§ 1603 - Definitions - Vermont Statutes

§ 1603. Definitions

For the purposes of this chapter:

(1) "Destructive device" means any:

(A) explosive, incendiary or poison gas bomb; or

(B) explosive, incendiary or poison gas grenade; or

(C) explosive, incendiary or poison gas rocket having a propellant charge of more than four ounces; or

(D) explosive, incendiary or poison gas missile having an explosive or incendiary charge of more than one-quarter ounce; or

(E) explosive, incendiary or poison gas mine; or

(F) device which consists of or includes a breakable container including a flammable liquid or compound, and a wick composed of any material which, when ignited, is capable of igniting the flammable liquid or compound, and can be carried or thrown by one individual acting alone; or

(G) device similar to those devices enumerated in subdivisions (1) and (1)(A)-(E) of this section.

A destructive device does not include a firearm or ammunition therefor.

(2) "Explosive" means dynamite, or any explosive compound of which nitroglycerin forms a part, or fulminate in bulk or dry condition, or blasting caps, or detonating fuses, or blasting powder or any other similar explosive. The term does not include a firearm or ammunition therefor or any components of ammunition for a firearm including primers, smokeless powder or black gunpowder.

(3) "Hoax device" means any device so designed, assembled, fabricated or manufactured as to convey the physical appearance of an explosive or incendiary bomb or the physical appearance of any of the devices enumerated in subdivisions (1)(A)-(F) of this section which is lacking an explosive or incendiary charge. (Added 1971, No. 107, § 1, eff. 30 days from April 22, 1971; amended 1975, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. 30 days from April 7, 1976.)