(A) No person, firm or corporation shall store, keep, sell or transport within the city, any turpentine, tar, pitch, resin, hemp, cotton, gunpowder, nitro-glycerine, petroleum, or any of the products thereof, including fuel oil, coal oil, arid gasoline, fire crackers, torpedoes, or other sorts of fire works, or other similar combustible explosive materials, without first having obtained a license therefor; provided that any person may keep gunpowder for his or her own use in any quantity not exceeding two pounds at one time; and provided further that this section shall not apply to persons having small amounts of said substances in their possession for household or medicinal uses.
(B) Every person, firm or corporation licensed under the provisions of this section shall pay an annual license fee of $25; provided that persons who hold licenses to conduct another business in which the above articles are usually sold, shall not be required to obtain a license to sell or store the aforesaid articles.
(C) No person to whom any license may be granted shall deposit or keep in store exceeding 50 pounds of gunpowder or any other like explosive substance, within the city unless the same shall be kept in a secure, fireproof powder house, or magazine, built for that purpose and located at least 300 feet from any other occupied building; nor shall such person, at his or her place of business, or elsewhere in the city, keep on hand at any one time, for sale or delivery, exceeding 50 pounds of gunpowder, or any other like explosive substance, which shall be kept in a tin or other metallic canisters, containers or cases, stored in a part of the building remote from any fire, lamp or gas light and where it can be easily removed in case of fire.
(D) No person shall carry or convey any gunpowder or any other like explosive substance, in or through any street, avenue, alley or other public place in a careless or negligent manner, or in any quantity exceeding two pounds, except, the be enclosed in secure canisters, containers, case nor shall remain with the same in any street, alley or other public place, longer than may be necessary for the carrying or transportation thereof from one place to another.
(E) It shall be unlawful for any person or corporation to manufacture anywhere within the city any gunpowder, gun cotton, giant powder, dynamite, nitro-glycerine or other high explosive or similar material.
(F) It shall, be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to keep, store, transport, sell or use any crude petroleum, fuel oil, benzine, gasoline, naphtha, ether, coal oil or other like volatile combustibles or compounds in such a manner or to cause such circumstances as will jeopardize life or property; nor shall the same be permitted to stand open and exposed in any building or other place; nor shall the same be kept stored or transported except in air-tight containers; nor shall the floors or walls of any building used for the keeping or storing of said materials be permitted to become coated with grease and oil; nor shall rubbish be permitted to accumulate in any part thereof.
(G) It shall be the duty of the Chief of Police, or a member of the Police Department, under his or her supervision to inspect, at least four times yearly, the premises occupied or used by any person licensed under the provisions of this section, to ascertain whether the provisions of this section and of all ordinances of the city relative to fire prevention, health and safety are being complied with and he or she shall have the authority to require any licensee to take all necessary measures to properly safeguard life or property.
(Ord. 1612, passed 5-6-2003)