(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section, a person commits the crime of unlawful possession of phosphorus if the person knowingly possesses any amount of phosphorus.\n(2) Subsection (1) of this section does not apply to:\n(a) A person who is conducting a licensed business that involves phosphorus in the manufacture of:\n(A) The striking surface used for lighting matches;\n(B) Flame retardant polymers; or\n(C) Fireworks if the person possesses a federal license to manufacture explosives;\n(b) A person who possesses phosphorus in conjunction with experiments conducted in a chemistry or chemistry related laboratory maintained by a:\n(A) Regularly established public or private secondary school; or\n(B) Public or private institution of higher education that is accredited by a regional or national accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education;\n(c) A retail distributor, wholesaler, manufacturer, warehouseman or common carrier or an agent of any of these persons, who possesses phosphorus in the regular course of lawful business activities;\n(d) The possession of phosphorus as a component of a commercially produced product including, t of any of these persons, who possesses phosphorus in the regular course of lawful business activities;\n(d) The possession of phosphorus as a component of a commercially produced product including, but not limited to, matchbooks, fireworks and emergency flares; or\n(e) A person who possesses phosphorus in a chemical compound in the regular course of a lawful agricultural activity.\n(3) Unlawful possession of phosphorus is a Class A misdemeanor. [2001 c.615 §4]
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