As used in this chapter, the following words shall have the meanings
indicated:
PERSON
Includes one or more persons of either sex, natural persons, corporations,
partnerships, associations, joint-stock companies, societies and all other
entities of any kind capable of being sued.
No person shall transport, store, sell, deliver, use or have in his
possession in the Village of New Hyde Park any explosives for commercial purposes
without written permission from the Board of Trustees.
[Amended 10-22-1973]
Permits shall be issued by the Board of Trustees, for a period not to
exceed one month, upon the filing of an application, in writing, with the
Village Clerk and upon the payment of a fee of $100 and the giving of a bond
in the penal sum of not less than $50,000, to be approved by the Village Attorney
as to form, sureties and amount.
No explosives shall be used within the limits of the village, except
pursuant to restrictions and specifications contained in a written permit
so to do, first obtained from the Board of Trustees of the village, which
permit shall, in all cases, be subject to the following restrictions:
A. Quantities less than 10 pounds shall not be exploded
within a radius of 140 feet of the nearest building.
B. Quantities of 10 pounds or more but not in excess of
24 pounds 15 ounces shall not be exploded within a radius of 200 feet of the
nearest building.
C. Quantities of 25 pounds or more but not in excess of
40 pounds shall not be exploded within a radius of 250 feet of the nearest
building.
D. No explosives in quantities greater than 40 pounds shall
be exploded within the village.
[Amended 11-16-1999 by L.L. No. 4-1999]
A violation of any of the provisions of this chapter is hereby declared to be unlawful and a criminal offense. Each such offense is hereby designated a Class B misdemeanor as defined in Article IIA of Chapter
1 of the Village Code, and every such misdemeanor shall be punishable in accordance with the provisions of Subsections
D,
E and
F of §
1-27 of that article.