Section 11-114 - Prohibited acts; penalty - In general. - Maryland Statutes

§ 11-114. Prohibited acts; penalty - In general.
 

(a)  Engaging in business as manufacturer or dealer without license prohibited.- Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, a person may not engage in business as a manufacturer or dealer in the State unless the person is licensed under this subtitle. 

(b)  Possession of explosives other than explosives for use in firearms without license prohibited.- Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, a person may not possess explosives other than explosives for use in firearms in the State unless the person is licensed under this subtitle. 

(c)  Sale to unlicensed persons prohibited.- Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, a dealer may not sell, barter, give, or dispose of explosives other than explosives for use in firearms to a person unless the person is licensed under this subtitle. 

(d)  Engaging in business as dealer without license prohibited.- The owner or operator of a mine, quarry, or other operation that uses explosives, and a contractor performing work that uses explosives, may not engage in business as a dealer in the State unless the person is licensed under this subtitle. 

(e)  Prohibitions on employees.- An employee of an owner or operator of a mine, quarry, or other operation that uses explosives, or of a contractor performing work that uses explosives, may not possess explosives in a place not necessary for the employee to perform the employee's duties unless the employee is licensed to possess explosives under this subtitle. 

(f)  Violation of regulations prohibited.- A person may not violate a regulation adopted under this subtitle. 

(g)  Penalty.- Except as otherwise provided in § 11-116 of this subtitle, a person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 38A, §§ 27, 27A, 29, 31, 34, 34C; 2003, ch. 5, § 2.]