(a) The department may refuse to issue or renew, and revoke or suspend any registration or application if any registrant or applicant:

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 68-105-118

  • ATF: means the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms, and explosives of the United States department of justice. See Tennessee Code 68-105-102
  • Blaster: means a person qualified by reason of training, knowledge, experience and registration to fire or detonate explosives in blasting operations. See Tennessee Code 68-105-102
  • Department: means the department of commerce and insurance. See Tennessee Code 68-105-102
  • Explosives: means any chemical compound or other substance or mechanical system intended for the purpose of producing an explosion, or that contains oxidizing and combustible units or other ingredients in such proportion or quantities that ignition by detonation may produce an explosion, capable of causing injury to persons or damage to property. See Tennessee Code 68-105-102
  • Handler: means a person qualified by reason of training, knowledge, experience and registration to accept custody and possession of explosives in blasting operations. See Tennessee Code 68-105-102
  • Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Limited blaster: means a person qualified by reason of training, knowledge, experience and registration to:
    (A) Fire or detonate not more than five (5) pounds of explosives per blast in surface blasting operations. See Tennessee Code 68-105-102
  • Person: means an individual, public or private corporation, political subdivision, government agency, municipality, industry, copartnership, association, firm, trust, estate or other entity whatsoever. See Tennessee Code 68-105-102
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(1) Has violated any provision of this chapter or any other state or federal law relating to explosives, or has violated any regulation duly promulgated by the department;
(2) Has misrepresented or concealed any material fact in the application for a registration, or any document filed in support of the application;
(3) Has permitted any employee of the person, either by direct instruction or by reasonable implication, to violate this chapter;
(4) Has been terminated from employment due to possessing or being under the influence of intoxicants or possessing or using illegal drugs;
(5) Has used explosives in an unsafe manner; or
(6) Has been convicted in a court of competent jurisdiction of a felony, or is under indictment for the same.
(b) Any current registration as a blaster, limited blaster, handler, or firm shall automatically become invalid if the registrant’s ATF license or permit is revoked or otherwise becomes invalid.
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