§ 13-5. Applications for County licenses and/or user permits; issuance.

All applications for County user permits and County blaster licenses or helper licenses required under this chapter shall be filed with the Director of the Public Works Department or his designee and shall set forth in detail the purpose for which the County license and/or user permit is sought in relation to explosives, the full name and address of the applicant, his or her physical description, his or her fingerprints, and such other information as may be prescribed by the Director, and shall be accompanied by an accurate photograph of the applicant. Such application shall be signed and sworn to by the applicant. The Director shall prescribe the form of applications and furnish such application forms to applicants upon request. County blaster and helper licenses are not transferable. A County user permit shall be transferable so long as the transferee meets all the requirements of this chapter. No County license and/or user permit shall be issued to any person under the age of eighteen (18) years, or who is addicted to the excessive use of alcohol, narcotics, drugs, stimulants, or depressants, or who, as a result of a physical or mental deficiency, cannot reasonably be expected to safely handle or utilize explosives or blasting agents, or who has been convicted of a felony. An applicant for a County user permit or County blaster's license must prove himself or herself thoroughly competent and familiar with explosives to be used and with the operation to be performed and with applicable regulations by an examination prepared and administered by the Director or his designee. The burden shall rest upon the applicant to establish his or her qualifications for the issuance of a County license or user permit. The County user permit issued hereunder shall show the purpose for which it is to be used, the location and the period of time for which it is valid. The County license issued hereunder shall show the purpose for which is to be used, and the period of the time for which it is valid.

(Ord. No. 96-45, § 1, 3-19-96)