- Alien
means any person who is not a citizen or national of the United States.
- Attorney General
means the Attorney General of the United States.
- Blasting agent
means any material or mixture, consisting of fuel and oxidizer, intended for blasting, not otherwise defined as an explosive: Provided, That the finished product, as mixed for use or shipment, cannot be detonated by means of a numbered 8 test blasting cap when unconfined.
- Convention on the Marking of Plastic Explosives
means the Convention on the Marking of Plastic Explosives for the Purpose of Detection, Done at Montreal on 1 March 1991.
- Dealer
means any person engaged in the business of distributing explosive materials at wholesale or retail.
- destructive device
has the same meaning as in section 921(a)(4);
- Detection agent
means any one of the substances specified in this subsection when introduced into a plastic explosive or formulated in such explosive as a part of the manufacturing process in such a manner as to achieve homogeneous distribution in the finished explosive, including—
- Detonator
means any device containing a detonating charge that is used for initiating detonation in an explosive;
- Distribute
means sell, issue, give, transfer, or otherwise dispose of.
- explosive
means gunpowders, powders used for blasting, all forms of high explosives, blasting materials, fuzes (other than electric circuit breakers), detonators, and other detonating agents, smokeless powders, other explosive or incendiary devices within the meaning of paragraph (5) of section 232 of this title, and any chemical compounds, mechanical mixture, or device that contains any oxidizing and combustible units, or other ingredients, in such proportions, quantities, or packing that ignition by fire, by friction, by concussion, by percussion, or by detonation of the compound, mixture, or device or any part thereof may cause an explosion.
- Explosive materials
means explosives, blasting agents, and detonators.
- explosives
means any chemical compound mixture, or device, the primary or common purpose of which is to function by explosion;
- Importer
means any person engaged in the business of importing or bringing explosive materials into the United States for purposes of sale or distribution.
- Indian tribe
has the meaning given the term in section 102 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 479a)).2\, \3
- Licensee
means any importer, manufacturer, or dealer licensed under the provisions of this chapter.
- Manufacturer
means any person engaged in the business of manufacturing explosive materials for purposes of sale or distribution or for his own use.
- military device
includes, but is not restricted to, shells, bombs, projectiles, mines, missiles, rockets, shaped charges, grenades, perforators, and similar devices lawfully manufactured exclusively for military or police purposes.
- Permittee
means any user of explosives for a lawful purpose, who has obtained either a user permit or a limited permit under the provisions of this chapter.
- Person
means any individual, corporation, company, association, firm, partnership, society, or joint stock company.
- Plastic explosive
means an explosive material in flexible or elastic sheet form formulated with one or more high explosives which in their pure form has a vapor pressure less than 10−4 Pa at a temperature of 25°C., is formulated with a binder material, and is as a mixture malleable or flexible at normal room temperature.
- Responsible person
means an individual who has the power to direct the management and policies of the applicant pertaining to explosive materials.
- State
includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the possessions of the United States (not including the Canal Zone).
- weapon of mass destruction
has the same meaning as in section 2332a(c)(2).