Missouri § 293.280 - Location of explosive storage magazines, ventilation.
Full text of Missouri Revised Statutes of Missouri § 293.280 — Location of explosive storage magazines, ventilation., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 293.280. Location of explosive storage magazines, ventilation.
All blasting powder, or other high explosive, in excess of the temporary supply required in such mine as designated in section 293.270, shall be stored in a magazine, placed not less than three hundred feet distant from any shaft, habitation, public highway, public railway, or from the boundary line of any mining property; provided, however, that in cases where the location of any mining property makes it impossible to comply with the provisions of this section, the director of the division of mine inspection may grant permission, in writing, to the operator of such mining property, or such operator's agent, to place such magazine in some other place on such mining property, if, in the opinion of such director, such location shall not be dangerous to the safety of those employed within such mine; and provided further, that every magazine, where powder or other high explosive is stored, as provided in this section, shall be ventilated.
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(L. 1959 S.B. 188 § 31)
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Source: official Missouri text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Revised Statutes of Missouri § 293.280 cover?
Section 293.280 ("Location of explosive storage magazines, ventilation.") is part of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, the codified statutory law of Missouri. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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