15-20-150 Supervision of magazines.

   All magazines shall at all times be in the care of a competent employee whose duty it shall be to see that no unauthorized person has access to them. Said employee shall have no other duty that will interfere with his careful supervision of such magazine or thaw house, and shall have a certificate of fitness as a magazine keeper.

   All magazines shall be painted bright red, with the words “Magazine – Danger” painted thereon in white letters on a black background. Such letters shall be at least six inches high.

   Only persons who hold certificates of fitness, or other authorized persons, shall be permitted to have access to magazines, which shall be kept securely locked when not open for the introduction or removal of explosives or for inspection by duly authorized officers of the city.

(Prior code §  125-15)

15-20-160 Danger signs.

   All exterior walls of every magazine shall be painted bright red. The words “Magazine – Danger” shall be painted in a conspicuous position on the front wall of every magazine.

(Prior code §  125-16)

15-20-170 Sales to minors.

   It is hereby declared to be unlawful for any person to sell, deliver, or give to any person under 18 years of age any black powder, dynamite, nitroglycerine, guncotton or other explosive.

(Prior code §  125-17)

15-20-180 Seizure of explosives kept unlawfully.

   If it shall be found that any of the explosives mentioned in Section 15-20-010 are being kept in any building, structure or premises, or in any vehicle or on board of any vessel within the city in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter, any such explosives so kept shall be immediately seized and removed to such place as the fire commissioner may direct.

   It is hereby made the duty of the members of the police department to assist in making such seizure when requested so to do by the fire commissioner, and to assist in the removal of such explosives to such place as may be designated by the fire commissioner.

(Prior code § 125-18; Amend Coun. J. 5-18-16, p. 24131, § 141)

15-20-190 Restrictions.

   (a)   No person shall have more than 1,000 electrical detonators in stock at any time.

   (b)   Chlorides calculated as potassium chloride must not exceed one-fourth of one percent.

   (c)   Any explosive mixture containing chlorate of potash offered for sale must contain no free acid or substance liable to produce free acid.

   (d)   Any explosives containing chlorate of potash or nitre compounds shall be subject to the British heat test.

   (e)   It shall be unlawful to sell, transport, or use leaky dynamite (leaking nitroglycerine).

   (f)   The keeping or storing of nitrocellulose in a dry condition in quantities greater than ten pounds in one place is hereby prohibited.

   (g)   The use of frozen or partly frozen cartridges and the breaking or cutting of them or drilling them for caps is hereby prohibited.

   (h)   Blasting powder, black powder, sporting powder, rifle powder, all military smokeless powder, and low blasting explosives shall be packed in metal cased containing not more than 25 pounds.

(Prior code §  125-19)

15-20-200 Manufacture of explosives prohibited.

   No person shall manufacture, assemble, or mix anywhere within the city any black powder, guncotton, giant powder, dynamite, nitroglycerine, fulminate of mercury, or other explosives of similar nature.

(Prior code §  125-20)

ARTICLE II. FIREWORKS (15-20-210 et seq.)