Florida Administrative Code › 69 - DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES › 69A - Division of State Fire Marshal › Chapter 69A-2 - EXPLOSIVES › Section 69A-2.016 - Transportation; Explosives at Piers, Railway Stations, Etc

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Except in an emergency and with the
				permission of the local authority having jurisdiction, no person shall have or
				keep explosives in a railway car unless said car and contents and methods of
				loading are in accordance with the Interstate Commerce Commission Regulations
				for the Transportation of Explosives.
(2) No person shall deliver any explosive to
				any carrier unless such explosive conforms in all respects, including marking
				and packing, to the Interstate Commerce Commission Regulations for the
				Transportation of Explosives.
(3)
				Every railway car containing explosives which has reached its destination, or
				is stopped in transit so as no longer to be in interstate commerce, shall have
				attached to both sides and ends of the car, cards with the words "EXPLOSIVES -
				HANDLE - CAREFULLY KEEP FIRE AWAY" in red letters at least one and one-half
				inches high on a white background.
(4) Any explosives at a railway facility,
				truck terminal, pier, wharf, harbor facility, or airport terminal, within the
				jurisdiction of these Rules and Regulations, whether for delivery to a
				consignee, or forwarded to some other destination, shall be kept in a safe
				place, isolated as far as practicable and in such manner that they can be
				easily and quickly removed.
(5)
				Explosives shall not be delivered to or received from any railway station,
				truck terminal, pier, wharf, harbor facility, or airport terminal within the
				jurisdiction of these Rules and Regulations between the hours of sunset and
				sunrise, except by special permission from the State Fire Marshal. Shipboard
				seismographic operations and industries handling explosives directly related to
				national defense are excepted from the provisions of this section.
(6) When explosives are brought into the
				locality under the jurisdiction of these Rules and Regulations, by any means of
				transportation, for delivery to an intermediate receiver, consignee's agent or
				consignee, or to be forwarded to some other destination, the carrier performing
				the shipment shall immediately notify the consignee, local fire chief, local
				port authorities, and such other authorities as may be designated, of the
				arrival of the explosives, and if said consignee does not receive and remove
				the said explosives from the possession of the carrier within 48 hours, Sundays
				and holidays excluded, after such notification, then the railway, trucking
				firm, vessel agent or airline shall remove the said explosives from the
				jurisdiction or to a properly permitted magazine or make a report to the State
				Fire Marshal who shall see that the said explosives are moved to a place of
				safety.
(7) Any person having been
				notified, as consignee, of a shipment of explosives being in the hands of any
				carrier, and within the jurisdiction, shall remove the said explosives within
				48 hours, Sundays and holidays excluded, after receiving such notification, to
				some place meeting the requirements of these Rules and Regulations.
(8) The local authority having jurisdiction
				has the authority to and may designate the location for, and limit the quantity
				of, explosives which may be loaded, unloaded, reloaded, or temporarily retained
				at any facility within the jurisdiction.
Rulemaking Authority
					 552.13 FS. Law Implemented
					 552.12,
					 552.13
					 FS.
New 6-25-66, Repromulgated 12-24-74, Formerly 4A-2.16,
					 4A-2.016.