Subdivision 1. Requirement. Any person desiring to possess explosives or blasting agents, other than a person licensed as provided in section 299F.73, shall make application for a permit for the use of explosives or blasting agents to the appropriate local sheriff or chief of police of a statutory or home rule charter city of the first, second, or third class, or such other person as is designated by the commissioner of public safety, on a standardized form provided by the commissioner of public safety.
Subd. 2. Contents. The application shall require the applicant's name, address, purpose for acquiring explosives or blasting agents, place of intended acquisition, quantity required, place and time of intended use, place and means of storage until such use, and whether the applicant is a person to whom no such permit may be issued pursuant to section 299F.77. Issuing authorities may request a certificate from the applicant regarding the applicant's knowledge in the use, handling, and storage of explosives and blasting agents, and may refuse to issue a permit to any person who does not have sufficient knowledge to protect the public safety. Any person aggrieved by the denial of a permit may request a hearing before the commissioner of public safety. The provisions of sections 14.57 to 14.69 shall apply to such hearings and subsequent proceedings, if any.
Subd. 3. Notice. Prior to the storage or use of explosives or blasting agents, the applicant shall notify the appropriate local fire official and law enforcement agency.
Subd. 4. Data classification and use. (a) The portions of an application submitted under this section and any other data held by an issuing authority, local fire official, or law enforcement agency that indicate the applicant's place and time of intended use of explosives or blasting agents and place and means of storage of the explosives or blasting agents until such use shall be classified as nonpublic data pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 9.
(b) Nonpublic data held pursuant to this section may be shared with other law enforcement, and with employees of a government entity or utility, as defined in section 609.594, subdivision 1, whose job duties require access to a facility containing explosives or blasting agents. Any recipient of nonpublic data under this paragraph is prohibited from disclosing the data to anyone not directly involved in the work to be completed at the site where the explosives or blasting agents are stored or to be used.
1971 c 845 s 5; 1973 c 169 s 1; 1975 c 77 s 2; 1982 c 424 s 130; 1987 c 384 art 2 s 1; 1994 c 636 art 5 s 6; 2008 c 315 s 18
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety
Section 299F.01 — Fire Marshal.
Section 299F.011 — State Fire Code; Administration And Enforcement.
Section 299F.0115 — Exemption For Members Of Federally Recognized Tribes.
Section 299F.012 — Fire Safety Account.
Section 299F.013 — Fuel Dispensing.
Section 299F.014 — Petroleum Storage Tanks; Tank Vehicle Parking.
Section 299F.03 — Special Attorney.
Section 299F.035 — Fire Department Use Of Criminal History Data.
Section 299F.036 — Firefighter; Previous Employment Investigation.
Section 299F.037 — Reporting Firefighter Deaths.
Section 299F.04 — Origin Of Fire Investigated; Computerized Arson Data.
Section 299F.05 — Law Enforcement Powers; Information System.
Section 299F.051 — Arson Training.
Section 299F.052 — Arson Reporting Immunity Law, Citation.
Section 299F.053 — Definitions.
Section 299F.054 — Disclosure Of Information.
Section 299F.055 — Confidential Data; Evidence.
Section 299F.056 — Enforcement.
Section 299F.057 — Applicability Of Ordinances; Concurrent Jurisdiction.
Section 299F.059 — Juvenile Fire Setter Intervention.
Section 299F.06 — Testimonial Powers.
Section 299F.08 — Premises, When Entered.
Section 299F.09 — Building Entered Within Reasonable Hours.
Section 299F.092 — Definitions.
Section 299F.093 — Powers And Duties Of Commissioner.
Section 299F.094 — Report Required; Contents.
Section 299F.095 — Powers And Duties Of Fire Department.
Section 299F.096 — Duty To Safeguard Private Information.
Section 299F.099 — Local Ordinance Preempted.
Section 299F.18 — Combustible Material Removed.
Section 299F.19 — Flammable Liquids And Explosives.
Section 299F.20 — Failure To Comply, Punishment.
Section 299F.28 — Records Are Public, Exceptions.
Section 299F.29 — County And City Attorneys To Assist.
Section 299F.30 — Fire Drill In School; Doors And Exits.
Section 299F.31 — Penalties Paid Into State Treasury.
Section 299F.32 — Statutory Construction.
Section 299F.35 — Statement Of Insured, Use In Civil Action.
Section 299F.3605 — Petroleum Refineries.
Section 299F.362 — Smoke Detector; Installation; Rules; Penalty.
Section 299F.391 — Health Care, Education, Or Lodging Facility.
Section 299F.40 — Liquefied Petroleum Or Industrial Gas Container.
Section 299F.46 — Hotel Inspections.
Section 299F.47 — School Inspections.
Section 299F.48 — Automatic Sprinkler Systems In Existing Public Housing Buildings.
Section 299F.50 — Definitions.
Section 299F.51 — Requirements For Carbon Monoxide Alarms.
Section 299F.56 — Definitions; Natural Gas Pipeline Safety.
Section 299F.57 — Safety Standards; Gas Pipeline.
Section 299F.58 — Certification And Report To Federal Government.
Section 299F.59 — Compliance With Standards.
Section 299F.60 — Pipeline Violation; Rules, Civil Penalties.
Section 299F.61 — Pipeline Violation; Injunctive Relief, Judicial Procedure.
Section 299F.62 — Plan To Operate And Maintain Gas Pipeline.
Section 299F.63 — Records, Reports, Inspections.
Section 299F.631 — Inspection Fee; Assessment, Rules.
Section 299F.64 — Federal Money.
Section 299F.641 — Intrastate Hazardous Liquid Pipeline.
Section 299F.72 — Definitions.
Section 299F.73 — License Required.
Section 299F.74 — Permit Required For Possession Or Use.
Section 299F.75 — Permit Application.
Section 299F.76 — Affirmation And Identification; Effective Period.
Section 299F.77 — Issuance To Certain Persons Prohibited.
Section 299F.785 — Black Powder.
Section 299F.79 — Unlawful Possession Of Component; Penalty.
Section 299F.80 — Unlawful Possession Of Explosive; Penalties.
Section 299F.82 — Illegal Transfer; Penalty.
Section 299F.83 — Negligent Discharge.
Section 299F.831 — Handling While Influenced By Alcohol Or Drug.
Section 299F.850 — Cigarette Fire Safety Definitions.
Section 299F.851 — Test Method And Performance Standard.
Section 299F.852 — Certification And Product Change.
Section 299F.853 — Marking And Cigarette Packaging.
Section 299F.854 — Penalties And Remedies.
Section 299F.855 — Implementation.
Section 299F.856 — Inspection.
Section 299F.857 — Reduced Cigarette Ignition Propensity Account.