{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-public-safety-10-102","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Public Safety § 10–102","heading":"","body":"(a) This title does not apply to:\n(1) the sale, possession, or use of fireworks to or by the federal government or a state or a political subdivision of a state;\n(2) the sale, possession, or use of a combustible or explosive preparation to or by an industrial or commercial business for use as a signal or otherwise in the normal course of business;\n(3) the possession or use of a fusee, railroad torpedo, rocket, Very signal cartridge, or other signal device that is essential to and is kept and used to promote safety in the operation of a motor vehicle, boat, railroad, or aircraft;\n(4) the use of a flare, signal pistol, or other equipment if used as a signal in an athletic contest or for a similar purpose; or\n(5) subject to the terms and conditions of a permit issued by the State Fire Marshal under subsection (b) of this section, the sale, possession, or use of an explosive device or preparation with a slow-burning fuse rope to or by a farmer for controlling destructive animals.\n(b) The State Fire Marshal or a State game warden as a representative of the State Fire Marshal may grant a nontransferable permit to a farmer to use an explosive device or preparation described under subsection (a)(5) of this section for controlling destructive animals.","path":["Article - Public Safety"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gps\u0026section=10-102","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T20:00:18Z","sha256":"8757e732f263566826232ba92bcf641044d620f314dd1bb7f27400ebd1d3697d","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-public-safety-10-101","next":"us-md/md.-code-public-safety-10-103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}