# Va. Code Ann. § 59.1-138: Record of sales required; signing by purchasers; sales to persons under eighteen prohibited

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_T59.1_C10_S59.1-138

## Section

- **Citation:** Va. Code Ann. § 59.1-138
- **Heading:** Record of sales required; signing by purchasers; sales to persons under eighteen prohibited
- **Jurisdiction:** Virginia
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Virginia Code / Title 59.1 / Chapter 10 / Section 59.1-138

## Text

(a) Any person selling any explosives covered by this chapter shall keep a record of all such explosives sold, showing the kind and quantity sold, the name and address of the purchaser, and the date of each sale. The person selling such explosives shall also require any person purchasing such explosives to sign such record at the time of such purchase.

(b) No person shall sell, deliver, give away, or otherwise dispose of any explosives to any individual under eighteen years of age, whether such individual is acting for himself, herself, or for any other person.

Code 1950, § 59-223; 1960, c. 578; 1968, c. 439; 1972, c. 824.

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