Virginia Code 59.1-137: Definition
Whenever used in this chapter:
Terms Used In Virginia Code 59.1-137
- Explosives: means any chemical compound, mechanical mixture or device the primary or common purpose of which is to function by explosion. See Virginia Code 59.1-137
- Includes: means includes, but not limited to. See Virginia Code 1-218
“Explosives” means any chemical compound, mechanical mixture or device the primary or common purpose of which is to function by explosion. The term includes, but is not limited to dynamite and other high explosives, black blasting powder, pellet powder, initiating explosives, blasting caps, electric blasting caps, detonators, safety fuse, fuse igniters, fuse lighters, squibs, cordeau detonant fuse, instantaneous fuse, detonating cord, igniter cord, igniters and those materials included in the list published annually in the Federal Register by the Department of the Treasury pursuant to the Organized Crime Control Act of 1970 (18 U.S.C. § 841 et seq.).
Code 1950, § 59-222; 1960, c. 578; 1968, c. 439; 1976, c. 250.