Do you live in USA & buy, sell or own cannon (visco) fuse?
NEW regulatory determination by BATFE.
As of NOW, if it's not already built into consumer fireworks or "designed to be used in small arms ammunition" (WHAT ammunition uses visco?!), visco fuse is a BATFE controlled item.
Apparently, the guys selling 20' rolls of "cannon fuse" at gun shows or roadside fireworks stands now need BATFE licenses, must store their roll of visco in an explosives magazine- and MAINTAIN RECORDS! As must their customer... You?
Here's the newsletter with their "determination". See pages 3-4.
https://www.atf.gov/sites/default/fi...terdec2014.pdf
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Pyrotechnic Hobby Fuse Exemption
The Federal explosives laws at 18 U.S.C. §845(a)(4) and the
implementing regulations at 27 CFR 555.141(a)(4) generally
exempt small arms ammunition and components of small arms
ammunition. The regulation at 27 CFR 555.11 defines
“Ammunition” in relevant part, as, “Small arms ammunition or
cartridge cases, primers, bullets, or smokeless propellants
designed for use in small arms, including percussion caps,
and 3⁄32 inch and other external burning pyrotechnic hobby
fuses...”.
ATF has long held that the term “small arms ammunition”
pertains to .50 caliber or smaller rifle or handgun ammunition,
as well as certain shotgun ammunition. The regulations at
27 CFR 555.141(a)(7) generally exempt the importation,
distribution, and storage of fireworks classified as UN0336,
UN0337, UN0431, or UN0432 explosives by the U.S. Department
of Transportation (DOT) at 49 CFR 172.101—consumer fireworks
and articles pyrotechnic as defined in 27 CFR 555.11.
Consumer fireworks are typically manufactured and initiated
with pyrotechnic fuse designed specifically to meet DOT and
Consumer Product Safety Commission requirements. Therefore,
3⁄32 inch and other external burning pyrotechnic hobby fuses
are exempt from the provisions in 27 CFR, Part 555—Commerce
in Explosives, only when: 1) they are designed for use in
small arms ammunition; or 2) integrated into consumer fireworks
or articles pyrotechnic during the manufacturing process.
Pyrotechnic fuses (e.g., time fuse, quickmatch, sticky match)
designed for use in fireworks manufacturing or in other
fireworks activities and that are not integrated into consumer
fireworks or articles pyrotechnic are not exempt from ATF’s
explosives regulations.
Hence, persons engaged in the business of importing, manufacturing,
or distributing pyrotechnic fuse not designed for use in small
arms ammunition, and not integrated in consumer fireworks or
articles pyrotechnic, must possess an ATF explosives license.
Persons acquiring pyrotechnic fuse not designed for use in
small arms ammunition and not integrated in consumer fireworks
or articles pyrotechnic must, among other requirements:
1) possess an ATF explosives license or permit appropriate
for their operations;
2) store the fuse in an explosives storage magazine pursuant
to the requirements at 27 CFR 555, Subpart K — Storage; and
3) maintain records pursuant to the requirements at 27 CFR 555,
Subpart G — Records and Reports.
Individuals may contact ATF’s Explosives Industry Programs Branch
for specific pyrotechnic fuse determinations.
