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Plastic Explosives
This section is intended to identify what are plastic explosives and how they must be handled.
Is it lawful to manufacture, import, ship, transport, transfer, receive, or possess any plastic explosive that does not contain a detection agent?
Are police departments exempt from the prohibition against possessing unmarked plastic explosives after April 24, 1999?
If a person acquired plastic explosives not containing a detection agent before April 24, 1996, may he or she continue to lawfully possess the explosives?
What are the permissible detection agents for marking plastic explosives?
What plastic explosives are required to contain detection agents?
What is a plastic explosive?
