2013 Vermont Statutes
Title 20 Internal Security and Public Safety
Chapter 177 EXPLOSIVES AND FIREWORKS
§ 3072 Issuance of license

3072. Issuance of license

(a) Any person who has reached the age of majority may apply to the commissioner of public safety for a license to possess, purchase, store, use, transport, give, transfer or sell explosives, as defined in 13 V.S.A. 1603, in this state for not more than one year from the date of issue.

(b) An applicant for a license shall be entitled to the issuance thereof upon the submission of evidence, under oath, which satisfies the commissioner of public safety that the applicant:

(1) Has a reasonable and lawful purpose for possessing, purchasing, storing, using, transporting, giving, transferring or selling explosives; and

(2) Has not been convicted of an offense the maximum term of imprisonment of which exceeds one year with the seven years preceding the application; and

(3) Has not been adjudged insane or mentally incompetent by a court of competent jurisdiction in this or any other jurisdiction; and

(4) Demonstrates that he or she is competent to possess, purchase, store, use, transport, give, transfer or sell the explosives as the case may be.

(c) The application for a license shall be in duplicate on forms provided by the commissioner of public safety and shall bear the name, address and signature of the licensee or an officer of the licensee. The original shall be delivered to the licensee and the duplicate shall be preserved for three years by the commissioner of public safety.

(d) The license shall be issued or denied within 15 days after application therefor; however, if the application is denied, the reasons for the denial shall be stated in writing with a copy mailed to the applicant.

(e) The commissioner of public safety may revoke any license issued under this division if, in his opinion, the holder has violated any provision of this division or of 13 V.S.A. 1603-1611,, or is ineligible to acquire explosives or to obtain a license under this section. A written notice of a revocation of a license by the commissioner of public safety shall be given to the holder of the license in person or by certified mail prior to or concurrently with the effective date of the revocation, which notice shall state specific grounds upon which the revocation is based. (Added 1971, No. 107, 10, eff. May 22, 1971.)