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Effective Jan 1, 2011Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 711, Sec. 6. (SB 1080) Effective January 1, 2011. Operative January 1, 2012, by Sec. 10 of Ch. 711.
- (a) Every dealer, manufacturer, importer, and exporter of any destructive device, or any motion picture or television studio using destructive devices in the conduct of its business, shall obtain a permit for the conduct of that business from the Department of Justice.
(b) Any person, firm, or corporation not mentioned in subdivision (a) shall obtain a permit from the Department of Justice in order to possess or transport any destructive device. No permit shall be issued to any person who meets any of the following criteria:
- (1) Has been convicted of any felony.
- (2) Is addicted to the use of any narcotic drug.
- (3) Is prohibited by state or federal law from possessing, receiving, owning, or purchasing a firearm.
(c) An application for a permit shall comply with all of the following:
- (1) It shall be filed in writing.
- (2) It shall be signed by the applicant if an individual, or by a member or officer qualified to sign if the applicant is a firm or corporation.
- (3) It shall state the name, business in which engaged, business address, and a full description of the use to which the destructive devices are to be put.
- (d) Applications and permits shall be uniform throughout the state on forms prescribed by the Department of Justice.