§ 51.58. Scope.

The permit provisions of Section 51.60 do not apply to:

(a)

agricultural fertilizers which might be of an explosive nature when the use of such fertilizers is for agricultural or horticultural purposes;

(b)

a common or contract carrier authorized to carry explosive material pursuant to the Interstate Commerce Act or by the Illinois Commerce Commission;

(c)

the purchase, receipt, possession or use, by an individual, of primers or propellant power used in muzzle loading firearms, hand loading, reloading or custom loading ammunition for small arms for his own use or for that of his immediate family;

(d)

the possession or purchase from dealers, importers or manufacturers by any person who holds a valid Illinois Firearm Owner's Identification Card of smokeless small arms propellant in quantities not to exceed 25 pounds, black powder not to exceed 5 pounds, and small arms primers or percussion caps for muzzle loading arms in containers provided by the manufacturer or containers generally recognized as being suitable for the transportation and storage, or commerce in these items at retail, or the transportation or use of the items by any such person in muzzle loading small arms, or in loading ammunition for small arms.

(12/18/95)