Florida Statutes 552.111 – Maintenance of records and sales of explosives by manufacturer-distributors and dealers; inspections
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Terms Used In Florida Statutes 552.111
- Dealer: means a person engaged in the wholesale or retail business of buying and selling explosives. See Florida Statutes 552.081
- Division: means the Division of State Fire Marshal of the Department of Financial Services. See Florida Statutes 552.081
- explosives: includes , but is not limited to, dynamite, nitroglycerin, trinitrotoluene, other high explosives, black powder, pellet powder, initiating explosives, detonators, safety fuses, squibs, detonating cord, igniter cord, and igniters. See Florida Statutes 552.081
- Manufacturer-distributor: means a person engaged in the manufacture, compounding, combining, production, or distribution of explosives. See Florida Statutes 552.081
- Person: means any natural person, partnership, association, or corporation. See Florida Statutes 552.081
- User: means a dealer or manufacturer-distributor who uses an explosive as an ultimate consumer or a person who, as an ultimate consumer of an explosive, purchases such explosive from a dealer or manufacturer-distributor. See Florida Statutes 552.081
(1) It is unlawful for any licensed manufacturer-distributor to sell or distribute explosives to any person except a person presenting a current, valid dealer‘s explosive license or user‘s explosive license.
(2) It is unlawful for any licensed dealer to sell or distribute explosives to any person except a person presenting a current, valid user of explosives license or dealer’s explosive license.
(3) Each sale shall be evidenced by an invoice or sales ticket, which shall bear the name, address, and explosives license number of the purchaser, the date of sale, quantity sold, type of explosive sold, manufacturer’s mark, and use for which the explosive is purchased. All original invoices or sales tickets shall be retained by the manufacturer-distributor or dealer and a copy thereof provided to the purchaser.
(4) Each manufacturer-distributor and each dealer shall keep an accurate and current written account of all inventories and sales of explosives. Such records shall be maintained by the manufacturer-distributor or dealer for a period of 5 years.
(5) Such records and inventories shall be made accessible to, and subject to examination by, the division and any peace officer of this state.
(6) It is unlawful for any person knowingly to withhold information or to make any false or fictitious entry or misrepresentation upon any sales invoice, sales ticket, or account of inventories.