(a) Detonation Permit. Whoever contemplates the detonation of an explosive charge shall first make application to the Mayor for a permit to do so. Such application shall set forth the type of explosive and the amount to be used, the time of the proposed discharge and the location of the proposed discharge. The amount of explosive to be used and the detonation of same shall be determined and supervised by an expert in the use of explosives. The expert shall be designated by the Mayor and Council and shall make a report to the Mayor and Council after each and every discharge. The Mayor shall not grant a permit unless the same is approved by the expert.
(b) Mayor May Require Bond or Insurance. It shall be within the discretion of the Mayor to require the applicant to post an indemnity bond not less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) nor more than two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000), payable to the Municipality, with surety satisfactory to the Municipality, conditioned for the payment of all final judgments that may be rendered against the person or persons for damages caused to persons and to property by reason of the explosion. The Mayor may accept, in lieu of such indemnity bond, a policy of liability insurance covering the proposed explosion in the same sums hereinbefore mentioned. (Ord. 847-61. Passed 8-22-61.)
(c) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.