As used in ORS § 480.200 to 480.290 unless the context requires otherwise:

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(1) ‘Certificate of possession’ means a certificate issued under ORS § 480.235 by the State Fire Marshal to applicants who have met the requirements of ORS § 480.200 to 480.290.

(2) ‘Certificate of registration’ means a certificate of registration issued under ORS § 480.244 by the State Fire Marshal for an explosives magazine.

(3) ‘Explosive’ means a chemical compound, mixture or device, the primary or common purpose of which is to function by explosion. The term includes, but is not limited to, dynamite, pellet powder, initiating explosives, detonators, safety fuses, squibs, detonating cord, igniter cord and igniters, but excludes fireworks, as defined in ORS § 480.111, black powder, smokeless powder, small arms ammunition, small arms ammunition primers and fertilizer, as defined in ORS § 633.311.

(4) ‘Issuing authority’ means the State Fire Marshal or an assistant appointed by the State Fire Marshal under ORS § 480.280 (2).

(5) ‘Magazine’ means an approved facility for the storage of explosives.

(6) ‘Small arms ammunition’ means a shotgun, rifle, pistol or revolver cartridge.

(7) ‘Small arms ammunition primers’ means small percussion-sensitive explosive charges encased in a cup and used to ignite propellant powder. [1971 c.518 § 1; 1983 c.100 § 3; 1999 c.980 § 1; 2001 c.914 § 26; 2013 c.24 § 10]