Department of Public Safety › 29-349 Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 29-349-356. Chapter provisions that do not applyThe provisions of this chapter do not apply in process storage and intra-plant transportation during manufacture of small arms ammunition, small arms primers, and smokeless propellants. …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 29-349-357. Small arms ammunitionNo restrictions are imposed on truck or rail transportation of small arms ammunition other than those which are imposed by the U.S. Department of Transportation or by the presence of other hazardous ma…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 29-349-358. Small arms ammunition warehouse storage unlimitedNo quantity limitations shall be imposed on storage of small arms ammunition in warehouses, retail stores and other general occupancies, except those imposed by limitations …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 29-349-359. Separation from flammablesSmall arms ammunition shall be separated from flammable liquids, flammable solids (as classified by the U.S. Department of Transportation), and oxidizing materials by a fire-resistive wall of one-…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 29-349-360. Storage with Class A or Class B explosives prohibitedSmall arms ammunition shall not be stored together with Class A or Class B explosives (as defined by U.S. Department of Transportation regulations) unless the storage fa…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 29-349-361. Smokeless propellantsQuantities of smokeless propellants in shipping containers approved by the U.S. Department of Transportation not in excess of 50 pounds may be transported in a passenger vehicle. (Effective December 24…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 29-349-362. Limits for transportation in passenger vehiclesQuantities in excess of 25 pounds but not exceeding 50 pounds in a passenger vehicle shall be transported in a portable magazine having wooden walls of at least 1 inch nominal…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 29-349-363. Transportation in passenger vehicles of quantities in excess of 50 pounds. ProhibitedTransportation of quantities in excess of 50 pounds is prohibited in passenger vehicles.(Effective December 24, 1987)

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 29-349-364. Display of warning placardsTransportation of quantities in excess of 50 pounds in other than passenger vehicles shall be in accordance with U.S. Department of Transportation regulations, except that warning placards shall …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 29-349-365. Shipping container storageAll smokeless propellants shall be stored in DOT-approved shipping containers.(Effective December 24, 1987)

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 29-349-366. Residential storageSmokeless propellants intended for personal use in quantities not to exceed 50 pounds may be stored in residences; quantities over 20 pounds but not to exceed 50 pounds shall be stored in a wooden box or…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 29-349-367. Commercial establishment displaysNot more than 50 pounds of smokeless propellants, in containers of 1-pound maximum capacity, shall be displayed in commercial establishments. Commercial stocks of smokeless propellants over…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 29-349-368. Commercial stock storageCommercial stocks in quantities not to exceed 750 pounds shall be stored in storage cabinets having wooden walls of at least 1 inch nominal thickness. Not more than 400 pounds shall be permitted in …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 29-349-369. Storage in excess of 750 pounds to be in magazinesQuantities in excess of 750 pounds shall be stored in magazines constructed and located as specified in Chapter IV. (Effective December 24, 1987)

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 29-349-370. Small arms ammunition primersSmall arms ammunition primers shall not be transported or stored except in the original shipping container approved by the U.S. Department of Transportation. (Effective December 24, 1987)

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 29-349-371. Truck or rail transportationTruck or rail transportation of small arms ammunition primers shall be in accordance with U.S. Department of Transportation regulations. (Effective December 24, 1987)

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 29-349-372. Primers limited in passenger vehiclesNot more than 25,000 small arms ammunition primers shall be transported in a passenger vehicle. (Effective December 24, 1987)

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 29-349-373. Primer storage limited in residenceNot more than 10,000 small arms ammunition primers may be stored in residences.(Effective December 24, 1987)

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 29-349-374. Primer displays limitedNot more than 10,000 small arms ammunition primers may be displayed in commercial establishments. (Effective December 24, 1987)

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 29-349-375. Primers to be separated from other materialsSmall arms ammunition primers shall be separated from flammable liquids, flammable solids (as classified by the U.S. Department of Transportation), and oxidizing materials by a f…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 29-349-376. Primer storage limitationsNot more than 750,000 small arms ammunition primers shall be stored in any one building, except as provided in Section 29-349-377; not more than 100,000 shall be stored in any one pile, and piles …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 29-349-377. Primer storage in magazinesQuantities of small arms ammunition primers in excess of 750,000 shall be stored in magazines in accordance with this Code. (Effective December 24, 1987)

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 29-349-378. Forbidden explosives listExplosives forbidden or not acceptable for transportation by these regulations shall include, but are not limited to: (a) Liquid nitroglycerin.(b) Dynamite (except gelatin dynamite) containing over…