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IN SB0050

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/3/2017

Primary Sponsor

James Merritt

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Origin

Senate

2017 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Retailers must secure Tannerite behind a counter or in a locked display case so customers cannot access it without retailer assistance.

  • Retailers may not sell Tannerite to customers under 18 years of age.

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

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

  • The law becomes effective July 1, 2017, and amends Indiana Code IC 24-4-21.

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 Corrections and Criminal Law

1/3/2017

Committee Referrals

Corrections & Criminal Law1/3/2017

Full Bill Text

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