§ 147-10. Exceptions.

This chapter shall apply to explosives and other hazardous materials as hereinafter defined, except that it shall not apply, except as to routes to be followed, to transportation when under the jurisdiction of the Interstate Commerce Commission and in conformity with the regulations promulgated by the Commission or regulations lawfully on file and approved by the Commission, nor to facilities for shipment by water when in conformity with the regulations of and under the jurisdiction of the United States Coast Guard, nor to the transportation and use of small quantities encountered in normal and emergency operations of federal agencies (such as the Bureau of Mines, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Secret Service), nor the movement of munitions by the United States Department of Defense, nor State Police or duly authorized State Militia, nor to Municipal Police or Fire Departments, provided that they are acting within their official and in proper performance of their duties.