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. (a) No person shall do any one of the following without
first having made application for and received a permit in accordance
with this section:
(1) Manufacture explosives.
(2) Sell, furnish, or give away explosives.
(3) Receive, store, or possess explosives.
(4) Transport explosives.
(5) Use explosives.
(6) Operate a terminal for handling explosives.
(7) Park or leave standing any vehicle carrying explosives, except
when parked or left standing in or at a safe stopping place
designated as such by the Department of the California Highway Patrol
under Division 14 (commencing with Section 31600) of the Vehicle
Code.
(b) Application for a permit shall be made to the appropriate
issuing authority.
(c) (1) A permit shall be obtained from the issuing authority
having the responsibility in the area where the activity, as
specified in subdivision (a), is to be conducted.
(2) If the person holding a valid permit for the use or storage of
explosives desires to purchase or receive explosives in a
jurisdiction other than that of intended use or storage, the person
shall first present the permit to the issuing authority in the
jurisdiction of purchase or receipt for endorsement. The issuing
authority may include any reasonable restrictions or conditions which
the authority finds necessary for the prevention of fire and
explosion, the preservation of life, safety, or the control and
security of explosives within the authority's jurisdiction. If, for
any reason, the issuing authority refuses to endorse the permit
previously issued in the area of intended use or storage, the
authority shall immediately notify both the issuing authority who
issued the permit and the Department of Justice of the fact of the
refusal and the reasons for the refusal.
(3) Every person who sells, gives away, delivers, or otherwise
disposes of explosives to another person shall first be satisfied
that the person receiving the explosives has a permit valid for that
purpose. When the permit to receive explosives indicates that the
intended storage or use of the explosives is other than in that area
in which the permittee receives the explosives, the person who sells,
gives away, delivers, or otherwise disposes of the explosives shall
ensure that the permit has been properly endorsed by a local issuing
authority and, further, shall immediately send a copy of the record
of sale to the issuing authority who originally issued the permit in
the area of intended storage or use. The issuing authority in the
area in which the explosives are received or sold shall not issue a
permit for the possession, use, or storage of explosives in an area
not within the authority's jurisdiction.
(d) In the event any person desires to receive explosives for use
in an area outside of this state, a permit to receive the explosives
shall be obtained from the State Fire Marshal.
(e) A permit may include any restrictions or conditions which the
issuing authority finds necessary for the prevention of fire and
explosion, the preservation of life, safety, or the control and
security of explosives.
(f) A permit shall remain valid only until the time when the act
or acts authorized by the permit are performed, but in no event shall
the permit remain valid for a period longer than one year from the
date of issuance of the permit.
(g) Any valid permit which authorizes the performance of any act
shall not constitute authorization for the performance of any act not
stipulated in the permit.
(h) An issuing authority shall not issue a permit authorizing the
transportation of explosives pursuant to this section if the display
of placards for that transportation is required by Section 27903 of
the Vehicle Code, unless the driver possesses a license for the
transportation of hazardous materials issued pursuant to Division
14.1 (commencing with Section 32000) of the Vehicle Code, or the
explosives are a hazardous waste or extremely hazardous waste, as
defined in Sections 25117 and 25115 of the Health and Safety Code,
and the transporter is currently registered as a hazardous waste
hauler pursuant to Section 25163 of the Health and Safety Code.
(i) An issuing authority shall not issue a permit pursuant to this
section authorizing the handling or storage of division 1.1, 1.2, or
1.3 explosives in a building, unless the building has caution
placards which meet the standards established pursuant to subdivision
(g) of Section 12081.
(j) (1) A permit shall not be issued to a person who meets any of
the following criteria:
(A) He or she has been convicted of a felony.
(B) He or she is addicted to a narcotic drug.
(C) He or she is in a class prohibited by state or federal law
from possessing, receiving, owning, or purchasing a firearm.
(2) For purposes of determining whether a person meets any of the
criteria set forth in this subdivision, the issuing authority shall
obtain two sets of fingerprints on prescribed cards from all persons
applying for a permit under this section and shall submit these cards
to the Department of Justice. The Department of Justice shall
utilize the fingerprint cards to make inquiries both within this
state and to the Federal Bureau of Investigation regarding the
criminal history of the applicant identified on the fingerprint card.
This paragraph does not apply to any person possessing a current
certificate of eligibility issued pursuant to subdivisions (a) to
(c), inclusive, of Section 26710 of the Penal Code or to any holder
of a dangerous weapons permit or license issued pursuant to Section
31000, 32650, or 33300 of the Penal Code, or pursuant to Sections
18900 to 18910, inclusive, or Sections 32700 to 32720, inclusive, of
the Penal Code.
(k) An issuing authority shall inquire with the Department of
Justice for the purposes of determining whether a person who is
applying for a permit meets any of the criteria specified in
subdivision (j). The Department of Justice shall determine whether a
person who is applying for a permit meets any of the criteria
specified in subdivision (j) and shall either grant or deny clearance
for a permit to be issued pursuant to the determination. The
Department of Justice shall not disclose the contents of a person's
records to any person who is not authorized to receive the
information in order to ensure confidentiality. If an applicant
becomes ineligible to hold a permit, the Department of Justice shall
provide to the issuing authority any subsequent arrest and conviction
information supporting that ineligibility.