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1 | AN ACT concerning regulation.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Illinois Explosives Act is amended by | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | changing Sections 1002, 1003, 1004, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2011, 3000, 3001, 3002, 4002, 4003, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 5001, 5003, 5004, 5005, 5006, 5008, and 5010 and by adding | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Section 1005 and Article 6 as follows:
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9 | (225 ILCS 210/1002) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1-1002)
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10 | Sec. 1002. Legislative Declaration. It is hereby
declared | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | to be the policy of this State that safety and security are
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12 | primary considerations in the storage, use, acquisition, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | possession,
disposal and transfer of explosive materials.
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14 | An appropriate and thorough system of training, licensing , | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | and certification is
necessary to promote these considerations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | by assuring that these products
are handled only by qualified | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | persons.
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18 | (Source: P.A. 86-364.)
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19 | (225 ILCS 210/1003) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1-1003)
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20 | Sec. 1003. Definitions. As used in this Act:
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21 | (a) "Person" means any individual, corporation, company, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | association,
partnership, or other legal entity.
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1 | (b) "Explosive materials" means explosives, blasting | ||||||
2 | agents, and detonators.
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3 | (c) "Explosive" means any chemical compound, mixture , or | ||||||
4 | device (1) , the
primary or common purpose of which is to | ||||||
5 | function by explosion and (2) that is classified as a Division | ||||||
6 | 1.1, 1.2, or 1.3 material under 49 CFR 173.50. The term | ||||||
7 | includes
high and or low explosives. Manufactured articles, | ||||||
8 | including, but not limited
to, fixed ammunition for small arms, | ||||||
9 | fire crackers, safety fuses, and
matches are not explosives | ||||||
10 | when the individual units contain explosives
in such limited | ||||||
11 | quantity and of such nature or in such packing that it is
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12 | impossible to produce a simultaneous or a destructive explosion | ||||||
13 | of such
units which would be injurious to life, limb or | ||||||
14 | property.
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15 | (d) "Blasting agent" means any material or mixture that (1) | ||||||
16 | consists consisting of a fuel
and oxidizer intended for | ||||||
17 | blasting, not otherwise defined as an explosive,
provided that | ||||||
18 | the finished product, as mixed and packaged for use or
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19 | shipment, cannot be detonated by means of a No. 8 blasting cap, | ||||||
20 | as defined
by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco , and Firearms and | ||||||
21 | Explosives , U.S. Department of
Treasury, when unconfined and | ||||||
22 | (2) is classified as a Division 1.5 material under 49 CFR | ||||||
23 | 173.50 .
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24 | (d-5) "Crime punishable by imprisonment for a term | ||||||
25 | exceeding one year" does not mean (1) any federal or state | ||||||
26 | offenses pertaining to antitrust violations, unfair trade |
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1 | practices, restraint of trade, or similar offenses relating to | ||||||
2 | the regulation of business practices as the Secretary of the | ||||||
3 | Treasury may by regulation designate or (2) any State offense, | ||||||
4 | other than one involving a firearm or explosive, classified by | ||||||
5 | the laws of the State as a misdemeanor or punishable by a term | ||||||
6 | of imprisonment of 2 years or less. | ||||||
7 | (e) "Detonator" means any device that (1) contains | ||||||
8 | containing any initiating or primary
explosive that is used for | ||||||
9 | initiating detonation and (2) is classified as Division 1.1 or | ||||||
10 | 1.4 material under 49 CFR 173.50 . A detonator may not
contain | ||||||
11 | more than 10 grams of total explosives by weight, excluding
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12 | ignition or delay charges.
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13 | (f) "Highway" means any public street, public road highway , | ||||||
14 | or public alley and includes privately financed, constructed, | ||||||
15 | or maintained roads that are regularly and openly traveled by | ||||||
16 | the general public .
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17 | (g) "Railroad" or "railway" means any public steam, | ||||||
18 | electric or other
railroad or rail system which carries | ||||||
19 | passengers for hire, but shall not
include auxiliary tracks, | ||||||
20 | spurs and sidings installed and primarily used in
serving any | ||||||
21 | mine, quarry or plant.
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22 | (h) "Building" means and includes any building regularly | ||||||
23 | occupied, in
whole or in part, as a habitation for human | ||||||
24 | beings, and any church,
schoolhouse, railway station or other | ||||||
25 | building where people are accustomed to
assemble, but does not | ||||||
26 | mean or include any buildings of a mine or quarry
or any of the |
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1 | buildings of a manufacturing plant where the business of
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2 | manufacturing explosive materials is conducted.
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3 | (i) "Factory building" means any building or other | ||||||
4 | structure in which the
manufacture or any part of the | ||||||
5 | manufacture of explosive materials is conducted.
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6 | (j) "Magazine" means any building or other structure or | ||||||
7 | container, other
than a factory building, used to store | ||||||
8 | explosive materials. Where mobile
or portable type 5 magazines | ||||||
9 | are permissible and used, "magazine", for the
purpose of | ||||||
10 | obtaining certificates and calculating fees, means the site on
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11 | which such magazines are located.
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12 | (k) "Magazine keeper" means a qualified supervisory person | ||||||
13 | licensed by the Department under Article 2 of this Act who is | ||||||
14 | responsible for the acquisition, storage, use, possession, | ||||||
15 | transfer, and disposal of explosive materials, including | ||||||
16 | inventory and transaction records, and responsible
for the | ||||||
17 | inventory and safe storage of explosive materials, including | ||||||
18 | the
proper maintenance of explosive materials, storage | ||||||
19 | magazines , and
surrounding areas.
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20 | (l) "Black powder" means a deflagrating or low explosive | ||||||
21 | compound of an
intimate mixture of sulfur, charcoal and an | ||||||
22 | alkali nitrate, usually
potassium or sodium nitrate.
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23 | (m) "Municipality" means includes cities, villages, and | ||||||
24 | incorporated towns ,
and townships.
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25 | (n) "Fugitive from justice" means any individual who has | ||||||
26 | fled from the
jurisdiction of any court of record to avoid |
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1 | prosecution for any crime or
to avoid giving testimony in any | ||||||
2 | criminal proceeding. This term shall also
include any | ||||||
3 | individual who has been convicted of any crime and has fled to
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4 | avoid imprisonment.
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5 | (o) "Department" means the Department of Natural | ||||||
6 | Resources.
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7 | (p) (Blank) "Small arms" means guns of 50 calibers or less .
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8 | (q) "Director" means the Director of Natural Resources.
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9 | (r) "Storage certificate" means the certificate issued by | ||||||
10 | the Department
under Article 3 of this Act that authorizes the | ||||||
11 | holder to store explosive
materials in the magazine for which | ||||||
12 | the certificate is issued.
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13 | (s) "License" means that license issued by the Department | ||||||
14 | under Article
2 of this Act authorizing the holder to possess, | ||||||
15 | use, purchase, transfer or
dispose of, but not to store, | ||||||
16 | explosive materials.
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17 | (t) "Transfer" of explosive materials means to sell, give, | ||||||
18 | distribute, or otherwise dispose of explosive materials. | ||||||
19 | (u) "Use" of explosive materials means the detonation, | ||||||
20 | ignition, deflagration, or any other means of initiating | ||||||
21 | explosive materials. | ||||||
22 | (v) "Disposal" of explosive materials means to render inert | ||||||
23 | pursuant to manufacturer's recommendations or commonly | ||||||
24 | accepted industry standards. | ||||||
25 | (w) "BATFE" means the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, | ||||||
26 | Firearms and Explosives. |
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1 | (x) "Display" means the detonation, initiation, ignition, | ||||||
2 | or deflagration of display fireworks to produce visual or | ||||||
3 | audible effects. | ||||||
4 | (y) "Display fireworks" means those fireworks used for | ||||||
5 | professional outdoor displays and classified as a Division 1.1, | ||||||
6 | 1.2, or 1.3 material under 49 CFR 173.50. | ||||||
7 | (z) "Display fireworks distributor" means any person who | ||||||
8 | distributes display fireworks for sale in the State of Illinois | ||||||
9 | and is registered as such by the Department pursuant to Section | ||||||
10 | 6002 of this Act. | ||||||
11 | (aa) "Display fireworks service" means the detonation, | ||||||
12 | ignition, or deflagration of display fireworks to produce a | ||||||
13 | visual or audible effect. | ||||||
14 | (bb) "Pyrotechnic display assistant" means any individual | ||||||
15 | assisting with a display under the direct supervision of a | ||||||
16 | pyrotechnic display supervisor. | ||||||
17 | (cc) "Pyrotechnic display supervisor" means an individual | ||||||
18 | who (1) is responsible for the safety, setup, and discharge of | ||||||
19 | display fireworks that are classified as a Division 1.1, 1.2, | ||||||
20 | or 1.3 material under 49 CFR 173.50 and (2) possesses an | ||||||
21 | individual license under Article 2 of this Act. | ||||||
22 | (Source: P.A. 88-599, eff. 9-1-94; 89-445, eff. 2-7-96.)
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23 | (225 ILCS 210/1004) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1-1004)
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24 | Sec. 1004. Scope. This Act is intended to supplement the | ||||||
25 | requirements
of any federal or State laws and regulations and |
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1 | shall apply to all
acquisition, storage, use, possession, | ||||||
2 | transfer and disposal of explosive
materials, except as | ||||||
3 | provided in Sections 1005, 2000 and 3000 of this Act this | ||||||
4 | Section .
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5 | (a) The licensing provisions of Article 2 do not apply to:
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6 | (1) agricultural fertilizers which might be of an | ||||||
7 | explosive nature when
the use of such fertilizers is for | ||||||
8 | agricultural or horticultural purposes;
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9 | (2) a common or contract carrier authorized to carry | ||||||
10 | explosive material
pursuant to the Interstate Commerce Act | ||||||
11 | or by the Illinois Commerce Commission;
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12 | (3) the purchase, receipt, possession or use, by an | ||||||
13 | individual, of
primers or propellant power used in muzzle | ||||||
14 | loading firearms, hand
loading, reloading or custom | ||||||
15 | loading ammunition for small arms for his own
use or for | ||||||
16 | that of his immediate family;
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17 | (4) the possession or purchase from dealers, importers | ||||||
18 | or manufacturers
by any person who holds a valid Illinois | ||||||
19 | Firearm Owner's Identification
Card of smokeless small | ||||||
20 | arms propellant in quantities not to exceed 25
pounds, | ||||||
21 | black powder not to exceed 5 pounds, and small arms primers | ||||||
22 | or
percussion caps for muzzle loading arms
in containers | ||||||
23 | provided by the manufacturer or containers generally
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24 | recognized as being suitable for the transportation and | ||||||
25 | storage, or
commerce in these items at retail, or the | ||||||
26 | transportation or use of the
items by any such person in |
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1 | muzzle loading small arms, or in loading
ammunition for | ||||||
2 | small arms; or
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3 | (5) The acquisition, possession, use, transfer or | ||||||
4 | disposal of explosive
materials in connection with mine, | ||||||
5 | quarry, construction, manufacturing
or wholesale or retail | ||||||
6 | dealership operations in the ordinary course of
business | ||||||
7 | provided that (A) the operator has obtained a storage | ||||||
8 | certificate
from the Department in accordance with Article | ||||||
9 | 3 of this Act, (B) the
acquisition, possession, use, | ||||||
10 | transfer or disposal of explosive materials
is limited to | ||||||
11 | the operator's business operations,
and (C) the person or | ||||||
12 | persons designated as "magazine keeper" satisfy the
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13 | licensure requirements, other than an examination, of | ||||||
14 | Article 2 of this Act.
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15 | (b) The storage requirements of Article 3 shall not apply | ||||||
16 | to black powder
in quantities not to exceed 5 pounds or | ||||||
17 | smokeless powder explosives in
quantities not to exceed 25 | ||||||
18 | pounds, however:
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19 | (1) all black powder and smokeless powder shall be | ||||||
20 | stored in shipping
containers as required by regulations of | ||||||
21 | the U.S. Department of
Transportation, except as | ||||||
22 | hereinafter provided;
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23 | (2) black powder in quantities not to exceed 5 pounds | ||||||
24 | and
smokeless powder in quantities not to exceed 25 pounds | ||||||
25 | intended for
personal use may be stored in original | ||||||
26 | containers in a
locked wooden box or cabinet having walls |
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1 | of at least one inch nominal
thickness; and
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2 | (3) black powder in quantities exceeding 5 pounds shall | ||||||
3 | be stored
in magazines constructed and located as specified | ||||||
4 | in this Act and no black
powder or smokeless powder shall | ||||||
5 | be commercially displayed.
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6 | (c) Notwithstanding the requirements of Articles 2 and 3, a | ||||||
7 | person
licensed as a manufacturer or dealer in explosive | ||||||
8 | materials may sell, give
or dispose of explosive materials to a | ||||||
9 | non-resident of Illinois who is duly
licensed in the state of | ||||||
10 | his residence. Possession and transportation
within this State | ||||||
11 | by such non-residents shall conform to the laws of this
State, | ||||||
12 | except that the requirements of Section 2001, requiring a | ||||||
13 | license to
be issued by the Department, shall not apply.
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14 | (Source: P.A. 86-364; 86-1298; 87-835.)
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15 | (225 ILCS 210/1005 new) | ||||||
16 | Sec. 1005. Exemptions. | ||||||
17 | (a) This Act does not apply to any aspect of the | ||||||
18 | transporting of explosive materials via railroad, water, | ||||||
19 | highway, or air that is regulated by the United States | ||||||
20 | Department of Transportation and agencies thereof, or state | ||||||
21 | agencies with similar jurisdiction, and which pertains to | ||||||
22 | safety. | ||||||
23 | A person who is licensed under Article 2 of this Act or | ||||||
24 | holds a storage certificate under Article 3 of this Act may | ||||||
25 | transfer explosive materials to a non-resident of Illinois if |
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1 | the transfer is limited to the purpose of transporting the | ||||||
2 | explosive materials. The non-resident may not use or store | ||||||
3 | explosive materials within Illinois unless he or she is | ||||||
4 | licensed under Article 2 of this Act or holds a storage | ||||||
5 | certificate under Article 3 of this Act. | ||||||
6 | (b) This Act does not apply to the possession, use, | ||||||
7 | purchase, transfer, storage, or disposal of explosive material | ||||||
8 | by United States military or other agencies of the United | ||||||
9 | States; or to arsenals, navy yards, depots, or other | ||||||
10 | establishments owned or operated by the United States. | ||||||
11 | (c) Government agencies and their employees that are (1) | ||||||
12 | subject to the requirements of this Act and, (2) in the | ||||||
13 | exercise of their official emergency response functions, are | ||||||
14 | required to store, use, or possess explosive materials, shall | ||||||
15 | not be subject to any fee required by this Act.
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16 | (225 ILCS 210/2000) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1-2000)
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17 | Sec. 2000. Scope; exemptions. | ||||||
18 | (a) The license requirements of this Article apply to all
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19 | explosive materials unless otherwise excepted under this | ||||||
20 | Section or Section 1005 of this Act .
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21 | (b) This Article does not apply to the purchase, receipt, | ||||||
22 | possession, or use of black powder solely for sporting, | ||||||
23 | recreational, or cultural purposes by an individual for his or | ||||||
24 | her own use or for his or her immediate family living in the | ||||||
25 | same household. This includes components for use in muzzle |
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1 | loading firearms and other antique devices and hand loading, | ||||||
2 | reloading, or custom loading fixed ammunition. | ||||||
3 | (c) A person is not required to have a license under this | ||||||
4 | Article for the acquisition, possession, use, transfer, or | ||||||
5 | disposal of explosive materials in connection with mine, | ||||||
6 | quarry, construction, display fireworks, manufacturing, or | ||||||
7 | wholesale or retail explosive materials operations if (1) the | ||||||
8 | person holds a storage certificate under Article 3 of this Act | ||||||
9 | and (2) the acquisition, possession, use, transfer, or disposal | ||||||
10 | of the explosive materials is limited to the type, maximum | ||||||
11 | quantity, and purpose authorized by his or her storage | ||||||
12 | certificate. | ||||||
13 | In addition to the person who holds the storage | ||||||
14 | certificate, this exemption shall also apply to any employee, | ||||||
15 | contractor, or other authorized individual if he or she is | ||||||
16 | under the direct supervision of an individual who is either | ||||||
17 | licensed or holds a storage certificate under this Act. Direct | ||||||
18 | supervision requires the supervising individual to be | ||||||
19 | physically present at all times during the use or disposal of | ||||||
20 | the explosive materials. | ||||||
21 | (Source: P.A. 86-364.)
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22 | (225 ILCS 210/2001) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1-2001)
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23 | Sec. 2001. Unlicensed activity; non-residents. | ||||||
24 | (a) No person shall acquire, possess, use, transfer, or | ||||||
25 | dispose of purchase or transfer explosive
materials unless |
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1 | licensed by the Department except as otherwise provided under | ||||||
2 | Section 1005 or 2000 of
by this Act or and the Pyrotechnic | ||||||
3 | Distributor and
Operator Licensing Act.
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4 | (Source: P.A. 93-263, eff. 7-22-03; 94-385, eff. 7-29-05.)
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5 | (225 ILCS 210/2002) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1-2002)
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6 | Sec. 2002. Original individual license; Application; Fees. | ||||||
7 | Applications by individuals for original licenses shall be made | ||||||
8 | to the
Department, in writing, on forms prescribed by the | ||||||
9 | Department. The application
shall be accompanied by the | ||||||
10 | required fee, which is not refundable.
All license application | ||||||
11 | fees collected under this provision of this Act shall
be | ||||||
12 | deposited into the Explosives Regulatory Fund.
The application | ||||||
13 | shall require such information as in the judgment of
the | ||||||
14 | Department will enable the Department to pass on the | ||||||
15 | qualifications of
the applicant for a license. It shall | ||||||
16 | include, but need not be limited to,
information concerning | ||||||
17 | age, full name of applicant, present residence, date
of birth, | ||||||
18 | sex, physical description, social security number or drivers
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19 | license number, and the purpose for which and the place or | ||||||
20 | places where the
explosive materials are to be used or | ||||||
21 | possessed. Each applicant shall file,
with his application, | ||||||
22 | fingerprint based data, or other state of the art criminal | ||||||
23 | identification data, cards in the form and manner required by
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24 | the Illinois Department of State Police to enable the Illinois | ||||||
25 | Department of State Police to
conduct criminal history checks |
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1 | on the applicant.
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2 | (Source: P.A. 88-599, eff. 9-1-94.)
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3 | (225 ILCS 210/2003) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1-2003)
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4 | Sec. 2003. Criminal history background Fingerprint card | ||||||
5 | fees ; law enforcement exemption . Each applicant for a license | ||||||
6 | shall
submit, in addition to the license fee, a fee specified | ||||||
7 | by the Illinois Department
of State Police for processing | ||||||
8 | fingerprint based data, or other state of the art criminal | ||||||
9 | identification data, cards which may be made payable
to the | ||||||
10 | State Police Services Fund and shall be remitted to the | ||||||
11 | Illinois
Department of State Police for deposit into that fund. | ||||||
12 | Law enforcement personnel who apply for an explosives license | ||||||
13 | in order to carry out their official functions may be exempted | ||||||
14 | from the criminal history background requirement provided the | ||||||
15 | law enforcement agency submits documentation that the | ||||||
16 | applicant has previously been subjected to a criminal history | ||||||
17 | background check.
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18 | (Source: P.A. 86-364.)
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19 | (225 ILCS 210/2004) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1-2004)
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20 | Sec. 2004. Investigation; Examination of applicant. Upon | ||||||
21 | receipt of an
application, the Department shall investigate the | ||||||
22 | eligibility of the
applicant. The Department has authority to | ||||||
23 | request and receive from any
federal, state or local | ||||||
24 | governmental agency such information and assistance
as will |
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1 | enable the Department him to carry out its his powers and | ||||||
2 | duties under this Act. The Illinois
Department of State Police | ||||||
3 | shall cause the fingerprint based data or other state of the | ||||||
4 | art criminal identification data fingerprints of each | ||||||
5 | applicant
to be compared with the fingerprint based data or | ||||||
6 | other state of the art criminal identification data | ||||||
7 | fingerprints of criminals now or hereafter filed with
the | ||||||
8 | Department of State Police and with federal law enforcement | ||||||
9 | agencies
maintaining official criminal identification | ||||||
10 | fingerprint files. The investigation shall include,
but is not | ||||||
11 | limited to, an oral examination and a written examination as to | ||||||
12 | the
applicant's knowledge and ability regarding basic safety, | ||||||
13 | possession,
handling, use, storage, disposal and | ||||||
14 | transportation of explosives. Passage
of these examinations is | ||||||
15 | prerequisite to being considered for license
issuance. Such
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16 | examinations may be administered by any person designated by | ||||||
17 | the Department.
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18 | (Source: P.A. 87-835; 88-599, eff. 9-1-94.)
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19 | (225 ILCS 210/2005) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1-2005)
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20 | Sec. 2005. Qualifications for licensure. | ||||||
21 | (a) No person shall qualify to hold a license who: | ||||||
22 | (1) is under 21 years of age; | ||||||
23 | (2) has been convicted in any court of a crime | ||||||
24 | punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year; | ||||||
25 | (3) is under indictment for a crime punishable by |
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1 | imprisonment for a term exceeding one year; | ||||||
2 | (4) is a fugitive from justice; | ||||||
3 | (5) is an unlawful user of or addicted to any | ||||||
4 | controlled substance as defined in Section 102 of the | ||||||
5 | federal Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. Sec. 802 et | ||||||
6 | seq.); | ||||||
7 | (6) has been adjudicated a mental defective; or | ||||||
8 | (7) is not a legal citizen of the United States. | ||||||
9 | (b) A person who has been granted a "relief from | ||||||
10 | disabilities" regarding criminal convictions and indictments, | ||||||
11 | pursuant to the federal Safe Explosives Act (18 U.S.C. Sec. | ||||||
12 | 845) may receive a license provided all other qualifications | ||||||
13 | under this Act are met. | ||||||
14 | A person is qualified to receive
a license under this Act if | ||||||
15 | the person meets the following minimum
requirements:
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16 | (1) is at least 21 years of age;
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17 |
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18 | (2) has not willfully violated any
provisions of this | ||||||
19 | Act;
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20 | (3) has not made any material misstatement or
knowingly | ||||||
21 | withheld information in connection with any original or
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22 | renewal application;
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23 | (4) has not been declared incompetent by any competent | ||||||
24 | court
by reasons of mental or physical defect or disease | ||||||
25 | unless a
court has since declared him competent;
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26 | (5) does not abuse alcohol or prescription drugs or use |
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1 | illegal drugs;
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2 | (6) has not been convicted in any jurisdiction of any | ||||||
3 | felony within the
prior 5 years;
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4 | (7) is not a fugitive from justice;
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5 | (8) is of good moral character. Convictions of crimes | ||||||
6 | not listed in
subsection (6) of this Section may be taken | ||||||
7 | into account in determining
moral character but shall not | ||||||
8 | operate as an absolute bar to licensure; and
| ||||||
9 | (9) has passed the oral and written examinations | ||||||
10 | required under
Section 2004 of this Act.
| ||||||
11 | A licensee shall continue to meet these requirements in | ||||||
12 | order to maintain his
license.
| ||||||
13 | (Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)
| ||||||
14 | (225 ILCS 210/2007) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1-2007)
| ||||||
15 | Sec. 2007. Fee; Exemptions. Agencies of the United States, | ||||||
16 | the State
and its political and civil subdivisions which are | ||||||
17 | subject to the
requirements of this Act, and which, in the | ||||||
18 | exercise of their emergency response functions,
are required to | ||||||
19 | store, acquire, posses, use, transfer, or dispose of explosive | ||||||
20 | materials or possess explosive materials shall not be
liable | ||||||
21 | for the payment of any fee required by this Act.
| ||||||
22 | (Source: P.A. 86-364.)
| ||||||
23 | (225 ILCS 210/2008) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1-2008)
| ||||||
24 | Sec. 2008. Issuance of license and renewals ; notification |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | of law enforcement officers Renewal . The Department shall
issue | ||||||
2 | the appropriate license or renewal where the applicant
| ||||||
3 | satisfactorily meets the requirements of this Act and no | ||||||
4 | grounds for
refusal, revocation, or suspension exist. Within 10 | ||||||
5 | days after
the issuance of an original, replacement, or renewed | ||||||
6 | license, the Department
shall notify the appropriate law | ||||||
7 | enforcement officer of the municipality or
county where the | ||||||
8 | explosive materials are to be used or possessed,
and provide | ||||||
9 | such officer with any other information pertaining thereto as
| ||||||
10 | the Director may prescribe.
| ||||||
11 | (Source: P.A. 88-599, eff. 9-1-94.)
| ||||||
12 | (225 ILCS 210/2011) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1-2011)
| ||||||
13 | Sec. 2011. Enforcement action; licenses. Refusal to issue | ||||||
14 | or renew license; disciplinary actions.
| ||||||
15 | (a) Failure to satisfy the age or examination requirements | ||||||
16 | of Sections
2004 and 2005(1) shall result in automatic license | ||||||
17 | denial.
| ||||||
18 | (b) Subject to the provisions of Sections 5003 through 5005 | ||||||
19 | of this Act, the
Department may suspend, revoke, or shall | ||||||
20 | refuse to issue or renew a license and may or shall take any | ||||||
21 | other
disciplinary action that as the Department may deem | ||||||
22 | proper, including the imposition
of fines not to exceed $5,000 | ||||||
23 | for each occurrence, if the applicant or licensee
fails to | ||||||
24 | comply with or satisfy the requirements of any provision of | ||||||
25 | this Act
and for any of the following reasons:
|
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | (1) Failure to meet or maintain the qualifications for | ||||||
2 | licensure set forth
in Section 2005.
| ||||||
3 | (2) Willful disregard or violation of this Act or its | ||||||
4 | rules.
| ||||||
5 | (3) Willfully aiding or abetting another in the | ||||||
6 | violation of this Act or
its
rules.
| ||||||
7 | (4) Allowing a license issued under this Act to be used | ||||||
8 | by an
unlicensed
person.
| ||||||
9 | (5) Possession, use, acquisition, transfer, handling, | ||||||
10 | disposal, or storage
of
explosive materials in a manner | ||||||
11 | that endangers the public health, safety, or
welfare.
| ||||||
12 | (6) Refusal to produce records or reports or permit any | ||||||
13 | inspection lawfully requested by the Department. | ||||||
14 | (7) Failure to make, keep, or submit any record or | ||||||
15 | report required by this Act or its implementing | ||||||
16 | regulations; or making, keeping, or submitting a false | ||||||
17 | record or report. | ||||||
18 | (8) Material misstatement in the application for an | ||||||
19 | original or renewal license. | ||||||
20 | (c) (Blank). Subject to the provisions of Sections 5003 | ||||||
21 | through 5005 of this Act,
the Department shall refuse to issue | ||||||
22 | or renew a license or shall take any other
disciplinary action | ||||||
23 | as the Department may deem proper, including the imposition
of | ||||||
24 | fines not to exceed $5,000 for each occurrence, if the | ||||||
25 | applicant or licensee
fails to comply with or satisfy the | ||||||
26 | requirements of any provision of this Act
and for any of the |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | following reasons:
| ||||||
2 | (1) Refusal to produce records or reports or permit any | ||||||
3 | inspection
lawfully
requested by the Department.
| ||||||
4 | (2) Failure to make, keep, or submit any record or | ||||||
5 | report required by this
Act or its implementing | ||||||
6 | regulations; or making, keeping, or submitting a
false | ||||||
7 | record or report.
| ||||||
8 | (d) (Blank). Subject to the provisions of Sections 5003 | ||||||
9 | through 5005 of this Act,
violation of or non-compliance with | ||||||
10 | any provision of this Act or its
implementing regulations | ||||||
11 | constitutes grounds for disciplinary action,
license | ||||||
12 | revocation, or both.
| ||||||
13 | (e) All fines collected under this Section shall be | ||||||
14 | deposited into the
Explosives Regulatory Fund.
| ||||||
15 | (Source: P.A. 87-835; 88-599, eff. 9-1-94.)
| ||||||
16 | (225 ILCS 210/3000) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1-3000)
| ||||||
17 | Sec. 3000. Storage requirements; exemptions. | ||||||
18 | (a) No person, unless otherwise exempt excepted , shall | ||||||
19 | store explosive
materials unless a storage certificate has been | ||||||
20 | issued by the Department.
The Department shall, by rule, | ||||||
21 | establish requirements for the storage of
explosive materials | ||||||
22 | including magazine construction, magazine maintenance
and the | ||||||
23 | distances from which magazines or factory buildings must be
| ||||||
24 | separated from other magazines, buildings, railroads and | ||||||
25 | highways. In
establishing magazine construction, maintenance |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | and distance requirements,
the Department shall differentiate, | ||||||
2 | as appropriate, between types,
classifications and quantities | ||||||
3 | of explosive materials and shall fully
consider nationally | ||||||
4 | recognized industry standards and the standards
enforced by | ||||||
5 | agencies of the federal government including the Bureau of
| ||||||
6 | Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms of the United States Department | ||||||
7 | of the Treasury.
| ||||||
8 | (b) This Article does not apply to the purchase, receipt, | ||||||
9 | possession, or use of black powder solely for sporting, | ||||||
10 | recreational, or cultural purposes by an individual for his or | ||||||
11 | her own use or for his or her immediate family living in the | ||||||
12 | same household, unless the quantity of black powder is more | ||||||
13 | than 5 pounds. Black powder in quantities greater than 5 pounds | ||||||
14 | must be stored in accordance with this Article, regardless of | ||||||
15 | the intended usage. | ||||||
16 | (Source: P.A. 86-364.)
| ||||||
17 | (225 ILCS 210/3001) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1-3001)
| ||||||
18 | Sec. 3001. Storage requirements; Magazines.
| ||||||
19 | (a) No person shall possess or store explosive materials
| ||||||
20 | unless such explosive materials are stored in a magazine or in | ||||||
21 | a factory
building in accordance with this Act except while | ||||||
22 | being transported or being
used in preparation for blasting or | ||||||
23 | while in the custody of a common
carrier awaiting shipment or | ||||||
24 | delivery to a consignee during the time
permitted by federal | ||||||
25 | law .
|
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | (b) Not more than 300,000 pounds of explosive materials | ||||||
2 | shall be stored in any magazine at
any one time.
| ||||||
3 | (c) (Blank). Magazines in which explosive materials shall | ||||||
4 | be lawfully kept or
stored shall be constructed of brick, | ||||||
5 | concrete, iron, wood covered with
iron or other suitable | ||||||
6 | materials. The magazine shall not have openings
except for | ||||||
7 | ventilation and entrance. Blasting caps, detonating or
| ||||||
8 | fulminating caps, or detonators shall be kept or stored in a | ||||||
9 | separate
magazine from magazines where other explosive | ||||||
10 | materials are kept or stored
and a storage certificate shall be | ||||||
11 | obtained from the Department in
accordance with Section 3002.
| ||||||
12 | (d) (Blank). The doors of magazines shall be kept closed
| ||||||
13 | and locked at all times, except when opened for storage or | ||||||
14 | removal of
explosive materials by persons authorized to enter | ||||||
15 | the magazine. Sufficient
openings shall be provided for | ||||||
16 | ventilation and shall be screened to prevent
the entrance of | ||||||
17 | sparks, except that magazines containing only black powder
may | ||||||
18 | be constructed without openings for ventilation. At each | ||||||
19 | magazine
site there shall at all times be kept conspicuously | ||||||
20 | posted warning signs
as specified by the Department. All | ||||||
21 | explosive materials must be
stored within the magazine in their | ||||||
22 | original containers and such containers
shall be plainly marked | ||||||
23 | with the name of the explosive contained
therein. Except for | ||||||
24 | testing purposes in accordance with Section 5009, no
individual | ||||||
25 | shall discharge firearms within 500 feet of a magazine or | ||||||
26 | factory
building, or at or against any such building or |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | magazine.
| ||||||
2 | (e) (Blank). Magazines and the areas surrounding magazines | ||||||
3 | shall be maintained,
as provided by rule, to avoid fire or | ||||||
4 | explosive hazards.
| ||||||
5 | (Source: P.A. 86-364; 87-835.)
| ||||||
6 | (225 ILCS 210/3002) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1-3002)
| ||||||
7 | Sec. 3002. Storage Certificates.
| ||||||
8 | (a) No person shall store explosive
materials until he has | ||||||
9 | obtained a storage certificate from the Department.
No storage | ||||||
10 | certificate shall be required, however, where holes are drilled
| ||||||
11 | and the explosive materials are upon delivery, immediately and | ||||||
12 | continuously
loaded into the holes for blasting from the mobile | ||||||
13 | container in which they
were delivered. The container shall at | ||||||
14 | all times be attended by an
authorized agent or employee of the | ||||||
15 | seller or the user of the explosive
materials. In no event | ||||||
16 | shall the mobile container of explosive materials
be exempt | ||||||
17 | unless it is completely unloaded for blasting. Every person to
| ||||||
18 | which this Section applies shall submit an application report | ||||||
19 | to the Department, on forms
furnished by the Department, | ||||||
20 | containing the following information:
| ||||||
21 | (1) the location or proposed location of a magazine;
| ||||||
22 | (2) the kind and maximum quantity of explosive | ||||||
23 | materials intended to
be generally stored in the magazine; | ||||||
24 | and
| ||||||
25 | (3) the distance or intended distance of the magazine |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | from the nearest
magazine, building, railroad and highway; | ||||||
2 | and
| ||||||
3 | (4) the name, explosive license number, and residence | ||||||
4 | and business addresses of the person
designated as | ||||||
5 | "magazine keeper" ; | ||||||
6 | (5) a description of the purposes for which explosive | ||||||
7 | materials are intended to be stored or used; and | ||||||
8 | (6) any other information that the Department deems | ||||||
9 | necessary to implement the requirements of this Act .
| ||||||
10 | (b) All storage
certificate application fees collected | ||||||
11 | under this Act shall be deposited into
the Explosives | ||||||
12 | Regulatory Fund.
Following receipt of an application such | ||||||
13 | report , the Department shall inspect the
magazine. If it finds | ||||||
14 | that the magazine is located and constructed in
accordance with | ||||||
15 | this Act and rules adopted promulgated by the Department, then | ||||||
16 | it shall
determine the quantity of explosive materials that may | ||||||
17 | be stored in such
magazine and shall issue a storage | ||||||
18 | certificate to the applicant showing
compliance with this Act | ||||||
19 | and the maximum quantity of explosive materials
that may be | ||||||
20 | stored in the magazine. The storage certificate shall be
| ||||||
21 | prominently and conspicuously posted at the magazine .
| ||||||
22 | (c) A storage certificate holder's authority to store | ||||||
23 | explosives shall be limited to the type, maximum quantity, and | ||||||
24 | purpose specified in his or her application to the Department, | ||||||
25 | unless the certificate holder is granted a modification to the | ||||||
26 | storage certificate. The Department shall approve any |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | modification to the storage certificate if the certificate | ||||||
2 | holder requests a modification and he or she meets the | ||||||
3 | requirements of this Act. If any person to whom the certificate | ||||||
4 | has been issued keeps or
stores explosive materials in excess | ||||||
5 | of the amount authorized by the
certificate, or stores or uses | ||||||
6 | explosives material of a different type or for a different | ||||||
7 | purpose than indicated in the application without first | ||||||
8 | obtaining the Department's approval to modify the certificate, | ||||||
9 | then the Department may cancel the certificate or initiate an | ||||||
10 | enforcement action . Whenever there
are changes in the physical | ||||||
11 | conditions surrounding a magazine, such as the
erection of | ||||||
12 | buildings, operation of railways or opening of highways near
| ||||||
13 | such magazine, the Department shall, in accordance with the | ||||||
14 | changed
conditions, modify or cancel the certificate. Upon | ||||||
15 | cancellation of the
certificate, the magazine keeper owner | ||||||
16 | shall immediately remove all explosive materials
from the | ||||||
17 | magazine. The magazine keeper owner or user of a magazine shall | ||||||
18 | promptly notify
the Department of any change in conditions.
| ||||||
19 | (d) Storage certificates issued under this Act are not | ||||||
20 | transferable. In
the event of the lease, sale or other transfer | ||||||
21 | of the business or
operations covered by the certificate, the | ||||||
22 | new owner, tenant or successor
in interest must obtain the | ||||||
23 | storage certificate required by this Article
before storing | ||||||
24 | explosive materials.
| ||||||
25 | (e) No individual may act as a magazine keeper unless | ||||||
26 | licensed under Article 2 of this Act. |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | (Source: P.A. 87-835; 88-599, eff. 9-1-94.)
| ||||||
2 | (225 ILCS 210/4002) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1-4002)
| ||||||
3 | Sec. 4002. Reporting accidents, incidents, theft, or loss | ||||||
4 | Theft or loss . | ||||||
5 | (a) A licensee or certificate holder shall immediately | ||||||
6 | report to the Department, in a manner and form prescribed by | ||||||
7 | the Department, any incident or accident related to explosive | ||||||
8 | materials that results in personal injury or property damage. | ||||||
9 | (b) The theft or loss of explosive
materials shall be | ||||||
10 | reported within 24 hours of the discovery by the
licensee or | ||||||
11 | certificate holder to the Department and to local law
| ||||||
12 | enforcement authorities.
| ||||||
13 | (Source: P.A. 86-364.)
| ||||||
14 | (225 ILCS 210/4003) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1-4003)
| ||||||
15 | Sec. 4003. Recordkeeping and inspection.
| ||||||
16 | (a) All license and certificate
holders shall maintain such | ||||||
17 | records pertaining to the possession, use,
purchase, transfer | ||||||
18 | and storage of explosive materials as the Department may
| ||||||
19 | prescribe and shall furnish the Department or its authorized
| ||||||
20 | representatives such records or other relevant information | ||||||
21 | legally
requested by the Department or its representatives. In | ||||||
22 | establishing record
keeping requirements, the Department shall | ||||||
23 | consider the requirements imposed by
agencies of the federal | ||||||
24 | government to avoid duplication or inconsistency. All records |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | required by the Department related to the possession, use, | ||||||
2 | purchase, transfer, or storage of explosive materials shall be | ||||||
3 | maintained for a minimum of 3 years.
| ||||||
4 | (b) (Blank). Every person selling or giving away an | ||||||
5 | explosive material shall keep
at his principal office or place | ||||||
6 | of business a journal, book of record or
other record setting | ||||||
7 | forth, in legible writing, a complete history of the
| ||||||
8 | transaction, including the following: (1) the name and quantity | ||||||
9 | of the
explosive material, (2) the identification numbers of | ||||||
10 | each
stick and container, (3) the name, residence and business | ||||||
11 | address of the
purchaser, (4) the address to which the | ||||||
12 | explosive material is to be
delivered, if different, and (5) | ||||||
13 | the name and address, social security number,
driver's license | ||||||
14 | number, and brief physical description of the individual
taking | ||||||
15 | the explosive material and the type and license number of the
| ||||||
16 | vehicle by which it is to be transported. The record keeping | ||||||
17 | requirements
of this subsection do not apply when such | ||||||
18 | transaction is between the
manufacturer of the explosive | ||||||
19 | material and that manufacturer's employees
when the explosive | ||||||
20 | materials involved are
being shipped by common carrier direct | ||||||
21 | from the manufacturer's place of
business. Such journal, book | ||||||
22 | of record or other record shall be open to
inspection by the | ||||||
23 | Department or by law enforcement agencies.
No explosive | ||||||
24 | materials shall be sold, given away or otherwise disposed of
or | ||||||
25 | delivered to any person under 21 years of age, whether such | ||||||
26 | person is
acting for himself or another.
|
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | (c) All license and certificate holders shall
permit their | ||||||
2 | facilities to be inspected at reasonable times and in a
| ||||||
3 | reasonable manner by representatives of the Department.
| ||||||
4 | (Source: P.A. 86-364; 87-835.)
| ||||||
5 | (225 ILCS 210/5001) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1-5001)
| ||||||
6 | Sec. 5001. Powers, duties and functions of Department. In | ||||||
7 | addition to the
powers, duties and functions vested in the | ||||||
8 | Department by this Act, or by
other laws of this State, the | ||||||
9 | Department shall have the full powers and authority to carry | ||||||
10 | out and administer this Act, including has the following | ||||||
11 | powers,
duties , and functions:
| ||||||
12 | (a) To adopt promulgate reasonable rules consistent with | ||||||
13 | this Act
to carry out the purposes and enforce the provisions | ||||||
14 | of this Act.
| ||||||
15 | (b) To prescribe and furnish application forms,
licenses, | ||||||
16 | certificates and any other forms necessary under this Act.
| ||||||
17 | (c) To prescribe examinations which reasonably test the
| ||||||
18 | applicant's knowledge of the safe and proper use, storage, | ||||||
19 | possession,
handling, and transfer of
explosive materials.
| ||||||
20 | (d) To establish and enforce reasonable standards for the | ||||||
21 | use,
storage, disposal and transfer of explosive materials.
| ||||||
22 | (e) To issue licenses and certificates to qualified | ||||||
23 | applicants who
comply with the requirements of this Act and its | ||||||
24 | rules.
| ||||||
25 | (f) To suspend, revoke or refuse to issue or renew licenses |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | or
certificates, or take other disciplinary action, including | ||||||
2 | the
imposition of fines.
All fines collected under this Act | ||||||
3 | shall be deposited into the Explosives
Regulatory Fund.
| ||||||
4 | (g) To establish by rule the expiration and renewal period | ||||||
5 | for licenses
and certificates issued under this Act, and to | ||||||
6 | establish and collect
license and certificate application | ||||||
7 | fees, fingerprint card fees required by the Illinois State | ||||||
8 | Police for criminal identification purposes , and such other | ||||||
9 | fees as
are authorized or necessary under this Act.
| ||||||
10 | (h) To conduct and prescribe rules of procedure for | ||||||
11 | hearings under this Act.
| ||||||
12 | (i) To appoint qualified inspectors
to periodically visit | ||||||
13 | places where explosive materials may be stored or
used, and to | ||||||
14 | make such other inspections as are necessary to determine
| ||||||
15 | satisfactory compliance with this Act.
| ||||||
16 | (j) To receive data and assistance from federal, State and | ||||||
17 | local
governmental agencies, and to obtain copies of | ||||||
18 | identification and arrest
data from all federal, State and | ||||||
19 | local law enforcement agencies for use in
carrying out the | ||||||
20 | purposes and functions of the Department and this Act.
| ||||||
21 | (k) To receive and respond to inquiries from the industry, | ||||||
22 | public,
and agencies or instrumentalities of the State, and to | ||||||
23 | offer advice, make
recommendations and provide monitoring | ||||||
24 | services pertinent to such inquiries
regarding the safe and | ||||||
25 | proper storage, handling, and use of explosive materials.
| ||||||
26 | (l) To inform, advise, and assist institute or cause to be |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | instituted legal proceedings in the
circuit court by the | ||||||
2 | State's Attorney of the county where any
noncompliance with or | ||||||
3 | violation of this Act occurs when the State's Attorney is | ||||||
4 | seeking criminal charges against a person pursuant to Section | ||||||
5 | 5010 or 5011 of this Act .
| ||||||
6 | (m) To bring an action in the name of the
Department, | ||||||
7 | through the Attorney General of the State of Illinois, whenever
| ||||||
8 | it appears to the Department that any person is engaged or is | ||||||
9 | about to
engage in any acts or practices that constitute or may | ||||||
10 | constitute a
violation of the provisions of this Act or its | ||||||
11 | rules,
for an order enjoining such violation or for an order
| ||||||
12 | enforcing compliance with this Act. Upon filing of a verified | ||||||
13 | petition in
such court, the court may issue a temporary | ||||||
14 | restraining order without
notice or bond and may preliminarily | ||||||
15 | or permanently enjoin such violation.
If it is established that | ||||||
16 | such person has violated or is violating the
injunction, the | ||||||
17 | court may punish the offender for contempt of court.
| ||||||
18 | Proceedings under this paragraph are in addition to, and not in | ||||||
19 | lieu
of, all other remedies and penalties provided for by this | ||||||
20 | Act.
| ||||||
21 | (n) The powers, duties and functions vested in the | ||||||
22 | Department under the
provisions of this Act shall not be | ||||||
23 | construed to affect in any manner the
powers, duties and | ||||||
24 | functions vested in the Department under any other provision
of | ||||||
25 | law.
| ||||||
26 | (Source: P.A. 87-835; 88-599, eff. 9-1-94.)
|
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | (225 ILCS 210/5003) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1-5003)
| ||||||
2 | Sec. 5003. Appeal to Department; Hearing; Notice.
| ||||||
3 | (a) Whenever the Department intends to refuse to issue or | ||||||
4 | renew or to
suspend, revoke or take other disciplinary action | ||||||
5 | with respect to a license
or certificate,
the Department shall | ||||||
6 | give notice to the applicant or holder. Such notice
shall be in | ||||||
7 | writing, shall state specifically the grounds upon which the
| ||||||
8 | Department intends to take the indicated action and shall be | ||||||
9 | served by
delivery of the same personally to the applicant or | ||||||
10 | holder, or by mailing
the same by registered or certified mail | ||||||
11 | to the applicant or holder's last
known address. The aggrieved | ||||||
12 | party may appeal to the
Department for a hearing. The applicant | ||||||
13 | or holder shall request such a
hearing in writing within 30 | ||||||
14 | days after notice is mailed.
The provisions
of Sections 5003 | ||||||
15 | through 5005 shall not apply to decisions of the
Department to | ||||||
16 | deny a license or certificate based on an applicant's failure
| ||||||
17 | to satisfy any age or examination requirements.
| ||||||
18 | (b) Upon the receipt of a request for a hearing, the | ||||||
19 | Department shall
order a hearing to be held.
The hearing | ||||||
20 | proceedings shall be commenced within 30 days after of the | ||||||
21 | receipt by the
Department of the request for a hearing unless | ||||||
22 | the hearing is continued for
good cause at the request of any | ||||||
23 | party.
The Department shall, at least 10 days prior to the date | ||||||
24 | set for the hearing,
notify in writing the applicant for or | ||||||
25 | holder of a license or certificate
that a hearing will be held |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | at the place and on the date designated in the
notice to | ||||||
2 | determine whether the applicant or holder is qualified to hold | ||||||
3 | a
license or certificate, and that the Department shall afford | ||||||
4 | the
applicant or holder an
opportunity to be heard. Such | ||||||
5 | written notice may be served by personal
delivery to the | ||||||
6 | applicant or holder, or by mailing the notice by registered
or | ||||||
7 | certified mail to the applicant or holder's last known address.
| ||||||
8 | (c) At the time and place
fixed in the notice, the | ||||||
9 | Department shall proceed to hear the appeal, and
all parties to | ||||||
10 | the proceeding shall have the opportunity to present such
| ||||||
11 | statements, testimony, evidence and argument as may be relevant | ||||||
12 | to the
proceeding. Hearings shall be conducted by hearing | ||||||
13 | officers appointed by
the Department, and an authorized agent | ||||||
14 | of the Department may administer
oaths to witnesses at any | ||||||
15 | hearing which the Department is authorized to
conduct. The | ||||||
16 | Department, if necessary, may continue such hearing from time
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17 | to time. Hearing officers may authorize reasonable discovery by | ||||||
18 | any party. The Illinois Code of Civil Procedure and Illinois | ||||||
19 | Supreme Court rules shall not be applicable to hearing | ||||||
20 | proceedings under this Section.
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21 | (d) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to limit the
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22 | authority of the Department to deny, refuse to issue or renew, | ||||||
23 | or suspend,
revoke , or take other disciplinary action with | ||||||
24 | respect to a license or
certificate if the applicant or holder | ||||||
25 | waives the right to a hearing by
failing to request a hearing | ||||||
26 | within the prescribed time after notice is mailed
received .
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1 | (Source: P.A. 87-835; 88-599, eff. 9-1-94.)
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2 | (225 ILCS 210/5004) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1-5004)
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3 | Sec. 5004. Record of proceedings; transcript. The | ||||||
4 | Department or aggrieved party may shall
provide at its or his | ||||||
5 | or her expense a certified shorthand reporter to take down the
| ||||||
6 | testimony and preserve a record of all proceedings at the | ||||||
7 | hearing of any
case involving denial or refusal to issue or | ||||||
8 | renew a license or
certificate, or the suspension or revocation | ||||||
9 | or other discipline of a
license or certificate. Copies of the | ||||||
10 | transcript of such record may be
purchased from the certified | ||||||
11 | shorthand reporter who prepared the record.
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12 | (Source: P.A. 86-364.)
| ||||||
13 | (225 ILCS 210/5006) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1-5006)
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14 | Sec. 5006. Actions without notice of hearing. | ||||||
15 | Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, whenever the | ||||||
16 | Department
finds that a condition or practice exists which | ||||||
17 | could reasonably be
expected to cause death or serious physical | ||||||
18 | harm or property damage, and if
the Department
incorporates a | ||||||
19 | finding to that effect in an order, it may summarily suspend
or | ||||||
20 | revoke a license or certificate, or order such immediate action | ||||||
21 | as may
be necessary to abate the condition or practice. | ||||||
22 | Whenever summary action is
taken under this Section, the | ||||||
23 | Department shall, simultaneously with such
action, serve upon | ||||||
24 | the holder a copy of its order which shall be effective
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1 | immediately. Upon the request of the aggrieved party, the | ||||||
2 | Department shall conduct a hearing regarding its order in | ||||||
3 | accordance with the requirements of Sections 5003, 5004, and | ||||||
4 | 5005 of this Act. A hearing, if properly requested, shall be | ||||||
5 | commenced within 15
days of the date of the order and concluded | ||||||
6 | as soon as practicably possible .
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7 | (Source: P.A. 87-835; 88-599, eff. 9-1-94.)
| ||||||
8 | (225 ILCS 210/5008) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1-5008)
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9 | Sec. 5008. Administrative Review Law. All final
| ||||||
10 | administrative decisions of the Department under this Act are
| ||||||
11 | subject to judicial review pursuant to the Administrative | ||||||
12 | Review Law (735 ILCS 5/3-101 et seq.) , as
now or hereafter | ||||||
13 | amended, and its rules.
The term "administrative decision" is | ||||||
14 | defined as in Section 3-101
of the Code of Civil Procedure. | ||||||
15 | Appeals from all orders and judgments
entered by the court, in | ||||||
16 | reviewing a final administrative decision of the
Department, | ||||||
17 | may be taken by any party to the action as in other civil
| ||||||
18 | cases. Pending final decision on such review, the acts, orders | ||||||
19 | and rulings
of the Department shall remain in full force and | ||||||
20 | effect unless modified or
suspended by order of court pending | ||||||
21 | final judicial decision. The Department
shall not be required | ||||||
22 | to certify any record to the court or file any answer
in court | ||||||
23 | or otherwise appear in any court in a judicial review | ||||||
24 | proceeding,
unless there is filed in the court with the | ||||||
25 | complaint a receipt from the
Department acknowledging payment |
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1 | of the costs of furnishing and certifying
the record, which | ||||||
2 | costs shall be computed at the rate of 35 cents
per page.
| ||||||
3 | Failure on the part of the plaintiff to file such receipt
in | ||||||
4 | court shall be grounds for dismissal of the action.
| ||||||
5 | (Source: P.A. 88-599, eff. 9-1-94.)
| ||||||
6 | (225 ILCS 210/5010) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1-5010)
| ||||||
7 | Sec. 5010. Unlawful possession. Any person subject to this | ||||||
8 | Act
who possesses an explosive material without having obtained | ||||||
9 | a valid license
or certificate under this Act is guilty of a | ||||||
10 | Class 3 felony unless otherwise
exempted under Section 1005 or | ||||||
11 | 2000 of this Act. Any person subject to this Act who transfers | ||||||
12 | explosive material to a person who does not possess a valid | ||||||
13 | license or certificate under this Act is guilty of a Class 3 | ||||||
14 | felony unless otherwise exempted under Section 1005 or 2000 of | ||||||
15 | this Act .
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16 | (Source: P.A. 86-364.)
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17 | (225 ILCS 210/Art. 6 heading new) | ||||||
18 | ARTICLE 6. | ||||||
19 | DISPLAY FIREWORKS | ||||||
20 | (225 ILCS 210/6001 new) | ||||||
21 | Sec. 6001. Pyrotechnics display supervisor qualifications. | ||||||
22 | No individual may act as a pyrotechnic display supervisor | ||||||
23 | unless licensed by the Department. Licensure as a pyrotechnic |
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1 | display supervisor shall be subject to the same terms and | ||||||
2 | requirements as are set forth in Article 2 of this Act. | ||||||
3 | (225 ILCS 210/6002 new) | ||||||
4 | Sec. 6002. Display fireworks distributor. | ||||||
5 | (a) No person may act as a display fireworks distributor | ||||||
6 | unless registered with the Department. | ||||||
7 | (b) No person may engage in pyrotechnic distribution | ||||||
8 | without first being registered with the Department. | ||||||
9 | Registration with the Department must include the following: | ||||||
10 | (1) A current BATFE license for the type of pyrotechnic | ||||||
11 | service or pyrotechnic display service provided. | ||||||
12 | (2) Proof of product liability insurance. | ||||||
13 | (3) Proof of general liability insurance that covers | ||||||
14 | the pyrotechnic display service or pyrotechnic service | ||||||
15 | provided. | ||||||
16 | (4) Proof of Illinois Workers' Compensation Insurance. | ||||||
17 | (5) A registration fee set by the Department. | ||||||
18 | (6) Proof of a current United States Department of | ||||||
19 | Transportation (USDOT) Identification Number. | ||||||
20 | (7) Proof of a current USDOT Hazardous Materials | ||||||
21 | Registration Number. | ||||||
22 | (225 ILCS 210/6003 new) | ||||||
23 | Sec. 6003. Displays; display assistants. | ||||||
24 | (a) Each display shall be supervised by the pyrotechnic |
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| |||||||
1 | display supervisor, who must be present for the setup and | ||||||
2 | initiation, deflagration, or ignition of the display. | ||||||
3 | (b) A comprehensive record of each display shall be | ||||||
4 | completed and signed by the pyrotechnic display supervisor on | ||||||
5 | forms approved by the Department and shall include: | ||||||
6 | (1) a record of pyrotechnic display assistants | ||||||
7 | present; | ||||||
8 | (2) proof of product liability insurance, general | ||||||
9 | liability insurance, and Illinois Workers' Compensation | ||||||
10 | Insurance; | ||||||
11 | (3) proof of a current BATFE license for the type of | ||||||
12 | display fireworks service or display provided; and | ||||||
13 | (4) any additional information required by the | ||||||
14 | Department. | ||||||
15 | (c) No person shall serve as pyrotechnic display assistant | ||||||
16 | who: | ||||||
17 | (1) is under 21 years of age; | ||||||
18 | (2) has been convicted in any court of a crime | ||||||
19 | punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year; | ||||||
20 | (3) is under indictment for a crime punishable by | ||||||
21 | imprisonment for a term exceeding one year; | ||||||
22 | (4) is a fugitive from justice; | ||||||
23 | (5) is an unlawful user of or addicted to any | ||||||
24 | controlled substance as defined in Section 102 of the | ||||||
25 | federal Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. Sec. 802 et | ||||||
26 | seq.); |
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1 | (6) has been adjudicated a mental defective; or | ||||||
2 | (7) is not a legal citizen of the United States. | ||||||
3 | (225 ILCS 210/6004 new) | ||||||
4 | Sec. 6004. Rules. The Department shall adopt all rules | ||||||
5 | necessary to administer its responsibilities under this | ||||||
6 | Article, including rules requiring the training, examination, | ||||||
7 | registration, and licensing of pyrotechnic display operators, | ||||||
8 | pyrotechnic display supervisors, and pyrotechnic display | ||||||
9 | assistants. The rules adopted by the Department shall be based | ||||||
10 | upon nationally accepted industry standards such as those of | ||||||
11 | the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1123 | ||||||
12 | guidelines for outdoor displays. | ||||||
13 | (225 ILCS 210/6005 new) | ||||||
14 | Sec. 6005. Applications and fees. | ||||||
15 | (a) All applications for licensure, certification, and | ||||||
16 | registration under this Article shall be on forms provided by | ||||||
17 | the Department. These applications shall be accompanied by the | ||||||
18 | required fee, which is not refundable. | ||||||
19 | (b) Fees received under this Act shall be deposited into | ||||||
20 | the Explosives Regulatory Fund. | ||||||
21 | Section 10. The Pyrotechnic
Distributor and
Operator | ||||||
22 | Licensing Act is amended by changing Sections 5 and 30 as | ||||||
23 | follows:
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1 | (225 ILCS 227/5)
| ||||||
2 | Sec. 5. Definitions. In this Act:
| ||||||
3 | "1.3G fireworks" means fireworks that are used for | ||||||
4 | professional outdoor displays and classified as fireworks | ||||||
5 | UN0333, UN0334, or UN0335 by the United States Department of | ||||||
6 | Transportation under 49 C.F.R. 172.101. | ||||||
7 | "BATFE" means the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, | ||||||
8 | Firearms and Explosives. | ||||||
9 | "Consumer fireworks" means fireworks that must comply with | ||||||
10 | the construction, chemical composition, and labeling | ||||||
11 | regulations of the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission, as | ||||||
12 | set forth in 16 C.F.R. Parts 1500 and 1507, and classified as | ||||||
13 | fireworks UN0336 or UN0337 by the United States Department of | ||||||
14 | Transportation under 49 C.F.R. 172.101. "Consumer fireworks" | ||||||
15 | does not include a substance or article exempted under the | ||||||
16 | Pyrotechnic Use Act.
| ||||||
17 | "Display fireworks" means
1.3G explosive or special | ||||||
18 | effects fireworks.
| ||||||
19 | "Facility" means an area being used for the conducting of a | ||||||
20 | pyrotechnic display business, but does not include residential | ||||||
21 | premises except for the portion of any residential premises | ||||||
22 | that is actually used in the conduct of a pyrotechnic display | ||||||
23 | business.
| ||||||
24 | "Flame effect" means the detonation, ignition, or | ||||||
25 | deflagration of flammable gases, liquids, or special materials |
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| |||||||
1 | to produce a thermal, physical, visual, or audible effect | ||||||
2 | before the public, invitees, or licensees, regardless of | ||||||
3 | whether admission is charged in accordance with NFPA 160.
| ||||||
4 | "Lead pyrotechnic operator" means the individual with | ||||||
5 | overall
responsibility
for the safety, setup, discharge, and | ||||||
6 | supervision of a pyrotechnic display or pyrotechnic service.
| ||||||
7 | "Office" means Office of the State Fire Marshal.
| ||||||
8 | "Person" means an individual, firm, corporation, | ||||||
9 | association,
partnership,
company, consortium, joint venture, | ||||||
10 | commercial entity, state,
municipality, or
political | ||||||
11 | subdivision of a state or any agency, department, or
| ||||||
12 | instrumentality of the
United States and any officer, agent, or | ||||||
13 | employee of these entities.
| ||||||
14 | "Production company" means any person in the film, digital | ||||||
15 | and video media, television, commercial, and theatrical stage | ||||||
16 | industry who provides pyrotechnic services or pyrotechnic | ||||||
17 | display services as part of a film, digital and video media, | ||||||
18 | television, commercial, or theatrical production in the State | ||||||
19 | of Illinois. | ||||||
20 | "Pyrotechnic display" or "display" means the detonation, | ||||||
21 | ignition , or
deflagration of display fireworks or flame effects
| ||||||
22 | to produce a visual or audible effect of an
exhibitional nature | ||||||
23 | before the public, invitees, or licensees, regardless of
| ||||||
24 | whether admission is charged. | ||||||
25 | "Pyrotechnic distributor" means any person who distributes | ||||||
26 | special effects fireworks or flame effects display fireworks |
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| |||||||
1 | for sale in the State of Illinois or provides them as part of a | ||||||
2 | pyrotechnic display service in the State of Illinois or | ||||||
3 | provides only pyrotechnic services. | ||||||
4 | "Pyrotechnic service" means the detonation, ignition , or | ||||||
5 | deflagration of display fireworks, special effects , or flame | ||||||
6 | effects to produce a visual or audible effect. | ||||||
7 | "Special effects fireworks" means pyrotechnic devices used | ||||||
8 | for special effects by professionals in the performing arts in | ||||||
9 | conjunction with theatrical, musical, or other productions | ||||||
10 | that are similar to consumer fireworks in chemical compositions | ||||||
11 | and construction, but are not intended for consumer use and are | ||||||
12 | not labeled as such or identified as "intended for indoor use". | ||||||
13 | "Special effects fireworks" are classified as fireworks UN0431 | ||||||
14 | or UN0432 by the United States Department of Transportation | ||||||
15 | under 49 C.F.R. 172.101.
| ||||||
16 | (Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07; 96-708, eff. 8-25-09.)
| ||||||
17 | (225 ILCS 227/30)
| ||||||
18 | Sec. 30. Rules. The State Fire Marshal shall adopt all | ||||||
19 | rules necessary to
carry out its responsibilities under this | ||||||
20 | Act including
rules requiring the
training, examination, and | ||||||
21 | licensing of production companies, pyrotechnic distributors | ||||||
22 | and lead pyrotechnic operators. The
rules of the State Fire
| ||||||
23 | Marshal shall be based upon nationally recognized standards | ||||||
24 | such as
the following guidelines those of the National Fire | ||||||
25 | Protection Association (NFPA) : 1123 guidelines for
outdoor |
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| |||||||
1 | displays, NFPA 1126 for proximate audience displays, NFPA 160 | ||||||
2 | for flame effect displays, and NFPA 140 for motion picture and | ||||||
3 | television production studio soundstages, approved production | ||||||
4 | facilities, and production locations. The State Fire Marshal | ||||||
5 | shall conduct the training and examination of pyrotechnic | ||||||
6 | operators and pyrotechnic distributors or may delegate the | ||||||
7 | responsibility to train and examine pyrotechnic distributors | ||||||
8 | and operators to the Department of Natural Resources .
| ||||||
9 | (Source: P.A. 96-708, eff. 8-25-09.)
| ||||||
10 | Section 15. The Pyrotechnic Use Act is amended by changing | ||||||
11 | Sections 1, 2, 2.1, 3.2, and 4.1 as follows:
| ||||||
12 | (425 ILCS 35/1) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 127)
| ||||||
13 | Sec. 1. Definitions. As used in this Act, the following | ||||||
14 | words shall have the following meanings: | ||||||
15 | "1.3G fireworks" means those fireworks used for | ||||||
16 | professional outdoor displays and classified as fireworks | ||||||
17 | UN0333, UN0334, or UN0335 by the United States Department of | ||||||
18 | Transportation under 49 C.F.R. 172.101. | ||||||
19 | "Consumer distributor" means any person who distributes, | ||||||
20 | offers for sale, sells, or exchanges for consideration consumer | ||||||
21 | fireworks in Illinois to another distributor or directly to any | ||||||
22 | retailer or person for resale. | ||||||
23 | "Consumer fireworks" means those fireworks that must | ||||||
24 | comply with the construction, chemical composition, and |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | labeling regulations of the U.S. Consumer Products Safety | ||||||
2 | Commission, as set forth in 16 C.F.R. Parts 1500 and 1507, and | ||||||
3 | classified as fireworks UN0336 or UN0337 by the United States | ||||||
4 | Department of Transportation under 49 C.F.R. 172.101. | ||||||
5 | "Consumer fireworks"
shall not include snake or glow worm | ||||||
6 | pellets; smoke devices; trick noisemakers
known as "party | ||||||
7 | poppers", "booby traps", "snappers", "trick matches", | ||||||
8 | "cigarette
loads", and "auto burglar alarms"; sparklers; toy | ||||||
9 | pistols, toy
canes, toy guns, or other devices in
which paper | ||||||
10 | or plastic caps containing twenty-five hundredths grains or
| ||||||
11 | less of explosive compound are used, provided they are so | ||||||
12 | constructed that
the hand cannot come in contact with the cap | ||||||
13 | when in place for the
explosion; and toy pistol paper or | ||||||
14 | plastic caps that contain less than
twenty hundredths grains of | ||||||
15 | explosive mixture; the sale and use of which
shall be permitted | ||||||
16 | at all times. | ||||||
17 | "Consumer fireworks display" or "consumer display" means | ||||||
18 | the detonation, ignition, or deflagration of consumer | ||||||
19 | fireworks to produce a visual or audible effect. | ||||||
20 | "Consumer operator" means an adult individual who is | ||||||
21 | responsible for the safety, setup, and discharge of the | ||||||
22 | consumer fireworks display and who has completed the training | ||||||
23 | required in Section 2.2 of this Act. | ||||||
24 | "Consumer retailer" means any person who offers for sale, | ||||||
25 | sells, or exchanges for consideration consumer fireworks in | ||||||
26 | Illinois directly to any person with a consumer display permit. |
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1 | "Display fireworks" means 1.3G or special effects | ||||||
2 | fireworks or as further defined in the Pyrotechnic Distributor | ||||||
3 | and Operator Licensing Act. | ||||||
4 | "Flame effect" means the detonation, ignition, or | ||||||
5 | deflagration of flammable gases, liquids, or special materials | ||||||
6 | to produce a thermal, physical, visual, or audible effect | ||||||
7 | before the public, invitees, or licensees, regardless of | ||||||
8 | whether admission is charged, in accordance with National Fire | ||||||
9 | Protection Association 160 guidelines, and as may be further | ||||||
10 | defined in the Pyrotechnic Distributor and Operator Licensing | ||||||
11 | Act. | ||||||
12 | "Lead pyrotechnic operator" means an individual who is | ||||||
13 | responsible for the safety, setup, and discharge of the | ||||||
14 | pyrotechnic display or pyrotechnic service and who is licensed | ||||||
15 | pursuant to the Pyrotechnic Distributor and Operator Licensing | ||||||
16 | Act. | ||||||
17 | "Person" means an individual, firm, corporation, | ||||||
18 | association, partnership, company, consortium, joint venture, | ||||||
19 | commercial entity, state, municipality, or political | ||||||
20 | subdivision of a state or any agency, department, or | ||||||
21 | instrumentality of the United States and any officer, agent, or | ||||||
22 | employee of these entities.
| ||||||
23 | "Production company" means any person in the film, digital | ||||||
24 | and video media, television, commercial, and theatrical stage | ||||||
25 | industry who provides pyrotechnic services or pyrotechnic | ||||||
26 | display services as part of a film, digital and video media, |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | television, commercial, or theatrical production in the State | ||||||
2 | of Illinois and is licensed by the Office pursuant to the | ||||||
3 | Pyrotechnic Distributor and Operator Licensing Act. | ||||||
4 | "Pyrotechnic display" means the detonation, ignition , or | ||||||
5 | deflagration of display fireworks or flame effects to produce | ||||||
6 | visual or audible effects of a exhibitional nature before the | ||||||
7 | public, invitees, or licensees, regardless of whether | ||||||
8 | admission is charged, and as may be further defined in the | ||||||
9 | Pyrotechnic Distributor and Operator Licensing Act. | ||||||
10 | "Pyrotechnic distributor" means any person who distributes | ||||||
11 | special effects fireworks or flame effects display fireworks | ||||||
12 | for sale in the State of Illinois or provides them as part of a | ||||||
13 | pyrotechnic display service in the State of Illinois or | ||||||
14 | provides only pyrotechnic services and is licensed by the | ||||||
15 | Office pursuant to the Pyrotechnic Distributor and Operator | ||||||
16 | Licensing Act. | ||||||
17 | "Pyrotechnic service" means the detonation, ignition or | ||||||
18 | deflagration of display fireworks, special effects or flame | ||||||
19 | effects to produce a visual or audible effect. | ||||||
20 | "Special effects fireworks" means pyrotechnic devices used | ||||||
21 | for special effects by professionals in the performing arts in | ||||||
22 | conjunction with theatrical, musical, or other productions
| ||||||
23 | that are similar to consumer fireworks in chemical compositions
| ||||||
24 | and construction, but are not intended for consumer use and are
| ||||||
25 | not labeled as such or identified as "intended for indoor use".
| ||||||
26 | "Special effects fireworks" are classified as fireworks UN0431
|
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | or UN0432 by the United States Department of Transportation
| ||||||
2 | under 49 C.F.R. 172.101.
| ||||||
3 | (Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07; 96-708, eff. 8-25-09.)
| ||||||
4 | (425 ILCS 35/2) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 128)
| ||||||
5 | Sec. 2. Possession, sale, and use of fireworks.
Except as | ||||||
6 | hereinafter provided it shall be unlawful for any
person, firm, | ||||||
7 | co-partnership, or corporation to knowingly possess, offer
for | ||||||
8 | sale, expose
for sale, sell at retail, or use or explode any | ||||||
9 | display fireworks, flame effects , or consumer fireworks; | ||||||
10 | provided that
city councils in cities, the president and board | ||||||
11 | of trustees in villages
and incorporated towns, and outside the | ||||||
12 | corporate limits of cities,
villages and incorporated towns, | ||||||
13 | the county board, shall have power to
adopt reasonable rules | ||||||
14 | and regulations for the granting of permits for
pyrotechnic and | ||||||
15 | consumer displays.
| ||||||
16 | (Source: P.A. 93-263, eff. 7-22-03; 94-658, eff. 1-1-06.)
| ||||||
17 | (425 ILCS 35/2.1) | ||||||
18 | Sec. 2.1. Pyrotechnic displays or pyrotechnic service. | ||||||
19 | Each pyrotechnic display or pyrotechnic service shall be
| ||||||
20 | conducted by a licensed lead pyrotechnic operator employed by a | ||||||
21 | licensed pyrotechnic distributor or a licensed production | ||||||
22 | company. Applications for a pyrotechnic display permit shall be | ||||||
23 | made in writing at
least 15 days in advance of the date of the | ||||||
24 | pyrotechnic display or pyrotechnic service, unless agreed to |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | otherwise by the local jurisdiction issuing the permit and the | ||||||
2 | fire chief of the jurisdiction in which the display or | ||||||
3 | pyrotechnic service will occur. After a permit has been | ||||||
4 | granted,
sales, possession, use, and distribution of display | ||||||
5 | fireworks for the display
or pyrotechnic service shall be | ||||||
6 | lawful for that purpose only. No permit granted hereunder shall
| ||||||
7 | be transferable. | ||||||
8 | Pyrotechnic display permits may be granted hereunder to any | ||||||
9 | adult individual applying therefor. No permit shall be required | ||||||
10 | under
the provisions of this Act for supervised public displays | ||||||
11 | by State or
County fair associations. | ||||||
12 | The applicant seeking the pyrotechnic display permit must | ||||||
13 | provide proof of liability insurance in a sum not less than | ||||||
14 | $1,000,000 to the local governmental entity issuing the permit.
| ||||||
15 | A permit shall be issued only after the chief of the fire | ||||||
16 | department providing fire protection coverage to the area of | ||||||
17 | display or pyrotechnic service, or his or her designee, has | ||||||
18 | inspected the site and determined that the display or | ||||||
19 | pyrotechnic service can be performed in full compliance with | ||||||
20 | the rules adopted by the State Fire Marshal and that the | ||||||
21 | display or pyrotechnic service shall not be hazardous to | ||||||
22 | property or endanger any person or persons.
Nothing in this | ||||||
23 | Section shall prohibit the issuer of a permit from
adopting | ||||||
24 | more stringent rules. | ||||||
25 | All indoor pyrotechnic displays and pyrotechnic services | ||||||
26 | shall be conducted in buildings protected by
automatic |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | sprinkler systems and meeting the requirements of rules adopted | ||||||
2 | by the State Fire Marshal pursuant to this Act. At the time an | ||||||
3 | individual applies for an indoor pyrotechnic display permit | ||||||
4 | from the local jurisdiction, written notice of the permit | ||||||
5 | application and the indoor display or pyrotechnic service | ||||||
6 | information shall be made in writing at least 15 days in | ||||||
7 | advance of the date of the pyrotechnic display or pyrotechnic | ||||||
8 | service to the Office, unless agreed to otherwise by the | ||||||
9 | Office. | ||||||
10 | Permits shall be signed by the chief of the fire department | ||||||
11 | providing fire protection to the area of display or pyrotechnic | ||||||
12 | service, or his or her designee, and must identify the licensed | ||||||
13 | pyrotechnic distributor or licensed production company and the | ||||||
14 | lead pyrotechnic operator.
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15 | (Source: P.A. 96-708, eff. 8-25-09.)
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16 | (425 ILCS 35/3.2) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 129.2)
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17 | Sec. 3.2.
The use of what are technically known as | ||||||
18 | fireworks showers or
any mixture containing potassium | ||||||
19 | chlorate , and sulphur in theaters theatres or public
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20 | hereby prohibited.
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21 | (Source: P.A. 81-623.)
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22 | (425 ILCS 35/4.1) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 130.1)
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23 | Sec. 4.1. The State Fire Marshal may adopt necessary rules | ||||||
24 | and regulations
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1 | be based upon nationally recognized standards such as those of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | the
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1123 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | guidelines for outdoor
displays, NFPA 1126 guidelines for | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | proximate audience displays, NFPA 160 guidelines for flame | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | effects, and NFPA 140 for motion picture and television | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | production studio soundstages, approved production facilities, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | and production locations. The State Fire Marshal is authorized | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | to adopt rules that establish audience proximity distances for | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | consumer display fireworks.
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10 | The Office of the State Fire Marshal shall maintain a list | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | of approved consumer fireworks and update the list annually or | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | as new consumer fireworks items are submitted to the Office by | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | consumer distributors. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | All applications, permits, and site inspection records | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | shall be on forms approved by the State Fire Marshal.
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16 | (Source: P.A. 96-708, eff. 8-25-09.)
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17 | (225 ILCS 210/3003 rep.)
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18 | (225 ILCS 210/5002 rep.)
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19 | (225 ILCS 210/5014 rep.)
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20 | Section 20. The Illinois Explosives Act is amended by | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | repealing Sections 3003, 5002, and 5014.
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22 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | becoming law.
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