Town of Crawford, NY Chapter 81 Explosives

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Crawford 7-22-1974 by L.L. No. 4-1974. Amendments noted where applicable.]

§ 81-1 Purpose.

It is the intention of this chapter to regulate the use of explosives in the mining, quarrying or processing of gravel, shale or other aggregate for commercial purposes.

§ 81-2 Statutory authority.

This chapter is enacted pursuant to the authority of § 464-a of the Labor Law.

§ 81-3 Terminology.

As hereinafter used, the term "explosives" is defined as set forth in § 451, Subdivision 1, of the Labor Law.

§ 81-4 Hours for use of explosives.

No person, firm or corporation shall detonate nor cause to be detonated any explosives in the Town of Crawford, except between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon and between 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. No blasting shall be permitted on Sundays, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, New Year's Day, July 4 and Memorial Day.

§ 81-5 Warning of detonation required.

No person, firm or corporation shall detonate nor cause to be detonated any explosives unless he shall first give warning of such detonation. The warning shall be in the form of an audible signal alarm which can be clearly heard within a radius of 1/2 mile of the point of detonation.

§ 81-6 Warning signals.

The warning signal as set forth in § 81-5 shall be sounded as follows:

A. Five minutes prior to the detonation: two thirty-second audible signals.

B. Two minutes prior to the detonation: two thirty-second audible signals.

C. One minute after the detonation: one thirty-second audible signal.

§ 81-7 Penalties for offenses.

[Amended 4-9-1987 by L.L. No. 4-1987]

Every person, firm or corporation that commits an offense against the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000 or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both. Each violation shall constitute a separate offense.