101A.2  Commercial license — how issued — violation.
  1.  The state fire marshal shall issue commercial licenses for the manufacture, importation, distribution, sale, and commercial use of explosives to persons who, in the state fire marshal’s discretion are of good character and sound judgment, and have sufficient knowledge of the use, handling, and storage of explosive materials to protect the public safety. Licenses shall be issued for a period of one year, but may be issued for shorter periods, and may be revoked or suspended by the state fire marshal for any of the following reasons:
  a.  Falsification of information submitted in the application for a license.
  b.  Proof that the licensee has violated any provisions of this chapter or any rules prescribed by the state fire marshal pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
  2.  Licenses shall be issued by the state fire marshal upon payment of a fee of sixty dollars, valid for a period of one calendar year, commencing on January 1 and terminating on December 31; however, an initial license may be issued during any calendar year for the number of months remaining in such calendar year, computed to the first day of the month when the application for the license is approved. The license fee shall be charged on a pro rata basis for the number of months remaining in the year of issue. Applications for renewal of licenses shall be submitted within thirty days prior to the license expiration date and shall be accompanied by payment of the prescribed annual fee.
  3.  Except as permitted in section 101A.3 and sections 101A.9 to 101A.11, it shall be unlawful for any person to willfully manufacture, import, store, detonate, sell, or otherwise transfer any explosive materials unless such person is the holder of a valid license issued pursuant to this section.
  4.  Commercial dealers having a federal firearms license shall be exempt from the requirement or the commercial license requirement of this chapter for importation, distribution, sale, transportation, storage and possession of smokeless powder propellants or black sporting powder propellants provided that such dealer must conform and comply to rules, or ordinances of federal, state or city authorities having jurisdiction of such powder.
[C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §101A.2]
84 Acts, ch 1074, §1