Wisconsin Code § 941.31

Possession of explosives
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(1) Whoever makes,
buys, transports, possesses, or transfers any explosive compound
or offers to do the same, either with intent to use such explosive to
commit a crime or knowing that another intends to use it to commit a crime, is guilty of a Class F felony.
(2) (a) In this subsection, “improvised explosive device”
means a destructive explosive device capable of causing bodily

harm, great bodily harm, death or property damage; with some
type of explosive material and a means of detonating the explosive material, directly, remotely, or with a timer either present or
readily capable of being inserted or attached; which may include
a pipe or similar casing, with the ends of the pipe or casing
capped, plugged or crimped, and a fuse or similar object sticking
out of the pipe or casing; and made by a person not engaged in the
legitimate manufacture or legitimate use of explosives, or otherwise authorized by law to do so. “Improvised explosive device”
does not include ammunition for any rifle, pistol or shotgun.
(b) Whoever makes, buys, sells, transports, possesses, uses or
transfers any improvised explosive device, or possesses materials
or components with intent to assemble any improvised explosive
device, is guilty of a Class H felony.
(c) This subsection does not apply to the transportation, possession, use, or transfer of any improvised explosive device by
any armed forces or national guard personnel or to any peace officer in the line of duty or as part of a duty-related function or exercise. The restriction on transportation in this subsection does not
apply to common carriers. Notwithstanding s. 939.22 (22), this
paragraph does not apply to a commission warden.

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