cause an explosion; any chemical compound, mixture, or device, the primary or common purpose of which is to function by explosion; the term includes, but is not limited to, high and low explosives, black powder, smokeless powder, pellet powder, initiating explosives, detonators, safety fuses, squibs, detonating cord, igniter cord, igniters; and other materials that are classified as Division 1. See Rhode Island General Laws 11-13-10
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6