Explosives

(a)

Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms are defined as follows:

Blaster: A person employed or designated by a user to detonate or otherwise effect the explosion of an explosive or who is in immediate personal charge and supervision of one or more other persons engaged in such activity.

Dealer: A person engaged in the wholesale or retail business of buying and selling explosives, provided that should a manufacturer-distributor make sales to users, such manufacturer shall not be required to obtain an additional permit as a dealer.

Explosive: Any mixture, compound or material capable of producing an explosion, including, but not limited to, dynamite, nitroglycerine trinitrotoluene, ammonium nitrate, blasting caps and detonators, but not including cartridges for firearms, and not including fireworks as defined in F.S. ch. 791.

Manufacturer-distributor: A person engaged in the manufacture, production and distribution of explosives to others for resale or use.

User: The person who, as an ultimate consumer of an explosive, purchases same from a dealer or manufacturer-distributor, or acquires the possession of any explosive by any other means.

(b)

Registration; site inspection. No person shall detonate or otherwise effect an explosion within the city without first having registered with the department of fire-rescue, qualifying for, and having a separate site inspection and approval for each proposed blasting location within the city. The director of the department of fire-rescue or designated agent thereof shall be notified at least 24 hours prior to a proposed blasting operation so that a representative can effect an on-the-site inspection.

(c)

Permit required. For each proposed blasting that takes place at a single location, a permit shall be required from the department of fire-rescue when [sic] "manufacturer-distributors," "dealers," "users" and "blasters" within the city. Such permit forms shall be furnished by the department.

(d)

Permit fees. The cost of the permit fee for explosive demolition of any structure shall be $347.00 and shall be paid at least 30 days in advance of any such proposed blasting at a single location.

(Ord. No. 10824, § 2, 1-10-91; Ord. No. 11007, § 1, 10-8-92; Code 1980, § 19-6; Ord. No. 13108, § 4, 10-8-09)