1. A. Exceptions.

   1. (1) U.S. Navy vessels, U.S. Coast Guard vessels, or foreign warships carrying any amount of explosives in magazines as part of their armament may enter an MPA port facility without securing a permit.
   2. (2) A contractor may introduce in the Port explosives in such amounts as are reasonably necessary for construction and repair if the contractor obtains a permit as required by Regulation .06A(2) of this chapter.

2. B. A person may not introduce in the Port:

   1. (1) Prohibited commodities, unless the US DOT has granted an exception for its movement;
   2. (2) Class 1, divisions 1.1 and 1.2 explosives, as defined in 49 CFR §§173.50 and 173.53, weighing more than 100 pounds net explosive weight, although in-transit Class 1, divisions 1.1 and 1.2 explosives in any amount on board a vessel are exempt from this requirement if the explosives are not moved or disturbed while the vessel is in port;
   3. (3) Class 1, divisions 1.2 and 1.3 propellant explosives, as defined in 49 CFR §§173.50 and 173.53 weighing more than 2,500 pounds net explosive weight, although in-transit Class 1, divisions 1.2 and 1.3 explosives in any amount on board a vessel are exempt from this requirement if the explosives are not moved or disturbed while the vessel is in port;
   4. (4) Any blasting agent, ammonium nitrate, or ammonium nitrate mixture, except as permitted in Regulation .06A(9) of this chapter.

Authority: Transportation Article, §§6-201, 6-202, 6-206, and 6-602, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: June 11, 1975 (2:13 Md. R. 930)

Chapter revised effective October 1, 1980 (7:19 Md. R. 1807)

Chapter revised effective January 8, 1990 (16:26 Md. R. 2795)

Chapter revised effective August 28, 1995 (22:17 Md. R. 1320)

Regulation .02 amended effective February 18, 2002 (29:3 Md. R. 222)

Regulation .02-1B amended effective February 18, 2002 (29:3 Md. R. 222)

Regulation .03C amended effective February 18, 2002 (29:3 Md. R. 222)

Regulation .05B amended effective February 18, 2002 (29:3 Md. R. 222)

Regulation .06A amended effective February 18, 2002 (29:3 Md. R. 222)

Regulation .06-1B amended effective February 18, 2002 (29:3 Md. R. 222)

Regulation .07 amended effective February 18, 2002 (29:3 Md. R. 222)

Regulation .08 amended effective February 18, 2002 (29:3 Md. R. 222)

Regulation .09 amended effective February 18, 2002 (29:3 Md. R. 222)

Chapter revised effective April 6, 2009 (36:7 Md. R. 525)

Regulation .02B amended effective January 5, 2015 (41:26 Md. R. 1570)