Federal Explosives Act of 1917
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Long title | An Act to prohibit the manufacture, distribution, storage, use, and possession in time of war of explosives, providing regulations for the safe manufacture, distribution, storage, use, and possession of the same, and for other purposes. |
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Nicknames | Explosives Act of 1917 |
Enacted by | the 65th United States Congress |
Effective | November 14, 1917 |
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Public law | 65-68 |
Statutes at Large | 40 Stat. 385 |
Codification | |
Titles amended | 50 U.S.C.: War and National Defense |
U.S.C. sections created | 50 U.S.C. ch. 8 § 121 et seq. |
Legislative history | |
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Federal Explosives Act of 1917 is a United States federal statutory law citing an incriminating act for the distribution, manufacture, possession, storage, and use of explosive material during the time of war. The Act of Congress authorizes the federal regulation of the distribution, manufacture, possession, storage, and use of incendiary material during wartime.
The Act was passed by the 65th United States Congress and enacted into law by President Woodrow Wilson on October 6, 1917.
Provisions of 1917 Act
The United States Bureau of Mines governs the federal regulations for restrictive protocols with regards to explosive materials.
- Combustible ingredients are held or purchased in minimal quantities
- Data and formulation processes prohibited from disclosure
- Explosive inspectors authorized by U.S. Bureau of Mines
- Explosive possession is prohibited for unlicensed entities
- Federal licensing applies for blasting agents at mines and quarries
- Federal licensing is subject to discretionary refusal
- Revocation is authorized for a federal explosive license
Federal Explosive License Classifications
- Exporter license
- Foreman license
- Importer license
- Manufacturer license
- Purchaser license
- Technical license (Analyst, Educator, Inventor, Investigator)
- Vendor license
Precious Metal Regulation of 1918
The Sundry Civil Expenses Appropriations Act of 1918 applied the unlicensed enforcement prohibitions of the federal explosive act for iridium, palladium, platinum, and precious metal compounds.[1]
Amendment and Repeal of 1917 Act
The Federal Explosives Act Amendment of 1941 amended the 1917 public law revitalizing the federal scope for the perils of World War II.[2] The 1917 Act was repealed by the enactment of Organized Crime Control Act on October 15, 1970.[3][4]
See also
References
- ↑ "Sundry Civil Expenses Appropriations Act of 1918 ~ P.L. 65-181" (PDF). 40 Stat. 634 ~ House Bill 12441. Legis★Works. July 1, 1918.
- ↑ "Federal Explosive Act Amendment of 1941 ~ P.L. 77-381" (PDF). 55 Stat. 863 ~ House Bill 3019. Legis★Works. December 26, 1941.
- ↑ "Organized Crime Control Act of 1970 ~ P.L. 91-452" (PDF). 84 Stat. 922 ~ Senate Bill 30. U.S. Government Printing Office. October 15, 1970.
- ↑ Peters, Gerhard; Woolley, John T. "Richard Nixon: "Remarks on Signing the Organized Crime Control Act of 1970.," October 15, 1970". The American Presidency Project. University of California - Santa Barbara.
Reading Bibliography
- Van Gelder, Arthur Pine; Schlatter, Hugo (1927). History of the Explosives Industry in America. New York: Columbia University Press. LCCN 72005051. OCLC 1688246.
- Wilkinson, Norman B. (1984). Lammot du Pont and the American Explosives Industry, 1850-1884. Charlottesville, VA: University of Virginia Press. ISBN 978-0813910123. OCLC 933801959.
- Hopler, Robert B. (2001). Explosives 100 Years Ago, More or Less: The Book. Cleveland, OH: International Society for Explosive Engineers. ISBN 978-1892396129. OCLC 47227715.
- Cressy, David (2013). Saltpeter: The Mother of Gunpowder. England, UK: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0199695751. OCLC 909362252.
External links
- Sikes, James; Avery, John; Bowdoin, James (March 12, 1777). "Three Documents Regarding the Manufacturing of Saltpeter". Internet Archive. Massachusetts Bay Colony: Springfield, Massachusetts.
- Leconte, Joseph (1862). "Saltpeter Instructions for the Manufacture of Saltpetre". Internet Archive. Columbia, S.C.: Charles P. Pelham, State Printer.
- Guttmann, Oscar (1895). The Manufacture of Explosives: A Theoretical and Practical Treatise on the History, the Physical and Chemical Properties, and the Manufacture of Explosives. Internet Archive. 1. Whittaker and Co.
- Guttmann, Oscar (1895). The Manufacture of Explosives: A Theoretical and Practical Treatise on the History, the Physical and Chemical Properties, and the Manufacture of Explosives. Internet Archive. 2. Whittaker and Co.
- "DuPont Blasters' Handbook". Internet Archive. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. 1918.
- "General Information and Rulings for the Enforcement of the Law Regulating Explosives and Their Ingredients". Internet Archive. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. 1918.
- Williams, William B. (1919). "History of the Manufacture of Explosives for the Great War, 1917-1918". Internet Archive. United States Army Ordnance Department.
- "DuPont Blasters' Handbook". Internet Archive. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. 1922.
- "The Institute of Makers of Explosives". IME-Institute of Makers of Explosives.