What's in This Document

Storage Requirements Explosive Types and Storage Storage Security Storage Safety Tables of Distances Barricades Bullet Resistance Recordkeeping Requirements Storage Variances Storage Rulings Special Notices and Open Letters to the Industry

Storage Rulings

• ATF Ruling 75-20 - ATF Ruling 75-20 - Meaning of Term "Inhabited Building."

• ATF Ruling 75-21 - ATF Ruling 75-21 - Construction of Storage Facilities by the Department of Defense - Concrete Floors."

• ATF Ruling 76-18 - ATF Ruling 76-18 - Alternate Bullet Resistant Construction Standards for Explosives Magazines.

• ATF Ruling 77-24 - Storage of Electric Blasting Caps with Other Explosive Materials.

• ATF Ruling 2002-3 - Indoor storage of explosives in a residence or dwelling.

• ATF Ruling 2002-4 - Indoor storage of explosives in business premises directly adjacent to a residence or dwelling.

• ATF Ruling 2004-3 - Under certain conditions, flush-mounted bolt-type locks used for Type-4 indoor magazines.

• ATF Ruling 2005-2 - Meaning of Term "Highway."

• ATF Ruling 2005-3 - Meaning of Term "Inhabited Building."

• ATF Ruling 2007-2 - Temporary Storage of Display Fireworks.

• ATF Ruling 2007-3 - Preloading and Temporary Storage of Blasting Agents on Bulk Delivery Vehicles.

• ATF Ruling 2010-7 - Perforating Gun Storage

• ATF Ruling 2011-2 - Locking Requirements for Type-5 Bins and Silos

• ATF Ruling 2011-3 - ATF Ruling 2011-3 Alternate Locks Authorized for Explosives Magazines

Special Notices and Open Letters to the Industry

• Open Letter - Open Letter to All Federal Explosives Licensees and Permittees - 2/25/10

• Memorandum - Locking Requirements for Portable Type-5 Magazines - 2/25/11

• Theft Advisory Notice to All Explosives Industry Members - 02/26/09

• Open Letter 082908 - Preparing for Natural Disasters - 8/29/08