{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-480.210","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 480.210","heading":"Certificate, license or permit required; display upon demand; defenses.","body":"(1) A person may not possess an explosive unless:\n      (a) The person has in immediate possession at all times during the possession of the explosive a valid certificate of possession issued to the person under ORS 480.235;\n      (b) The person possesses a license or permit issued by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives of a type that authorizes the possession; or\n      (c) The person is listed as a responsible person or employee possessor under a license or permit described in paragraph (b) of this subsection.\n      (2) A person in possession of an explosive shall display a certificate of possession or federal license or permit upon the demand of the State Fire Marshal, an assistant to the State Fire Marshal, a magistrate or a law enforcement agency, public fire department or fire protection agency of this state.\n      (3) It is a defense to a charge under subsection (1) of this section that the person so charged produce in court:\n      (a) A certificate described in subsection (1)(a) of this section that was valid at the time of the arrest of the person;\n      (b) Proof that the person has a license or permit issued by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives of a type authorizing the person to possess the explosives; or\n      (c) Proof that the person is listed as a responsible person or employee possessor under a license or permit described in paragraph (b) of this subsection.","path":["14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources","38. Protection from Fire","Chapter 480 — Explosives; Flammable Materials; Pressure Vessels"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors480.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:15Z","sha256":"90493d40cbe60e86e19aeaa6441a083ac580b4c7222d977fc68373d837d3f683","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-480.205","next":"us-or/ors-480.215"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}