Minnesota Administrative Rules
Agency 171 - Public Safety Department
Chapter 7500 - EXPLOSIVES, BLASTING AGENTS, FIREARMS
EXPLOSIVES AT PIERS OR RAILWAY STATIONS, ON CARS OR VESSELS
Part 7500.2200 - GENERAL PROVISIONS

Subpart 1. Restricted scope.

This section does not apply if its application in a particular instance would conflict with Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, parts 100 to 199(1983).

Subp. 1a. Storage in railway car; federal regulations.

Except in an emergency and with permission of the local authority having jurisdiction, a person shall not have or keep explosives in a railway car unless the car and its contents and the methods of loading conform to Department of Transportation regulations in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, parts 100 to 199(1983) for the transportation of explosives.

Subp. 2. Delivery to carrier.

A person shall not deliver an explosive to a carrier unless the explosive conforms in all respects, including marking and packing, to the Department of Transportation regulations in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, parts 100 to 199(1983) for the transportation of explosives.

Subp. 3. Placards on railway cars.

A railway car containing explosives that has reached its destination or is stopped in transit and no longer is in interstate commerce, must have placards that comply with Department of Transportation regulations in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, parts 100 to 199(1983).

Subp. 4. Other safety measures required.

Explosives that are to be delivered to a consignee or forwarded to another destination and that are located at a railway facility, truck terminal, pier, wharf, harbor facility, or airport terminal must be kept in a safe place, kept isolated as far as practicable, and kept in a manner that they can be easily and quickly removed.