(a) Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, a person may not engage in business as a manufacturer or dealer in the State unless the person is licensed under this subtitle.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, a person may not possess explosives other than explosives for use in firearms in the State unless the person is licensed under this subtitle.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, a dealer may not sell, barter, give, or dispose of explosives other than explosives for use in firearms to a person unless the person is licensed under this subtitle.
(d) The owner or operator of a mine, quarry, or other operation that uses explosives, and a contractor performing work that uses explosives, may not engage in business as a dealer in the State unless the person is licensed under this subtitle.
(e) An employee of an owner or operator of a mine, quarry, or other operation that uses explosives, or of a contractor performing work that uses explosives, may not possess explosives in a place not necessary for the employee to perform the employee’s duties unless the employee is licensed to possess explosives under this subtitle.
(f) A person may not violate a regulation adopted under this subtitle.
(g) Except as otherwise provided in § 11-116 of this subtitle, a person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 1 - Licenses to Engage in Business as Manufacturer or Dealer or to Possess Explosives
Section 11-102 - Scope of Subtitle
Section 11-104 - Powers of State Fire Marshal
Section 11-105 - License Required; Exceptions
Section 11-106 - Applications for Licenses
Section 11-107 - Issuance of License
Section 11-108 - Scope of License to Engage in Business as Dealer
Section 11-109 - Term of License
Section 11-110 - Employees of Businesses or Operations That Use Explosives
Section 11-111 - Revocations of Licenses
Section 11-112 - Records and Reports of Manufacturers and Dealers
Section 11-113 - Reports of Theft of Explosives
Section 11-114 - Prohibited Acts; Penalty -- in General
Section 11-115 - Prohibited Acts; Penalty -- Explosives for Use in Firearms; Required Reports
Section 11-116 - Additional Penalties
Section 11-117 - Merger of Convictions; Preemption Among Penalties