2010 Pennsylvania Code
Title 18 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES
Chapter 61 - Firearms and Other Dangerous Articles
6162 - Shipping explosives.

     § 6162.  Shipping explosives.
        (a)  Offense defined.--A person is guilty of a misdemeanor of
     the third degree if he knowingly delivers, or causes to be
     delivered to any transportation company, or to any person
     engaged in the business of transportation, any explosive
     material adapted for blasting, or for any other purpose for
     which such articles may be used, under any false or deceptive
     invoice or description, or without informing the carrier at or
     before the time when such delivery is made, of the true nature
     of the same, and without having the keg, barrel, can or package
     containing the same plainly marked with the name of the
     explosive material therein contained, together with the word
     "dangerous."
        (b)  Damages.--Any person convicted of an offense under this
     section shall, in addition to any other penalty, be responsible
     for all damages to persons or property directly or indirectly
     resulting from the explosion of any such article.
        (c)  Opening of suspected containers.--Any person engaged in
     the business of transportation, upon affidavit made of the fact
     that any container tendered for transportation, not in
     compliance with the provisions of this section is believed to
     contain explosive material, may require such container to be
     opened, and refuse to receive any such container unless such
     requirement is complied with.
        (d)  Disposition of explosives.--If such container is opened
     and found to contain any explosive material, the container and
     its contents shall be forthwith removed to any lawful place for
     the storing of explosives. After conviction of the offender, or
     after three months from such removal, the container, with its
     contents, shall be sold at public sale, after the expiration of
     ten days from notice of the time and place of such sale,
     published in one newspaper in the county where such seizure
     shall have been made. The proceeds of such sale, after deducting
     therefrom the expenses of removal, storage, advertisement and
     sale, shall be paid into the treasury of the county.