Section 12540 Of Chapter 2. Exceptions From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 11. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 2.
12540
. The provisions of this part shall not apply to any of the
following:
(a) Explosives regulated under Part 1 (commencing with Section
12000) of Division 11.
(b) Arms and handguns defined as firearms by the Federal Gun
Control Act of 1968, as well as such devices and weapons classified
under Section 16460 of the Penal Code or any provision listed in
Section 16590 of the Penal Code, including blank cartridge pistols of
the type used at sporting events or theatrical productions.
(c) Research or experiments with rockets or missiles or the
production or transportation of rockets or missiles by the Department
of Defense of the United States, or by any agency or organization
acting pursuant to a contract with the Department of Defense for the
development and production of rockets or missiles.
(d) Paper caps which contain less than 0.25 grain of pyrotechnic
composition per unit load.