[Ord. No. 624 § 82, 2-3-1958]
this Article applies to all explosives except small arms ammunition
and pyrotechnic devices. The manufacturing of explosives is prohibited.
A permit shall be obtained to have, keep, use, store or transport
any explosives and such permit shall be issued only in compliance
with the terms of this Article.
[Ord. No. 624 § 83, 2-3-1958]
Explosives shall be transported on vehicles only if such vehicles
are conspicuously marked "DANGER — EXPLOSIVES!" and
shall never be transported in or on any conveyance carrying passengers
for hire. It shall be unlawful for any person to place or carry or
cause to be carried in the bed or body of a vehicle containing explosives,
any metal tool or other piece of metal or any matches or any exploders,
detonators, blasting caps or other similar explosive material.
[Ord. No. 624 § 84, 2-3-1958]
Magazines containing explosives shall be located at distances
from neighboring buildings, highways and railroads in conformity with
the American Quantity and Distance Table; provided, that one portable
magazine kept securely locked and conspicuously marked "MAGAZINE — EXPLOSIVES!"
containing not more than fifty (50) pounds of explosives may be allowed
in a building not occupied as a dwelling or place of public assembly
if placed on wheels and located not more than ten (10) feet from,
on the same floor with, and directly opposite to the entrance on the
floor nearest the street level, and one similar portable magazine
containing not more than five thousand (5,000) blasting caps may be
allowed if placed on wheels and located on the floor nearest the street
level. Blasting caps or detonators of any kind shall not be kept in
the same magazine with other explosives.
