§ 38-138. Definitions.

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Explosive means any substance, or combination of substances, the primary or common purpose of which is detonation or rapid combustion and which is capable of a relatively instantaneous or rapid release of gas and heat. The term "explosive" includes but shall not necessarily be limited to any of the following:

(1)

Dynamite, nitroglycerine, picric acid, lead azide, fulminate of mercury, black powder, smokeless powder, propellant explosives, detonating primers, blasting caps, commercial boosters, or nitrocarbonitrates (oxidizing materials) when transported in a combined load with any explosive.

(2)

Substances determined to be class A or class B explosives as classified by the United States Department of Transportation.

(3)

Any material or combination of materials, including atomic waste materials that spontaneously emit ionizing radiation.

The term "explosive" shall not be deemed to include small arms ammunition of 0.75 caliber or less, any other class C explosives as classified by the United States Department of Transportation, or special fireworks classified by the United States Department of Transportation as class B explosives.

Person means a railroad engineer, conductor, yardmaster, train master, dispatcher, brakeman, terminal superintendent or any employee or other individual employed by or otherwise representing a rail carrier.

Rail carrier means every rail corporation, freight line, freight forwarder, dispatcher, car loaning or car renting company, railroad, or other company transporting explosives by train.

(Ord. No. 97-01, § 2(9.74.030), 1-2-1997; Ord. No. 97-13, § 2, 3-26-1997; Ord. No. 97-17, § 2, 9-24-1997)

Cross reference

Definitions generally, § 1-2.