NC General Statutes

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-284.1 (2026)

Regulation of sale of explosives; reports; storage

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(a) No person shall sell or deliver any dynamite or other powerful explosives as hereinafter defined without being satisfied as to the identity of the purchaser or the one to receive such explosives and then only upon the written application signed by the person or agent of the person purchasing or receiving such explosive, which application must contain a statement of the purpose for which such explosive is to be used.

(b) All persons delivering or selling such explosives shall keep a complete record of all sales or deliveries made, including the amounts sold and delivered, the names of the purchasers or the one to whom the deliveries were made, the dates of all such sales or such deliveries and the use to be made of such explosive, and shall preserve such record and make the same available to any law-enforcement officer during business hours for a period of 12 months thereafter.

(c) All persons having dynamite or other powerful explosives in their possession or under their control shall at all times keep such explosives in a safe and secure manner, and when such explosives are not in the course of being used they shall be stored and protected against theft or other unauthorized possession.

(d) As used in this section, the term "powerful explosives" includes, but shall not be limited to, nitroglycerin, trinitrotoluene, and blasting caps, detonators and fuses for the explosion thereof.

(e) Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.

(f) The provisions of this section are intended to apply only to sales to those who purchase for use. Nothing herein contained is intended to apply to a sale made by a manufacturer, jobber, or wholesaler to a retail merchant for resale by said merchant.

(g) Nothing herein contained shall be construed as repealing any law now prohibiting the sale of firecrackers or other explosives; nor shall this section be construed as authorizing the sale of explosives now prohibited by law. (1953, c. 877; 1969, c. 1224, s. 6; 1993, c. 539, s. 181; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1963–1995 · leading case: Matter of Cowley, 461 S.E.2d 804 (N.C. Ct. App. 1995).

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Matter of Cowley, 461 S.E.2d 804 (N.C. Ct. App. 1995). “The statute provides: (b) It shall be a Class I felony for any person to possess or carry, whether openly or concealed, any gun, rifle, pistol, or other firearm of any kind, or any dynamite cartridge, bomb, grenade, mine, or powerful explosive as defined in G.S. 14-284.1, on…”

Tayloe Ex Rel. Matthews v. S. Bell Tel. & Tel. Co., 129 S.E.2d 512 (N.C. 1963). “826 ; G.S. 14-284.1 (c) and (d). The decisive question on this appeal is whether there is any evidence to connect the defendant Sneeden’s with the dynamite cap which injured Herman Tayloe.”

Duvall v. United States, 312 F. Supp. 625 (E.D.N.C. 1970). · cites it 2× “” G.S. § 14-284.1 (c) (1967) Cum.Supp.) The rule generally is that a violation of a statute enacted for safety and protection of the general public, such as the statute before us, is negligence per se.”

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