EXPLOSIVES AND BLASTING AGENTS

See also COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS; FIREWORKS

Abandonment, explosives, storage at use sites, Minn. Rules 7500.1300

Abrasive blasting methods, lead-based exterior coating removal, rulemaking, Minn. Statutes 2024 144.9508

Ammonium nitrate

Mixing of blasting agents, Minn. Rules 7500.2600

On-site-mixed water gels, Minn. Rules 7500.3200

Applicability of rules, Minn. Rules 7500.0300

Arson, Minn. Statutes 2024 609.561, 609.562, 609.563

Authorities, local, designation of facilities, explosives, Minn. Rules 7500.2400

Authorization, manufacturing, Minn. Rules 7500.0600

Black powder, licenses, Minn. Statutes 2024 299F.785

Blast holes, loading of explosives, Minn. Rules 7500.1400

Blasters, prevailing wages, job classifications, Minn. Rules 5200.1101

Bomb detection units, radiation-producing equipment, Minn. Rules 4732.1000

Bomb disposal units, Minn. Statutes 2024 3.732, 176.192, 299C.063

Bomb technicians, emergency conditions, exemptions from rules, Minn. Rules 7500.0400

Boxes and packaging materials, storage at use sites, explosives, Minn. Rules 7500.1300

Building construction, mixing of blasting agents, Minn. Rules 7500.2600

Building locations, mixing of blasting agents, Minn. Rules 7500.2600

Burglary, possession violations, Minn. Statutes 2024 609.582

Capitol, prohibited acts, Minn. Rules 7525.0400

Cartridges, storage, explosives, Minn. Rules 7500.0800

Certificates and certification, permit applications, Minn. Statutes 2024 299F.75

Charges, explosives, initiation, Minn. Rules 7500.1500

Commercial stocks, smokeless propellants, Minn. Rules 7500.3500

Commissioner of public safety, authority, Minn. Rules 7500.0500

Communicating presence of, threats of violence, Minn. Statutes 2024 609.713

Composition, blasting agents, Minn. Rules 7500.2600

Consignees, accepting shipments, Minn. Rules 7500.2350

Containers

Opening, storage at use sites, explosives, Minn. Rules 7500.1300

Use of explosives, Minn. Rules 7500.1200

Controls, location, mixing of blasting agents, Minn. Rules 7500.2600

Correctional facilities, introducing, Minn. Statutes 2024 243.55, 641.165

Covering blast, use of explosives, Minn. Rules 7500.1200

Criminal acts, explosive and incendiary devices defined as, Minn. Statutes 2024 609.902

Damaged explosives, storage at use sites, Minn. Rules 7500.1300

Dangerous weapons, Minn. Statutes 2024 609.66

Data

Location and storage data, Minn. Statutes 2024 299F.28

Permit applications, classification, Minn. Statutes 2024 299F.75

Dealer licenses, Minn. Rules 7500.0550

Definitions, Minn. Rules 7500.0100

Community Emergency Response Hazardous Substances Protection Act, Minn. Statutes 2024 299F.092

Criminal Apprehension Bureau, Minn. Statutes 2024 299C.063

Emergency Incident Response Act, Minn. Statutes 2024 299A.49

Explosives controls, state fire marshal, Minn. Statutes 2024 299F.72

Traffic regulations, Minn. Statutes 2024 169.011

Delivery

Carriers, Minn. Rules 7500.2200

Sale and disposition of explosives, Minn. Rules 7500.1800

Design of mixers, mixing of blasting agents, Minn. Rules 7500.2600

Detonators, storage, explosives, Minn. Rules 7500.0800

Detoxification centers, Minn. Rules 9530.6545

Disposition and sale of explosives, Minn. Rules 7500.1800

Drill holes, loading of explosives, Minn. Rules 7500.1400

Dynamite, Minn. Statutes 2024 299F.19

Electric blasting detonators, use for operation in congested districts, Minn. Rules 7500.1500

Electric power, on-site-mixed water gels, Minn. Rules 7500.3200

Electricity source, use of explosives, Minn. Rules 7500.1200

Equipment, mixing, on-site-mixed water gels, Minn. Rules 7500.3200

Exemptions from rules, Minn. Rules 7500.0400

Explosive arrows, Minn. Statutes 2024 97B.035

Facilities, designation, local authorities, explosives, Minn. Rules 7500.2400

Federal agencies, exemptions from rules, Minn. Rules 7500.0400

Federal Bureau of Mines, jurisdiction, conflicts with rules, Minn. Rules 7500.2100

Fire, liquor or narcotics, use of explosives, Minn. Rules 7500.1200

Fireworks, see FIREWORKS

Fireworks, exemptions from rules, Minn. Rules 7500.0400

Fishing, Minn. Statutes 2024 97C.035, 97C.325

Floodplains, storage of materials, Minn. Rules 6120.5800

Fuel, liquid, solid, composition, mixing of blasting agents, Minn. Rules 7500.2600

Fuses, safety, initiation of explosives charges, Minn. Rules 7500.1500

Gas storage and pipelines, proposed new facilities, safeguard descriptions, Minn. Rules 7851.0360

General prohibitions, Minn. Rules 7500.0700

General provisions, use of explosives, Minn. Rules 7500.1200

Handling

Explosives rules, state fire marshal, Minn. Statutes 2024 299F.19

Under the influence of alcohol or drugs, Minn. Statutes 2024 299F.831

Handling, use of explosives, Minn. Rules 7500.1200

Hazard category, explosives defined as, Minn. Statutes 2024 299F.092

Hazardous substances and waste, life and property. manufacturing, Minn. Rules 7500.0600

Incendiary devices

Making and using incendiary devices for civil disorder, Minn. Statutes 2024 609.669

Possession, generally, Minn. Statutes 2024 609.668

Ingredients, on-site-mixed water gels, Minn. Rules 7500.3200

Initiation of explosives charges, Minn. Rules 7500.1500

Inspections, site or routine, Minn. Rules 7500.0500

Jurisdiction, federal bureau of mines, conflicts with rules, Minn. Rules 7500.2100

Laboratory use, Minn. Rules 7500.0700

Licenses

Background checks, information for, Minn. Statutes 2024 246C.15, 299F.77

Black powder, Minn. Statutes 2024 299F.785

Issuance to certain persons, Minn. Statutes 2024 299F.77

Requirements, generally, Minn. Statutes 2024 299F.73

Licenses, dealers, Minn. Rules 7500.0550

Liquor, use of explosives, Minn. Rules 7500.1200

Loading of explosives, blast holes, Minn. Rules 7500.1400

Local authorities, designation of facilities, explosives, Minn. Rules 7500.2400

Magazines

Distance from primers, initiation of explosives charges, Minn. Rules 7500.1500

Storage, explosives, Minn. Rules 7500.0800

Manufacturers, licenses, Minn. Statutes 2024 299F.73, 299F.785

Manufacturing

Authorization required, Minn. Rules 7500.0600

Premixed water gels, Minn. Rules 7500.3100

Marking, containers, sale and disposition of explosives, Minn. Rules 7500.1800

Materials transported under other rules, exemptions, Minn. Rules 7500.0400

Medicinal use, Minn. Rules 7500.0700

Military explosives, exemptions from rules, Minn. Rules 7500.0400

Mining operation

Air pressure standards, Minn. Rules 6130.3900

Blasting levels, Minn. Rules 6130.3800

Misfires, initiation of explosives charges, Minn. Rules 7500.1500

Mixing equipment, on-site-mixed water gels, Minn. Rules 7500.3200

Mixing of blasting agents, Minn. Rules 7500.2600

Molotov cocktails, Minn. Statutes 2024 609.668

Motors, mixing of blasting agents, Minn. Rules 7500.2600

Narcotics, use of explosives, Minn. Rules 7500.1200

Negligent discharges, Minn. Statutes 2024 299F.83

Notice, utilities, use of explosives, Minn. Rules 7500.1200

On-site-mixed water gels, Minn. Rules 7500.3200

Ordinances

Enforcement, Minn. Statutes 2024 438.06

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2024 299F.19

Oxidizer bags, mixing of blasting agents, Minn. Rules 7500.2600

Permits

Applications, Minn. Statutes 2024 299F.75, 609.48

Background checks, information for, Minn. Statutes 2024 246C.15, 299F.77

Certificates and certification, Minn. Statutes 2024 299F.75

Federal permits, Minn. Statutes 2024 624.221

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2024 299F.74

Issuance to certain persons, Minn. Statutes 2024 299F.77

Notice given by applicants, Minn. Statutes 2024 299F.75

Requirements, Minn. Statutes 2024 299F.74, 299F.75, 299F.76

Petitions, requests for exemptions of rules, Minn. Rules 7500.0400

Placards, railroad cars, Transportation Department, Minn. Rules 7500.2200

Possession

Lodging establishments, guests, Minn. Statutes 2024 327.73

Permit required, Minn. Statutes 2024 299F.74

Persons, Minn. Statutes 2024 609.668

Violations, Minn. Statutes 2024 299F.79, 299F.80

Possession, detoxification centers, Minn. Rules 9530.6545

Power, electric, on-site-mixed water gels, Minn. Rules 7500.3200

Precautions, use of explosives, Minn. Rules 7500.1200

Premixed water gels, compliance with regulations, Minn. Rules 7500.3100

Primers

Distance from magazines, initiation of explosives charges, Minn. Rules 7500.1500

Storage, explosives, Minn. Rules 7500.0800

Prohibitions, general, Minn. Rules 7500.0700

Public display, Minn. Rules 7500.0700

Public safety commissioner, duties, Minn. Rules 7500.0500

Purpose of rules, Minn. Rules 7500.0200

Quantities

Smokeless propellants, Minn. Rules 7500.3500

Storage, small arms ammunition, Minn. Rules 7500.3400

Railroad cars, storage, Transportation Department, regulations, Minn. Rules 7500.2200

Records

Site or routine inspections, Minn. Rules 7500.0500

Transactions, sale and disposition of explosives, Minn. Rules 7500.1800

Reports, theft, Minn. Rules 7500.2000

Requests, exemptions from rules, Minn. Rules 7500.0400

Restricting quantity of explosives, Minn. Rules 7500.0500

Safety

Railroad cars, piers, delivery or forwarding, Minn. Rules 7500.2200

Sale and disposition of explosives, Minn. Rules 7500.1800

Safety fuses, blasting detonators, initiation of explosive charges, Minn. Rules 7500.1500

Sale and disposition of explosives, Minn. Rules 7500.1800

Sale, WIC vendors, disqualification, Minn. Rules 4617.0084

Sales, licenses, Minn. Statutes 2024 299F.73, 299F.785

Scope of rules

Carriers, federal regulations, Minn. Rules 7500.2200

Generally, Minn. Rules 7500.0300, 7500.0400

Sale and disposition of explosives, Minn. Rules 7500.1800

Small arms ammunition, Minn. Rules 7500.3400

Small arms ammunition primers, Minn. Rules 7500.3600

Smokeless propellants, Minn. Rules 7500.3500

Separation in plant, mixing of blasting agents, Minn. Rules 7500.2600

Site

Inspections, Minn. Rules 7500.0500

Use, storage of explosives, Minn. Rules 7500.1300

Small arms ammunition and primers, Minn. Rules 7500.3400, 7500.3600

Smokeless propellants, Minn. Rules 7500.3500

Smoking in the presence of, Minn. Statutes 2024 609.576

Smoking or open flames, mixing of blasting agents, Minn. Rules 7500.2600

State fire marshal, duties, Minn. Statutes 2024 299F.73 to 299F.83

Storage

Ammonium nitrate, Minn. Rules 7500.2700

Blasting agents, Minn. Rules 7500.2500, 7500.2700

Magazines, Minn. Rules 7500.0800

Mixing of blasting agents, Minn. Rules 7500.2600

Premixed water gels, Minn. Rules 7500.3100

Railroad cars, Transportation department regulations, Minn. Rules 7500.2200

Small arms ammunition primers, Minn. Rules 7500.3600

Smokeless propellants, Minn. Rules 7500.3500

Supplies, Minn. Rules 7500.2700

Use sites, Minn. Rules 7500.1300

Warehouses, small arms ammunitions, quantity limitations, Minn. Rules 7500.3400

Water gels, Minn. Rules 7500.3000

Switches, location, mixing of blasting agents, Minn. Rules 7500.2600

Theft

Crime of violence, defined as, Minn. Statutes 2024 624.712

Felony, Minn. Statutes 2024 609.52

Thefts of explosives, reports, Minn. Rules 7500.2000

Times for blasting, use of explosives, Minn. Rules 7500.1200

Transfers

Illegal transfers, Minn. Statutes 2024 299F.82

Requirements, Minn. Statutes 2024 299F.78

Transportation

Aircraft, Minn. Statutes 2024 360.075

Common carriers, Minn. Statutes 2024 299F.74

Premixed water gels, Minn. Rules 7500.3100

Rules and provisions, Minn. Statutes 2024 299F.19

Small arms ammunition, Minn. Rules 7500.3400, 7500.3600

Smokeless propellants, Minn. Rules 7500.3500

Transporters, stopping at railroad crossings, Minn. Statutes 2024 169.28

United States Department of, storage with explosives, Minn. Rules 7500.3400, 7500.3500

Water gels, Minn. Rules 7500.3000

Turtles, taking with, Minn. Statutes 2024 97C.605

Unauthorized persons, selling or giving away, Minn. Rules 7500.0700

Undue hazard to life and property

Manufacturing, Minn. Rules 7500.0600

Storage, handling and transportation of explosives, Minn. Rules 7500.0700

Unexploded charges, use of additional primers, Minn. Rules 7500.1500

Use of blasting agents, Minn. Rules 7500.2900

Use of explosives, general provisions, Minn. Rules 7500.1200

Use sites, storage, explosives, Minn. Rules 7500.1300

User permits, Minn. Rules 7500.0560

Utilities, notice, use of explosives, Minn. Rules 7500.1200

Vehicles, see Transportation under this topic

Ventilation, buildings, mixing of blasting agents, Minn. Rules 7500.2600

Violations and penalties

Correctional facilities, introducing into, Minn. Statutes 2024 243.55, 641.165

Furnishing or allowing children under 14 to handle, Minn. Statutes 2024 609.66

Furnishing to children under 18, Minn. Statutes 2024 609.66

Handling violations, Minn. Statutes 2024 609.66

Illegal transfers, Minn. Statutes 2024 299F.82

Negligent discharges, Minn. Statutes 2024 299F.83

Possession violations

Courthouses and state buildings, Minn. Statutes 2024 609.66

Guest establishments, Minn. Statutes 2024 327.73

Incendiary devices, Minn. Statutes 2024 609.668

Unauthorized possession, Minn. Statutes 2024 299F.80

Rulemaking, violations, generally, Minn. Statutes 2024 299F.19

Smoking in presence of explosives, Minn. Statutes 2024 609.576

Theft, Minn. Statutes 2024 609.52

Threats of violence, Minn. Statutes 2024 609.713

Transportation violations, aircraft, Minn. Statutes 2024 360.075

Warehouses, storage, small arms ammunition, quantity limitations, Minn. Rules 7500.3400

Warnings required, firing of blasts, Minn. Rules 7500.1600

Washdown facilities, mixing of blasting agents, Minn. Rules 7500.2600

Water gels, transportation or storage, Minn. Rules 7500.3000

Wildfire arson, Minn. Statutes 2024 609.5641

Wiring, electric, on-site-mixed water gels, Minn. Rules 7500.3200