Ordinance No. 0475 03-15-1971�
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ORDINANCE.NQ. 475
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 32 OF .THE-CODE OF THE .
CITY OF FRIDLEY BY PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE �
FIRE PREVENTION CODE, EDITION 1970 AS RECOMMENDED SY .
THE FSMERICAN INSURANCE ASSOCIATION AND ADDING PRO-
..VISIONS RELATIVE TO THE SALE, TRANSPORTATION AND USE
OF EXPLOSIVES AND AMMUNITIONS �
THE COUNCIL.OF THE CITY OF FRIDLEY DO aRDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That Section 32.01 of the City Code�of Fridley be amended as
follows:
The grovisions of the Fire Prevention Code as recommended by
the American Insurance Association, Edition o£ 1970, together
. with appendices "A" and "S" which are included in said code,
and excluding Section 28.1 of said code, are hereby adopted
by reference as the Fire Prevention Code £or the City of
. _ Fridley.
SECTION.�2. That Chapter 32 be amended.by adding Sections 32.411�, 32.012,
.32.013 and 32.014 as follows:
32.011 .PERMITS FOR USE OF EXPLOSIVES
Such permits shall be issued hy the Fire Prevention Chief of the
City of Fridley upon written applicatinn_to.him, said application
containing the following information:
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Name and address of applicant. � � �
Date, manufacturer and identification�nuxnber of the
explosives.
Positive identification of the applicant, such as drivers�
license and a statement whether or not the applicant has been
convicted of a felony or gross misdemeanor in the past 10
years.
Whether the purchaser or transferee has within the past ten
(10) years been adjudicated by a court of competent juris-
diction to be incompetent; or whether the proposed purchaser
or transferee is addicted to alcohol or any narcotic drug
or whether the purchaser or transferee has been, within the
past ten (10) years, admitted to any hospital or institution
because of or for treatment_of any mental deficiency.or
certified by a licensed medical doctor as�being mentally
ill or mentally deficient, or has been, within the same time
period acquitted of any criminal charge by reason of insanity.
Intended place of storage and security measures to be provided
at the storage site.
Evidence that the applicant has complied with regulations on
flammable liquids and explosives and as further promulgated
by the regulations of the state.fire marshall.
Payment of an application fee of $5.00.
Where the explosives are to be used in the Ci.ty�af Fridley,
the application shall show compliance with Chapter 54 of the
City Code concerning mini�ng sand and gravel.
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ORDINANCE NO. 475 CONTINUED
32.012 5ALE OF EXPIASIVES
a. No.person�shall possess,�store, keep, sell�or of£er for sale,
or give away, use, discharge or transport any explosives
in the City except by the authority�of a written permit as
specified above and issued by the Fire Prevention Chief.
b. Any person selling explosives in the City of Fridley shall
.- obtain from each purchaser, a written statement or purchase
form showing the date, manufacturer, type and identi£ication
number of the explosive, the quantity involved. �He shall
obtain the full name and�address of the buyer, date of
. birth and shall require a drivers license or other positive
. means of identification, whether� the intended buyer has been
� convicted of a felony or gross misdemeanor within the past
. ten years, the intended place of storage�and the security
measures to be provided at the storage and use site. The
seller of any explosives shall notify the Fridley Police
Department o£ any sale of explosives immediately after the
sale and shall furnish the full name, address and date of
birth of the purchaser. The seller shall furnish the
.� completed purchase form to the Fridley Police Departrnent
within eight hours of the sale.
32.013. GUNPOWDER AND BLACKPOWDER
, -� Purchase, possession, transportation and use.of.gunpowder and -
. ]alack powder, but not the sale thereof, used for.the purpose •
. . of loading shotgun, rifle, pistol or revolver cartridges shall
. . be exempt from the provisions of this ordinance.
32.014 VIOLATIONS AND.CONFISCATIONS OF ILLEGAL EXPLOSIVES
Failure to exhibit a permit for the possession�or use of any
explosives or willfully £alsifying any required information
required in 32.011 or 32.012 (b) shall be prima facie evidence
of violation of this chapter and shall.be�deemed a misdemeanor,
In addition to any other�penalties, explosives being possessed
or used illegally can be confiscated by the Fire or Police
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- PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL.OF THE CITY.OF FRIDLEY THIS 15TH DAY
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� � MAYOR - JACK 0. KIRKE9AM
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CITY CLERK - MARVI C. BRONSELL .. � � �. � �
First Reading: March 1, 1971
Second Reading: March 15, 1971
Publish.......: March 24, 1971
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