KRS 351.367: Permit to purchase, receive, or take possession of explosives -- Procedures -

- Restrictions -- Records.

(1) No person, firm, association, or corporation shall purchase, receive, or take

possession of explosives without first obtaining a permit from the department.

(2) The application for a permit to purchase, receive, or take possession of explosives

shall be on a form prescribed by the department and shall be accompanied by an

application fee of twenty dollars ($20). The application shall indicate the applicant's

name, address, type of business, the location at which the explosives will be used

and stored, and the purpose for which the explosives will be used. On those

operations for which licensed blasters or certified shotfirers are required, their

names and license numbers or certification numbers shall be included on the

application.

(3) Any person, firm, association, or corporation who procures a license from the

department to operate a coal or clay mine, pursuant to KRS 351.175, and who at the

time of application for license requests a permit to purchase, receive, or take

possession of explosives, shall be issued a permit by the department without cost to

the applicant.

(4) Permits to purchase, receive, or take possession of explosives shall be val id for a

period not to exceed one (1) year from the date of issue and shall not be

transferable.

(5) Permits shall be issued only to those persons, firms, associations, or corporations

who have proper facilities to store explosives, or to those who provide to the

department a written plan documenting the manner in which any excess explosives

shall be handled and returned to proper storage facilities.

(6) Explosive materials shall not be sold, given, delivered, or transferred to any person

not possessing a valid permit to purchase or receive them.

(7) Anyone who sells, gives, or distributes explosives shall maintain accurate records

for each sale or gift of explosives, listing the name, address, and permit number of

the person or company receiving the explosi ves and the quantity and types of

explosives received.

(8) The commissioner may suspend a permit for a period of twenty (20) days for due

cause; however, a permit may not be revoked until completion of a hearing, which

shall be conducted in accordance with KRS 351.345.

(9) Explosives which are transferred, sold, or distributed, for the purpose of resale, by a

registered explosive dealer or manufacturer to another registered dealer or

manufacturer shall be exempt from the provisions of this section.