§ 14-284.1. Regulation of sale of explosives; reports; storage.
§14‑284.1. Regulation of sale of explosives; reports; storage.
(a) No person shallsell or deliver any dynamite or other powerful explosives as hereinafterdefined without being satisfied as to the identity of the purchaser or the oneto receive such explosives and then only upon the written application signed bythe person or agent of the person purchasing or receiving such explosive, whichapplication must contain a statement of the purpose for which such explosive isto be used.
(b) All persons deliveringor selling such explosives shall keep a complete record of all sales ordeliveries made, including the amounts sold and delivered, the names of thepurchasers or the one to whom the deliveries were made, the dates of all suchsales or such deliveries and the use to be made of such explosive, and shallpreserve such record and make the same available to any law‑enforcementofficer during business hours for a period of 12 months thereafter.
(c) All persons havingdynamite or other powerful explosives in their possession or under theircontrol shall at all times keep such explosives in a safe and secure manner,and when such explosives are not in the course of being used they shall bestored and protected against theft or other unauthorized possession.
(d) As used in thissection, the term "powerful explosives" includes, but shall not belimited to, nitroglycerin, trinitrotoluene, and blasting caps, detonators andfuses for the explosion thereof.
(e) Any personviolating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class 2misdemeanor.
(f) The provisions ofthis section are intended to apply only to sales to those who purchase foruse. Nothing herein contained is intended to apply to a sale made by amanufacturer, jobber, or wholesaler to a retail merchant for resale by saidmerchant.
(g) Nothing hereincontained shall be construed as repealing any law now prohibiting the sale offirecrackers or other explosives; nor shall this section be construed asauthorizing the sale of explosives now prohibited by law. (1953,c. 877; 1969, c. 1224, s. 6; 1993, c. 539, s. 181; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s.14(c).)