Section 200.915  Inspections by the Department

a)         Explosives licensees, temporary explosives licensees, persons, and storage certificate holders shall make all required records available to authorized representatives of the Department and shall permit their locations and facilities to be inspected by representatives of the Department.  A person who is unlicensed and/or has storage that has not been certified by the Department will only be inspected when there is probable cause established prior to the inspection.

b)         The Department will conduct inspections of explosives locations and facilities as follows:

1)         Upon receipt of an original, renewal or modification storage certificate application;

2)         At such other times and conditions as the Department deems appropriate. Inspections may be conducted randomly without prior notice; or

3)         Upon complaint from the industry, public, agencies of the State or federal agencies regarding the safe and proper storage, handling, and use of explosive materials.

c)         Obstruction of an inspection or investigation, by licensed or unlicensed persons, will result in an immediate suspension of the license and/or storage certificate of a licensed person, and those persons, licensed or unlicensed, are subject to violations and penalties per Section 5011 of the Act.

(Source:  Amended at 48 Ill. Reg. 9600, effective June 24, 2024)