[Adopted as Ch. 11, Art. I, of the 1963 City Code (Ch. 145, Art. I, of the 1980 Code)]
No license shall be granted by the City Council for the use of any building or structure in the City for the keeping, storage, manufacture or sale of gunpowder, dynamite, crude petroleum or any of its products, or of explosives or flammable fluids or compounds, tablets, torpedoes or any explosives of a like nature or of any other explosive except fireworks or firecrackers, until a permit for such use has been obtained by the applicant for such license from the Chief of Police or his authorized agent and until all police regulations for such use have been complied with or accepted by such applicant according to law.
No license shall be granted by the City Council for the use of any building or structure for the manufacture of fireworks or firecrackers until a permit for such use of any such building or structure has been obtained by the applicant for such license from the Chief of Police or his authorized agent and until all police regulations for such use have been complied with or accepted by such applicant according to law.
No person shall use, set fire to or explode or cause to be used, set fire to or exploded any rocket, firecracker, squib, serpent or any other firework or explosive substance or compound the use of which is not specifically prohibited by law except on such days and between such hours and under such terms and conditions as the Chief of Police may, by order of the City Council and subject to the provisions of law, from time to time determine and direct.
All applications for licenses to sell, rent or lease firearms shall first be approved by the Chief of Police before such licenses are granted. The conditions expressed in MGL c. 140, § 123, shall be incorporated in every license so granted, and the City Council shall fix and determine the fees to be charged for such licenses according to the provisions of § 171-4 of this Code.
[Amended 1-12-1982 by Doc. 239]
The fees to be charged for licenses under the provisions of MGL c. 148, § 13, are hereby established as follows:
A. 
Flammable products; explosives.
[Amended 7-10-2007 by Doc. 76]
(1) 
Fuel oil and gasoline.
(a) 
One gallon to 10,000 gallons: $100.
(b) 
10,001 gallons to 25,000 gallons: $200.
(c) 
25,001 gallons to 50,000 gallons: $400.
(d) 
50,001 gallons to 100,000 gallons: $600.
(e) 
100,001 gallons to 500,000 gallons: $800.
(f) 
500,001 gallons to 1,000,000 gallons: $1,200.
(g) 
Over 1,000,000 gallons: $1,600.
(2) 
Any other Class A inflammable fluids, as defined in Form S Rules and Regulations of the State Department of Public Safety, in an amount exceeding 165 gallons: $100.
(3) 
Any other Class B inflammable fluids, as defined in Form S Rules and Regulations of the State Department of Public Safety, in an amount exceeding 500 gallons: $100.
(4) 
Any other Class C inflammable fluids, as defined in Form S Rules and Regulations of the State Department of Public Safety, in an amount exceeding 1,000 gallons: $100.
(5) 
Any inflammable compounds, as defined by Form S Rules and Regulations of the State Department of Public Safety, in an amount exceeding 156 gallons: $100.
(6) 
Any inflammable solids, as defined in Form S Rules and Regulations of the Department of Public Safety, in an amount exceeding 100 pounds: $100.
(7) 
Any Class A explosives, as defined in the Rules and Regulations Form Y State Department of Public Safety, in an amount not exceeding 100 pounds: $150.
(8) 
Any Class A explosives, as defined in Rules and Regulations Form Y State Department of Public Safety, in an amount exceeding 100 pounds: $300.
(9) 
Any Class B explosives, as defined in Rules and Regulations Form Y State Department of Public Safety, in an amount not exceeding 100 pounds: $50.
(10) 
Any Class B explosives, as defined in Rules and Regulations Form Y State Department of Public Safety, in an amount exceeding 100 pounds: $50.
B. 
This article shall not apply to the storage of petroleum products for household purposes.
The fees to be charged for the registration of the certificate under the provisions of MGL c. 148, § 13, shall be 1/2 of the amount of the fee paid for the license for like use of a designated building or structure.
No person shall place or pour, or cause to be placed or poured, any kerosene, naphtha, gasoline, benzine, petroleum, turpentine or other oils, fluids or substances injurious or harmful to asphalt or bitulithic, or to any other kind of pavement, upon or along any such pavement within the streets, ways or public places of the City.