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IN SB0176

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/6/2015

Primary Sponsor

James Merritt

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Origin

Senate

2015 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Retailers must secure Tannerite (a patented ammonium nitrate and aluminum powder binary explosive) either behind a counter or in a locked display case so it is inaccessible to customers without retailer assistance.

  • Retailers are prohibited from selling Tannerite to customers under 18 years of age.

  • Retailers must verify customer age before selling Tannerite by requiring a valid government-issued photographic identification card showing date of birth.

  • Violations of the Tannerite sales regulations constitute a Class C infraction.

  • The law becomes effective July 1, 2015, and amends Indiana Code 24-4-20.

Legislative Description

Retail sales of Tannerite. Regulates the retail sale of Tannerite, a patented ammonium nitrate and aluminum powder based binary explosive used primarily as a target for firearms practice. Provides that a retailer: (1) must secure Tannerite behind a counter or in a locked display case so that Tannerite is unavailable to a customer without the assistance of the retailer or an employee of the retailer; (2) may not sell Tannerite to a customer who is less than 18 years of age; and (3) must verify the age of a customer who wishes to purchase Tannerite by requiring the customer to

Last Action

First Reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary

1/6/2015

Committee Referrals

Judiciary1/6/2015

Full Bill Text

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