(A) This subchapter shall apply to the manufacture, possession, storage, sale, transportation, and the use of explosives and blasting agents.
(B) This subchapter shall not apply to:
(1) Explosives or blasting agents while in the course of transportation via railroad, water, highway, or air when the explosives or blasting agents in the normal and emergency operation of state or federal agency are moving under the jurisdiction of, and in conformity with, regulations adopted by any federal or state department or agency;
(2) The transportation and use of explosives or blasting agents in the normal and emergency operation of state or federal agencies nor to municipal Fire and Police Departments; provided, they are acting in their official capacity and in the proper performance of their duties;
(3) Small arms ammunition and components thereof, which are subject to the Gun Control Act of 1968 (U.S.C Title 18, Chapter 44) and regulations promulgated thereunder; or
(4) Explosives or blasting agents being used on the site of federal or state projects.
(2008 Code, § 8.08.010)