[Effective until contingency met]

Nothing contained in this chapter shall apply to:

(1) Personnel of the military or naval forces of the United States, or to the duly organized military force within the state, so long as these persons are acting within their respective official capacities and in the performance of their official duties;

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 68-105-120

  • Explosives: means any chemical compound or other substance or mechanical system intended for the purpose of producing an explosion, or that contains oxidizing and combustible units or other ingredients in such proportion or quantities that ignition by detonation may produce an explosion, capable of causing injury to persons or damage to property. See Tennessee Code 68-105-102
  • Person: means an individual, public or private corporation, political subdivision, government agency, municipality, industry, copartnership, association, firm, trust, estate or other entity whatsoever. See Tennessee Code 68-105-102
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(2) Personnel of law enforcement entities, so long as these persons are acting within their official capacities and in the performance of their official duties;
(3) The use of explosives for occasional agricultural blasting. “Agricultural blasting” means stump removal, beaver dam or lodge eradication and other similar types of personal agricultural use;
(4) The use of explosive materials in medicines and medicinal agents in forms prescribed by the most recent edition of the official United States Pharmacopoeia or the National Formulary;
(5) Fireworks as permitted by chapter 104 of this title; or
(6) The use of explosive materials solely intended by the commercial manufacturer to be used to create an exploding target for use in lawful sporting activity or the use of an exploding target for its intended purpose in lawful sporting activity; provided, that the person using the explosive materials is eighteen (18) years of age or older.