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RI Gen L § 23-28.25-2 - 23-28.25-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-28.25 - Fire Alarm Systems|Section 23-28.25-2 - 23-28.25-9 - Repealed.

§ 23-28.25-2 — 23-28.25-9. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1983, ch. 245, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 101, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 67, §§ 44, 45; P.L. 1992, ch. 89, § 1; P.L. 1994, ch. 255, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 99; Repealed by P.L. 2004, ch. 220, § 28; P.L. 2004, ch. 225, § 28, effective June 30, 2004.
RI Gen L § 23-28.26-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-28.26 - Dip Tanks Containing Flammable or Combustible Liquid|Section 23-28.26-1 - Repealed.

§ 23-28.26-1. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 271, § 22; P.L. 1978, ch. 46, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 67, § 46; Repealed by P.L. 2004, ch. 220, § 29; P.L. 2004, ch. 225, § 29, effective June 30, 2004.
RI Gen L § 23-28.27-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-28.27 - Spray Application Using Flammable or Combustible Material|Section 23-28.27-1 - Repealed.

§ 23-28.27-1. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 271, § 23; P.L. 1978, ch. 357, § 1, P.L. 1991, ch. 67, § 47; Repealed by P.L. 2004, ch. 220, § 30; P.L. 2004, ch. 225, § 30, effective June 30, 2004.
RI Gen L § 23-28.28-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-28.28 - Explosives|Section 23-28.28-1 - Definitions.

§ 23-28.28-1. Definitions.(a) "Boosters" mean a casing containing several ounces of a high explosive used to increase the intensity of explosion of the detonator of a detonating fuse.(b) "Dealer" means any person, not a manufacturer, engaged in the business of buying and selling explosives other than empty cartridge shells (primed), percussion caps, small arms ammunition, small arms primers, and smokeless powder for small arms.(c) "Electric squibs" mean small tubes or blocks containing a small quantity of ignition compound in contact with a wire bridge.(d) "Explosive bombs" mean any explosive or incendiary material designed and constructed that when dropped, thrown, projected, or placed and initiated in any particular manner, will produce a violent release of high pressure and/or heat.(e) "Explosive mines" mean metal containers filled with a high explosive and provided with a detonating device.(f) "Explosive projectiles" mean metal shells loaded with explosives for use in cannon.(g) "Explosive torpedoes" mean metal devices containing a means of propulsion and a quantity of high explosives.(h) "Manufacturer" means any person who is engaged in the manufacture of explosives or who otherwise produces any explosives. Persons reloading small arms ammunition shall not be considered as manufacturers.(i) "Person" means any individual, partnership, association, or corporation.(j) "Primers," "percussion fuses," "combination fuses," and "time fuses" mean devices used to ignite powder charges of ammunition or the black-powder bursting charges of projectiles.(k) "Small arm primers" and "percussion caps" mean primers used for small arms ammunition.(l) "Small arms ammunition" means any cartridge or shell for use in a pistol, rifle, or shotgun, and shall include ball, shot, or blank cartridges or shells.(m) "State fire marshal" shall mean the state fire marshal or his or her designee.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 313, § 2; P.L. 1984, ch. 54, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 220, § 31; P.L. 2004, ch. 225, § 31.
RI Gen L § 23-28.28-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-28.28 - Explosives|Section 23-28.28-2 - Permit required.

§ 23-28.28-2. Permit required.No person shall manufacture or deal in explosives, and no person shall possess or have under his or her control explosives other than empty cartridge shells (primed), percussion caps, small arms ammunition, small arm primers, and smokeless powder for small arms or black powder in excess of five (5) pounds unless he or she has obtained a permit therefor pursuant to the provisions of §§ 23-28.28-3 — 23-28.28-5.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 313, § 2.
RI Gen L § 23-28.28-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-28.28 - Explosives|Section 23-28.28-3 - Manufacturing permit.

§ 23-28.28-3. Manufacturing permit.(a) Application for a permit to manufacture explosives shall be made to the state fire marshal in such form as the state fire marshal shall prescribe; and shall state, among other things:(1) The name and address of the applicant;(2) The reason for desiring to manufacture explosives;(3) The applicant's citizenship, if the applicant is an individual;(4) If the applicant is a partnership, the names and addresses of the partners and their citizenship; and(5) If the applicant is an association or corporation, the names and addresses of the officers and directors thereof and their citizenship.(b) The state fire marshal shall issue the permit applied for unless he or she finds that either the applicant or the officers, agents, or employees of the applicant have been convicted of a felony, or are disloyal to the United States, or otherwise do not qualify under rules and regulations as promulgated by the state fire marshal.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 313, § 2; P.L. 2021, ch. 400, § 23, effective July 13, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 401, § 23, effective July 13, 2021.
RI Gen L § 23-28.28-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-28.28 - Explosives|Section 23-28.28-4 - Dealers' permits.

§ 23-28.28-4. Dealers' permits.(a) Application for permits to engage in the business of dealing in explosives other than empty cartridge shells (primed), percussion caps, small arms ammunition, small arms primers, smokeless powder, and black powder for small arms shall be made to the state fire marshal in such form as the state fire marshal shall prescribe and shall state among other things:(1) The name and address of the applicant;(2) The reason for desiring to engage in the business of dealing in explosives;(3) Citizenship, if an individual application;(4) If a partnership, the names and addresses of the partners and their citizenship; and(5) If an association or corporation, the names and addresses of the officers and directors thereof, and their citizenship.(b) The state fire marshal shall issue the permit applied for only to businesses for use at their place of business unless he or she finds that either the applicant or the officer, agents, or employees of the applicant have been convicted of a felony, or are disloyal to the United States, or otherwise do not qualify under rules and regulations as promulgated by the state fire marshal.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 313, § 2; P.L. 2021, ch. 400, § 23, effective July 13, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 401, § 23, effective July 13, 2021.
RI Gen L § 23-28.28-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-28.28 - Explosives|Section 23-28.28-5 - Permit to possess explosives.

§ 23-28.28-5. Permit to possess explosives.(a) Application for a permit to possess explosives, other than empty cartridge shells (primed), percussion caps, small arms ammunition, small arms primers and smokeless powder for small arms, or black powder in excess of five (5) pounds shall be made in writing to the state fire marshal in such form as the state fire marshal shall prescribe and shall state among other things:(1) The name and address of the applicant;(2) The reason for desiring the permit to possess explosives;(3) The applicant's citizenship, if the applicant is an individual;(4) If the applicant is a partnership, the names and addresses of the partners and their citizenship; and(5) If the applicant is a corporation or other business entity, the names and addresses of the officers thereof and their citizenship.(b) The state fire marshal shall issue the permit applied for unless he or she finds that either the applicant or the officers, agents, or employees of the applicant have been convicted of a felony, or are disloyal to the United States, and, provided, further, that no permit shall be issued to any person under the age of twenty-one (21) years of age.(c) Provided, however, that if the applicant holds a valid permit from the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, and firearms of the department of treasury, then the state fire marshal may issue a permit to possess explosives.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 313, § 2; P.L. 1989, ch. 542, § 61; P.L. 2021, ch. 400, § 23, effective July 13, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 401, § 23, effective July 13, 2021.
RI Gen L § 23-28.28-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-28.28 - Explosives|Section 23-28.28-6 - Permit to use explosives.

§ 23-28.28-6. Permit to use explosives.Permit shall mean the authority granted by the state fire marshal, in writing, to use explosives. A permit for the use of explosives shall not be issued to any individual except those duly licensed and duly qualified to possess explosives by the state fire marshal. The state fire marshal shall retain a copy of each permit issued and shall immediately forward a copy of each permit to the city or town clerk in the city or town where work is to be performed. The city or town clerk shall be responsible for notifying local government officials and/or public safety officials of impending blast.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 313, § 2.
RI Gen L § 23-28.28-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-28.28 - Explosives|Section 23-28.28-7 - Application for use permit - Emergency permit.

§ 23-28.28-7. Application for use permit — Emergency permit.The applicant must submit application to the state fire marshal, on a form issued by the state fire marshal, at least seventy-two (72) hours prior to the requested blast time. In the case of an emergency (an unforeseen hindrance that impedes the progress of a job that will cause financial hardship to the contractor if the hindrance is not rectified within a relatively short period of time) the applicant may apply for a permit to blast not less than twenty-four (24) hours before requested blast time and the state fire marshal may issue the permit. If the state fire marshal issues the emergency permit then applicant must hand deliver, immediately upon issuance by the state fire marshal, a copy of the emergency permit to the city or town clerk in the city or town in which blasting is to be done. Failure of applicant to deliver a copy of the emergency permit shall result in a fine of five hundred dollars ($500) and suspension of license for sixty (60) days.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 313, § 2.
RI Gen L § 23-28.28-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-28.28 - Explosives|Section 23-28.28-8 - Quarry operations and repeated blasting.

§ 23-28.28-8. Quarry operations and repeated blasting.The state fire marshal may issue, in the case of quarry or repeated blasting on a specific site or project, a permit to use explosives up to a maximum of one year from the date of issue or the length of the project, whichever sooner expires.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 313, § 2.
RI Gen L § 23-28.28-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-28.28 - Explosives|Section 23-28.28-9 - Standards for use of explosives.

§ 23-28.28-9. Standards for use of explosives.(a) All licensees under this chapter, when using any explosives, shall not exceed the standards of distance, amount of charge, maximum earth vibration, and maximum air shock as set forth in the United States department of the interior bureau of mines report of investigators number 8507 which is entitled "Structure Response and Damage Produced by Ground Vibration from Surface Mines Blasting", and any amendment and/or modifications thereof, which standards are incorporated herein by reference.(b) Blasting limits. No licensee shall use an explosive weight in pounds per delay in excess of the formula of the distance to the nearest structure in feet, divided by the factor of seventy (70), multiplied by itself, [W = (D/70) squared], except when seismograph monitoring as set forth in subsection (c).(c) Seismograph required. Each licensee shall be required to perform a seismograph test at the nearest structure to the blast prior to and during any blasting that would exceed the limits as set forth in subsection (b).(d) (1) Seismic limits. At the structure nearest to the blast, the peak particle velocity in any direction at frequencies between 2.5 and 10 Hertz shall not exceed 0.5 inches per second, and at each frequency, f, greater than 10 Hertz, the peak particle velocity shall not exceed 0.05f inches per second up to a maximum of 2 inches per second. In addition, at the nearest structure no air-shock (sound) reading shall exceed one hundred and thirty-four (134) decibels using a 0.1-Hz, high-pass system, or exceed one hundred and thirty-three (133) decibels using a 2-Hz high-pass system or exceed one hundred and twenty-nine (129) decibels using a 5-Hz or 6-Hz high-pass system.(2) If the licensee is blasting within the allowed limits as dictated under subsection (b), but is found in excess of the seismic limits of this subsection, the licensee shall reduce the amount of explosives per delay, or adjust the operation to comply with the limits as dictated by this subsection.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 313, § 2; P.L. 1994, ch. 120, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-28.28-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-28.28 - Explosives|Section 23-28.28-10 - Permit fees.

§ 23-28.28-10. Permit fees.(a) Each application for a license under this chapter shall be accompanied by the fee prescribed in this section, which fee shall be returned in the event the application is denied. The permit fee shall be as follows:Manufacturer's permit . . . . . $85.00 annually Dealer's permit . . . . . $50.00 annually Possessor's permit . . . . . $50.00 annually User's permit based on estimated project costs . . . . . $50.00 per $10,000.00 or fraction thereof. (b) All fees collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited as general revenue.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 313, § 2; P.L. 1993, ch. 138, art. 47, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 40, § 78; P.L. 2007, ch. 73, art. 33, § 3.
RI Gen L § 23-28.28-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-28.28 - Explosives|Section 23-28.28-11 - Expiration of permits.

§ 23-28.28-11. Expiration of permits.All permits issued under this chapter shall expire on the last day of each calendar year, unless sooner designated on the permit or sooner revoked.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 313, § 2.
RI Gen L § 23-28.28-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-28.28 - Explosives|Section 23-28.28-12 - Revocation of permit.

§ 23-28.28-12. Revocation of permit.Any permit issued under this chapter may be revoked by the official issuing the permit on any ground specified in this chapter as a ground for denying an application for the permit or for a violation of any rules and regulation of the state fire marshal pertaining to explosives.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 313, § 2.
RI Gen L § 23-28.28-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-28.28 - Explosives|Section 23-28.28-13 - Records of shipments, sales, and purchases.

§ 23-28.28-13. Records of shipments, sales, and purchases.Manufacturers, dealers, possessors, and users shall keep a record of all Class A and Class B explosives shipped, purchased, sold, or used by them, which records shall include the name and address of each consignee, vendor, or vendee, the date of each shipment, sale, or purchase and the amount and kind of explosives shipped, sold, or purchased. This record shall be open for inspection by duly authorized agents of the state fire marshal and by all federal, state, and local law enforcement officers during normal business hours in such format as the state fire marshal shall prescribe.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 313, § 2.
RI Gen L § 23-28.28-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-28.28 - Explosives|Section 23-28.28-14 - Sale to unlicensed persons prohibited.

§ 23-28.28-14. Sale to unlicensed persons prohibited.No person shall sell, barter, give, or dispose of Class A or Class B explosives to any person who does not hold a blasting license and a permit to possess or use explosives issued under the provisions of this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 313, § 2.
RI Gen L § 23-28.28-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-28.28 - Explosives|Section 23-28.28-15 - Military and public agencies exempt.

§ 23-28.28-15. Military and public agencies exempt.(a) The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to the armed forces of the United States, the national guard, the Rhode Island state guard, the Rhode Island militia, and the Rhode Island independent chartered military commands, or to officers or employees of the United States or this state who are authorized by the United States or the state to handle explosives nor to the police or fire departments of this state provided they are acting within their official capacity and in the proper performance of their duties.(b) Security devices as used by banks containing explosives may be used with special permission granted by the state fire marshal.(c) The Rhode Island militia and independent chartered military commands, as defined in title 31, may store explosives with special permission of the state fire marshal. No fee shall be charged by the state fire marshal for this permit.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 313, § 2.
RI Gen L § 23-28.28-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-28.28 - Explosives|Section 23-28.28-16 - Repealed.

§ 23-28.28-16. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 313, § 2; Repealed by P.L. 2004, ch. 220, § 32; P.L. 2004, ch. 225, § 32, effective June 30, 2004.
RI Gen L § 23-28.28-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-28.28 - Explosives|Section 23-28.28-17 - Reports.

§ 23-28.28-17. Reports.All persons manufacturing, keeping, storing, using, selling, handling, transporting, or otherwise dealing in Class B explosives shall make reports to the fire marshal and the local fire and police chiefs so that the quantity and location thereof may be recorded. The reports shall be made in such format as the state fire marshal shall prescribe and shall be filed on the first day of each month or more often when required.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 313, § 2A; P.L. 1989, ch. 542, § 61; P.L. 2004, ch. 220, § 31; P.L. 2004, ch. 225, § 31.
RI Gen L § 23-28.28-18 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-28.28 - Explosives|Section 23-28.28-18 - Manufacture of explosives.

§ 23-28.28-18. Manufacture of explosives.(a) The entire occupied portion of the premises of an explosives manufactory shall be enclosed by a suitable fence to enable the management to have control of all persons entering the premises, and any building in which wet fulminate is stored or dried shall be likewise enclosed within a separate enclosure, the entrance to which shall be kept locked. There shall be sufficient number of notices conspicuously posted on the outside of these enclosures warning of the business conducted therein.(b) The floor of any room in which fulminate is stored or used shall be covered with rubber matting, and only such an amount of fulminate as is required for immediate use shall be kept on hand. The wearing of shoes with metal nails within such rooms is prohibited.(c) No naphtha, bitumen, sulphur, charcoal, or any organic substance shall be stored in close proximity to any chlorate or perchlorate.(d) Persons under the age of eighteen (18) years shall not be employed in an explosive manufactory, and shall not be permitted to enter the manufactory unless accompanied at all times by some responsible person.(e) Smoking shall be prohibited upon the premises of explosives manufactories, except that smoking may be permitted in such places as may be authorized by the authority which issued the permit. Signs bearing the words "NO SMOKING" shall be conspicuously posted about the premises where smoking is prohibited. Carrying of matches or other flame producing devices upon the premises of explosives manufactories is prohibited except in receptacles especially provided and only when authorized by the person in charge of the manufactory.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 313, § 2.
RI Gen L § 23-28.28-19 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-28.28 - Explosives|Section 23-28.28-19 - Records of visitors.

§ 23-28.28-19. Records of visitors.Each person, firm or corporation engaged in the manufacture, dealing, or possessing of explosives, explosive compounds, or fuses shall keep a daily record of each person, other than employees, entering upon their magazine site. The information shall be available in the company's office and shall be open to inspection by the state fire marshal, local government officials, and/or public safety officials.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 313, § 2.
RI Gen L § 23-28.28-20, 23-28.28-21 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-28.28 - Explosives|Section 23-28.28-20, 23-28.28-21 - Repealed.

§ 23-28.28-20, 23-28.28-21. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 313, § 2; P.L. 1989, ch. 542, § 61; Repealed by P.L. 2004, ch. 220, § 32; P.L. 2004, ch. 225, § 32, effective June 30, 2004.
RI Gen L § 23-28.28-22 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-28.28 - Explosives|Section 23-28.28-22 - Storage and transportation of explosives on water.

§ 23-28.28-22. Storage and transportation of explosives on water.No person shall store or transport any explosives on the water of this state unless stored and transported in accordance with U.S. coast guard regulations.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 313, § 2; P.L. 2004, ch. 220, § 31; P.L. 2004, ch. 225, § 31.
RI Gen L § 23-28.28-23 - 23-28.28-25 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-28.28 - Explosives|Section 23-28.28-23 - 23-28.28-25 - Repealed.

§ 23-28.28-23 — 23-28.28-25. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 313, § 2; P.L. 1993, ch. 138, art. 47, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 91; Repealed by P.L. 2004, ch. 220, § 32; P.L. 2004, ch. 225, § 32, effective June 30, 2004.
RI Gen L § 23-28.28-26 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-28.28 - Explosives|Section 23-28.28-26 - Requirement for removal of explosives or providing watchperson.

§ 23-28.28-26. Requirement for removal of explosives or providing watchperson.The state fire marshal may, at his or her discretion, at any time he or she deems it necessary for the public safety, require the removal of any explosive, or that a watchperson be placed continuously in charge of it with the cost to be borne by the permittee.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 313, § 2.
RI Gen L § 23-28.28-27 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-28.28 - Explosives|Section 23-28.28-27 - Report of explosion or fire.

§ 23-28.28-27. Report of explosion or fire.Any explosion or fire occurring in connection with the keeping, storage, manufacture, sale, transportation, or use of explosive causing loss of life or injury or property damage shall be reported immediately to the state fire marshal, giving a detailed account of the same.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 313, § 2.
RI Gen L § 23-28.28-28 - 23-28.28-30 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-28.28 - Explosives|Section 23-28.28-28 - 23-28.28-30 - Repealed.

§ 23-28.28-28 — 23-28.28-30. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 313, § 2; P.L. 1989, ch. 542, § 61; Repealed by P.L. 2004, ch. 220, § 32; P.L. 2004, ch. 225, § 32, effective June 30, 2004.