98-022 ORDORDINANCE 98- 22
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ELK RIVER
ESTABLISHING SECTION 412 OF THE
CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES
The City Council and the City of Elk River does hereby ordain as follows:
Section 1. That Section 412 of the City of Elk River Code of
Ordinances shall be established in accordance with the following:
SECTION 412 - EXPLOSIVES AND BLASTING AGENTS
412.00 - DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this Section, the
following words and phrases have the meaning given them in this
section.
BLASTING AGENT: any material or mixture:
1. that consists of a fuel and oxidizer;
2. that is intended for blasting;
3. that is not otherwise classified as an explosive;
4. in which none of the ingredients is classified as an
explosive;
5. when a finished product, as mixed and packaged for use or
shipment, that cannot be detonated by means of a number
eight (8) test blasting cap when unconfined. The term
does not include flammable liquids or flammable gases.
CRIME OF VIOLENCE: has the meaning given in Minnesota Statute
Section 624.712, subd. 5, and also includes a domestic assault
conviction when committed within the last three (3) years or
while an order for protection is active against the person,
whichever period is longer.
EXPLOSIVE: any chemical compound, mixture, or device, the
primary or common purpose of which is to function by explosion;
that is, with substantially instantaneous release of gas and
heat, unless the compound, mixture or device is otherwise
specifically classified by the United States Department of
Transportation. The term does not mean or include black powder,
smokeless powder, primers, fuses when used for antique or
replica muzzle loading rifles, pistols, muskets, shotguns, and
cannons or when possessed or used for rifle, pistol, and shotgun
ammunition, nor does it include fireworks as defined in
Minnesota Statute Section 624.20.
412.04 - ISSUANCE TO CERTAIN PERSONS PROHIBITED
1. Requirement. Any person desiring to possess or use
explosives or blasting agents within the City, other than a
person licensed as provided in Minnesota Statute Section
299F.73, shall make application for a permit for the possession
or use of explosives or blasting agents to the Chief of Police.
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 Minnesota Statute Section
299F.77. The Fire Chief 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 City Council.
3. Notice. Prior to the use of explosives or blasting
agents within the City, the applicant shall notify the Fire
Chief and the Police Chief.
412.04 - ISSUANCE TO CERTAIN PERSONS PROHIBITED
The following persons shall not be entitled to receive an
explosives permit:
1. A person under the age of eighteen (18) years;
2. A person who has been convicted in this State or elsewhere
of a crime of violence, unless ten (10) years have elapsed since
the person's civil rights have been restored or the sentence has
expired, whichever comes first, and during that time the person
has not been convicted of any other crime of violence. For
purposes of this Section, crime of violence includes crimes in
other states or jurisdictions that would have been crimes of
violence if they had been committed in this state;
3. A person who is or has ever been confined or committed in
Minnesota or elsewhere as a "mentally ill, .... mentally retarded,"
or "mentally ill and dangerous to the public" person, as defined
in Minnesota Statute Section 253B.02, to a treatment facility,
unless the person possesses a certificate of a medical doctor or
psychiatrist licensed in Minnesota, or'other satisfactory proof
that the person is no longer suffering from this disability;
4. A person who has been convicted in Minnesota or elsewhere
for the unlawful use, possession, or sale of a controlled
substance other than conviction for possession of a small amount
of marijuana, as defined in Minnesota Statute Section 152.01,
subd. 16, or who is or has ever been hospitalized or committed
for treatment for the habitual use of a controlled substance or
marijuana, as defined in Minnesota Statute Sections 152.01 and
152.02, unless the person possesses a certificate of a medical
doctor or psychiatrist licensed in Minnesota, or other
satisfactory proof that the person has not abused a controlled
substance or marijuana during the previous two years; and,
5. A person who has been confined or committed to a treatment
facility in Minnesota or elsewhere as "chemically dependant," as
defined in Minnesota Statute Section 253B.02, unless the person
has completed treatment.
412.06 - TPJ%NSFER
NO person shall transfer explosives or blasting agents to
another within the City unless the transferee shall display to
the transferor a copy of a valid storage or use permit issued by
the City or State and proper identification, unless said
transferee shall present to the transferor a signed form
acknowledging receipt of the quantity of explosives or blasting
agents transferred, the identifying numbers of the same
explosives, or if none, the identifying numbers of the primary
container from which the explosives or blasting agents were
distributed, and the serial number of the use permit displayed.
412.08 - UNAUTHORIZED POSSESSION OF COMPONENTS: PENALTY
Whoever possesses within the City one or more of the components
necessary to manufacture or assemble explosives or blasting
agents, with the intent to manufacture or assemble explosives or
blasting agents, unless said person shall have a valid City or
State permit, may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than
five (5) years or a payment of a fine of not more than $10,000,
or both.
412.10 - UNAUTHORIZED POSSESSION OF EXPLOSIVES OR BLASTING
AGENTS; PENALTY
1. Possession without License or Permit. Except as provided
in Subd. 2, whoever possesses within the City of Elk River
explosives or blasting agents without a valid permit may be
sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five (5)years or
payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both.
2. Possession for Legitimate Purposes; Penalty. Whoever
possesses within the City of Elk River explosives or blasting
agents conunonly used for agricultural, forestry, conservation,
industry, or mining purposes, without a valid permit, with
intent to use the same for legitimate agricultural, forestry,
conservation, industry, or mining purposes, and in only such
quantities as are reasonably necessary for such intended use,
may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than ninety (90)
days or to a payment of a fine of not more than $700, or both.
412.12 - ILLEGAL TRANSFER
1. Penalty. Except as provided in Subd. 2, whoever illegally
transfers an explosive or blasting agent to another within the
City of Elk River may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more
than five (5) years or payment of a fine of not more than
$10,0000, or both.
2. Penalty; Legitimate Purposes. Whoever illegally transfers
within the City of Elk River explosives or blasting agents
commonly used for agricultural, forestry, conservation,
industry, or mining purposes to another, personally known to the
transferor, in the belief that the same shall be used for
legitimate agricultural, forestry, conservation, industry, or
mining purposes, and in only such quantities as are reasonably
necessary for such believed use, may be sentenced to
imprisonment for not more than ninety (90) days or to a payment
of a fine of not more than $700, or both.
412.14 - NEGLIGENT DISCHARGE
Whoever, acting with gross disregard for human life or property,
negligently causes an explosive or blasting agent to be
discharged may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than
ten (10) years or payment of a fine of not more than $20,000, or
both.
412.16 - HANDLING WHILE INFLUENCED BY ALCOHOL OR DRUG
1. Prohibition. A person shall not handle or use explosives
or blasting agents while under the influence of alcohol or
controlled substances as defined by Minnesota Statute 169.121,
subdivision 1.
2. Penalty. Whoever handles or uses an explosive or blasting
agent while under the influence of alcohol or a controlled
substance is guilty of a misdemeanor and may be sentenced to
imprisonment for not more than ninety (90) days or payment of a
fine of not more than $700, or both.
Section 2. That this ordinance is effective upon approval by the City
Council and publication as required by law.
'Sandra A. Peine, City Clerk
//HerA. Duitsman, Mayor
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Mfidavit of Publication
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,:",")$EOTION41'2:;iExPLOS~~ANb. ,
. ,.J; "';BUSTtNG AGENTS *""\,1/:
');;";l:Z,;Q(j,i~bEFIf~lTIONS., Foli'p~O~~"
esof this Section, the following words
'aod,pQJ7ases:;haye themeani~ggiven'
,iJ)C'lminthis section. " .,,' "~I
'.:';, 'B~TING AtfE;NT:ari;y m~t!3ttal or
"mixturei!~:' ' ,',
i:JB!':'~~~ . ' t~;Qtf~,~~t,,~!1~i.ft~~~z. . I
'>:~.'thk~ ~B ipte*ae~f.~ml,ll!!t~pln't1" ,', ,
',1 .3."th/it, lS notQthe.~~lllassifiedas
"an'ilxillcislve{':: !~,i";:',i"!;' :" .
'f:, 4..in w!tiQlrpoQe qfthe' i,t}~~d~eri,ts~ is
,classiQed a~ anlilxplosive;(' ; c', ;." j . I
'5~ when.a fini8heel.';pro4~c~;, a~~ed
ilirid.packagedfor Jllse 01"' shipment,
I thatcannotbe'detonawd by meansllf
:1 a!numl:!er,;,~lght(8): test l!llislj~:cap :
I when'\lnconfineel..The 'ter.m doeS"illot .
,,: includetlaI1unable Jilt'-Qd$: or ..tlamila-
(bIe g/!.ses,:'.'" .'r '/" .' \ 'j"
"'iCRIMEQJj'VIOJ,.E1t(CE:'has:. .the
meamnggivenin ~innesota S~tute
Section,62i,t712, . .1l~bd,..5,.and ....EU,so.,
'iiicihdesa"dom~stid'a~lsamt cQIiViction
'WI1;m,c~miiiitted,withinthe last three '
''(S)>years'1)r'while'a,n. wd~'fQl"prQwe.,
tion .'is . active ""agllinst !the . person, .
whicqever peri-bel. is:lo~ger,! /U "),r.; i
, . .EXPr.O~IVEF;'a*y~hemilla~,com-
, pli)Und;ritiXt~~!,br,~ev\ee; th~pri~arr
',ot'common, purpose.. of which" IS to
funCtiOll.by. explocjion: that is, with.
. :.1 substantially,instilp,taneouS release of
g/lsi~nd' heat;tml~ss thecllmpound,
"m1xtQre ot'deviee i~ otherwise specifi-'
callyclas!!jfied by'the UJJited. States
,Depllitri!.eIlt )if :Transport;ation~The "
,t!3I1):ldOlils\nqt mel\n. or, include . black
powder, smQkeles!:1",'pQWcl.er,,: pfl~erS,."
i ,fuses w)1e~~ed fOrlp!t"iq,pe Q;t,:rep),ica
,,'lp.~z~le'Jo~~p~ . @lilS, 'p~~\OI!!, mps. ,
'~!l~, I\hQtgq~, lin". c;anp90@ Qr,,!hen
'pO!lileSBlild orused f9r rifle, phitol, IIlld
Is~otguri'ilmmtinit~on.'nordoes it
inchide '.' tiJoeWQrkli"as ",defined 'in
MiMlilspt/!.' :3tatutEI Sectio~i 624.20.'
412.04. ISSUANCE. TO CERTAIN
~,'rERSbN~~RQHlJlITED', . . ,. .
,,1. Req11il!ement.4nY person desiring
.\;<!P9!!sesll! 'pr tiseexplo!!ives or bl/lsting
. 1lg:t!i1~,~~li:in~e:pity" othe~i th/ln; a
Pl!r!l!ln,..,hllen~lildf,as . . proVlded m
Mippe!!ot!i ~tatutElj SectiQn 291JF,73,
,shllllm~e appUcaUon fora p~tIPit for.
,thepossession~r Ulie Of~~I1IQsive!! or
blasti~g agentEito the CllililfQf Pl1lice, . .
.' ..... ~..C~~tI:lnt~({~~\~pplii:1ltion shall'
r!!q\1lre.tlje~pp\fcant's.'I1/lDle,addre!ls,
pm'llQee. (9ft acq\1lnng l!l!'plQsives or
bIM ."'~~':I:t~"ii.lace;(Q~' ;intll~ded
a. ..' ~; ~\l,~t~ty..i~qwrlilci,,, pl/ll;e
~4.. ti/;neof;.i~~rid~~J,i,se,placlil, ,lIlld,
means' of stQrlig~tptil sqch, us!!" Ilnel.
".~'Whether".the appliqimt isa person' to
\~:'iwhom) l1o;~Jl~;perypi~rnay,~l! iSS~lil~.
.... . to'. .':l\'bilne!!ota ,'Stat\lte . .
'm,' "'!Firei'CllieP, m~y
. . Uom"tlift>JPp}i.
can. . , ~.Gbbll~lqi\JW.I-
\,lld~~ ,f:Uli,el;bMcibQg,'AAci~!ltoJ1age
pof explosives i~dbl8lltingagentsr'llnd
may refuse tq issue a permit to any
person who doe!! pot have .!lufficililnt
knowledge to Pl'f)tec,:t the public,: slliety.
Any,persoIlaggrieved by the denial of
/lPeJ.'Dlitmli,y requllst a hearing before
the City Cou~cil. " ','
3. Not~ce. Prior to the use of explo-
. sivesorbl/isting llgents within ,.the,
City, . thElapp~ic/l~tshall,notifylthfil;
Fire Chiefrand.thePolice ChiC'lf. .,' ...... .r
412.04'" I~SUANCE TOCEIUAIN
PERSONS PROHIBI~D .. !'
ThefoilciWl.ngpersons shall not be.
e~titled toreceiyean explQsiyEls. p~I,'~';
IDlk.,\.,..... . '
1. A personunderJhelige ohighteen '
(18)ye/lrs; ..' ....... ."i. .",
'. 2. A'person,who luu1 been convicted
inthis State or.elsewhereofacrime of
violence;'1U1les!!ten 0.0) years have
:.elapsedsin~ethe person's !:ivilrights
have been re!!tOred or the slilntence
bilslilXPire!l,',whichever. comes . first,
and during that time .theperson has'
.. nQt beefi convicted of any, other criIIle
of,violl!!,lcl!' ,for"purposes . of. this,
'~ection; . crime,:of . violence." includes'
. 'crimes in otl:1erstates' orjurisdietions
that would ,have been crimell,Qf:vio~.;
IllnceifthlilY 'had beeri:, com~tted in .
, this state; \. ..' . :>
3. A person 'Who is or has ever been
confined or committed in Minnesota or
;elsewhere'~Ei /l"mentally iIi," "mentlll-
'lyrliltll1'dedi",or."in.~ntallyill and dan.
r,gerous.'itll;the;public"', person, as
"defined in MJnnesota Statuti! Slilction
253B.02,toa ". treatment .facjlity,..
'unless the' Plilrson'possesSe!!'. a.. cllrt;ifi"
. clite ofa medic8.l doctor or,psychiatrist
licen!!ed ip,:;Minnespta,'or bther!!a~is.,
l(a0t6ry ~l!r6of.(that'\the",personcds"no'
'loDJ{~r !!ufferingp-om "~I!disabilityl' ~
STATE OF MINNESOTA )
)ss.
COUNTY OF SHERBURNE)
Sl("LCl~t\\ ~~(Y-\ S
being duly sworn, on oath says that helshe is the publisher or
authorized agent and employee of the publisher of the newspa-
per known as The Elk River Star News, and has full knowledge
of the facts which are stated below:
(A) The newspaper has complied with all the requirements
constituting qualification as a qualified newspaper, as provided
by Minnesota Statute 331A.02, 331A.07, and other applicable
laws, as amended. I ,
(B)Theprinted () '\0\ nCU\\.itL q~- d-;).
which is attached was cut from the columns of said newspaper,
and was printed and published once each week, for \. suc-
cessivet(ks;it was first published on Wednesday, th~
day of JD\)-€\" \)€V- . 19...:l!Q, and was thereafter
printed and published on every Wednesday to and including
Wednesday, the_day of ,19_;
and printed below is a copy of the lower case alphabet from A to
Z, both inclusive, which is hereby acknowledged as being the size
and kind of type used in the composition and publication of the
notice.
a be de fgh ij kl m nopq rstu v w xyz
BY: _ W lINbJh ~
1Tl'LE: Ci{;n,Q >(iJ \ m (11'(>0. ~ Ie
l;!u~seribed and sworn to before ~n this C;ih day of
N O\f'-€J\X\ \:yeV , 19 q, ...
'm.
.
RATE INFORMA
(1) Lowest classified rate paid by
commercial users for comparable
space
(2) Maximum rate allowed by law for
the above matter
(3) Rate actually charged for the
above matter
J.UJJISCJ i:lI~"''''.a........tt ......____ ___ ___.,..-._
,~.'A person-wh.ohas~n convic"~d
iliMinnesota or elsewhere for"the
. wuawfuluse, posse!!sion,orsaleof a
cop,trolled substance other than con-
:'tviction for possession .' ola small
,amount of m~uana, as defined in
~innesota Statute Section 152.01,
e;' ubd. .16, or who is orha!! ev~rbeen
~., '.' 'o!!pitllli~e!l,/,l)r, !:O.IIlmitted for treat-
,ment for" ,bltual us~ ql a con-
;1;trPll~el.';'!( , . m' ail.
",'defined in '. .' ,ns
.'.Jl.52.0.1. . .a..n..d. .'.15. 2....0~ oi\
:j,~ossesses,a cert' al:
:,,doctor,or'psy
.!t:~finnesotd:;' Or
'\~hllt the" so
l"'~.:. .r..,O..I....I...~..d.. ~Ii .
" he'pr'
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l~innesotaStatU
~I~nleils thepel"!!.o* '
!;!~~~~6 ~ TItANSF
;\~"t' I No. .peJ.'soIi:'~hall
'~.t.;rlJ~ll. ~tiflg.. M. ~nts
, e Clty urileSs t
l'diilpl~y;,tQ.the'tr '
Iv~d,'stor/l:ge ot"us
'the'dityoriS~~~
cation, ...Unlessisai
..ptesent',tQritQ~':;
. fill'IJ!. 'ac~bwled
qua l~eX.1
P,8'eQ e
.;'i/.l,li:il ,Ii
no
, .
!oneOl-,14oiitl.dtthei:co
.' sarY'. t'O,:i.ll!:l!i.r{
expl~sivesQ~'!? '.' .alJlilrit~j;With tM
, intent 'to'. man . .' !'.JJ,'t~\..or'asslilmble'
'e.plosive8'oF'bl8.8~irw~gelitB;~,',4rile~s .
'said pe'rsonshilUbilv'e"1l ,yaIidOityor
St/ite .Plilrmiti:JIlay" . teJlced .' to
impQs\lnmertt for'riQtthan five
'(5) year8.:ori'IJ'P!lnnel1ti~ .aJine of not
'moretha~$10;QPO,QrJjcith. .'. ,'. '.'
412.'l0 '.~'UNAUTlIORIZED POSSES-
SION OFE:XPLO~WEs QRBLAsT-
ING AGJl::!.'ITS;l?ENAi:l'Y " \.
1. Posse$sionwithciutLicense or
Perniit. Exceptasprovidi!d in SuM.; 2;
. .' whoever"pos!les!!es. within-the,City-of
!', Elk; River' I (exploaives'ior i,bl/lsting
\"llgentsYfjthQut ""ali.dpeJm1jtmaybi!
senteni!ed'. tOjmp$cimn~nt for' not
more th.anfive (Q)yeal's.or pa~en. .t.Qt..
a fine of not more than. $10,000;"01'
both. " , '. '. .'. ..' .....
2; Posse!!sioil:", for: ,L,egitjmate
~ses;:P~n!lltY,Whl!~V~rp~~~e~ses
Wlthin the CIty of. Elk Riv~reXP',QsIVe!l
. !>r ~lastipg ~ent!!C9w:moQ1y ,,,iij!~ fQr
agrlCqltWlll,for!!stry,COJiilervl!-tion"
indu~try,of:'~i1i~ji~oseil! Wi.thotit
a vaijdplilrrwt; with.'ntc!Jltto~use.the
i1ame forlegiti~atellIniC:lll~qr/lJ.
filre!!try,. 'cori$ei'Va~~on" in~u*ty, "j)r
mining, pl,irpO!les; ..ndl.ntOnlY'!!uc:J1
quantitilils ./ll! ". ,are' ,~aso~l!ll'i' ,nllces-
sary' fOfSllch'iIltended .use/may.. ~
'sentllnce4 .... to .,impii~ol$eIlt, :tor" P9t
mor~ thllllninety (9Qr~aYt!c)1"t() 1111#-
. 'ment 'of a fine of not;morethah$,709,
or both. ;:..' .... ..... ......... ........ .', .,:,.,~;'
412.i2 -ILLEGAL TiiANSFElt) ,
. t .PenB.lty.., Jl:xce~t ,as'prlmct~d' in
~ubd;2,Whoever illegaIly. trapsfersah
. explosive orblal!ting '/lgl\lnt to. ~l1C)thtir
withinth"lPitYofElklUv~,J:' IIllly~e
sentenced to imjnisonment . for' nj)t
mo. reo tha.:. D.. fiYe.". (5) ye.. ars or pa. yrri.eni. Q.f
.11 firte.of .I:lqtmore than$10,OQO,Qr
both,. ...... .... . ...... .' ........ '. ':'
'2.Perialty;Legitimate Piuiiose$.
Whoever illegally,tran,sferaWithin, tqe
Qity C)f,ElltRivlilre~plosiv,s orJjla~t-
ing agent!!c:onpnonlY usedlor !igrj.!l1ij-
turll.l,'fqre!ltl"Y.,. c;on!!erVlitjon, iIldustry,
.or'lnjpipg'.purpose!l. to.' anotber,.'Plilt~
'sQnillly !moWn to the transferor, ip' ~e
bidillf tl1,atthe' s/lIne!lhall'.be u~~dfor
legitimate. .p,gricriltm-al, . forestr'!"con-
sl'lrv~~op~ indti~tl"Y.,.or~~~,Jt~~s.
",s,:~n~.mO~fsuc;hqqan,tit~e.Il!,~!i~
reasopa~11 neeessary ,'; tor: ';~q!lh
~lillieyedulilil, ...~y ...~El...8Elpt~~cl~~., ..W
Impnsomnerltfor'nO~.IIlore thllIl;mrie~
ty.(90) d~ys~~ tq.a' paYment Qfafi~e
ofnotmoretluUl$70P; or both..'
412:14.iNEqLIpENT.DISCUARGE>
,;WhQlilVeriactinif~Withgros!!clisrE\~
garcifor Qum./lnlife or prQpellty, negli~
.gl:\pt}y ,!JIl1lseS tlIlElXPlo!liv~ Qr',l!la~tiDg
. . agent ;to~clischargedmay be 'seIi~
t!3rieeci . .j;pirrip9!!QmneIitfornot"lnofe
'tl1,lln tei1.(10)!Y~8.rs';OT.' .payment1ot'k
fii1~ iifriot~ot8 i $20,OOO,orboti}.
. .412.16.-i WHILE INF:tU~
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El'f9EP~Y:Q~P~l1G';;j
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