Any person desiring to use explosives within the unincorporated area of the County
of San Mateo for the purpose of blasting shall make written application to the Sheriff
for a license. Said application shall set forth the name, age and address of the applicant
and a statement of his or her previous experience with, and qualifications safely
to handle and use, explosives. If the Sheriff is satisfied that a license therefor
should be issued to the applicant, the Sheriff may issue such a license after the
applicant has deposited with the County Clerk an indemnity bond in an amount deemed
sufficient for its purpose by the Sheriff, but in no case in an amount less than one
thousand dollars ($1,000), in favor of the County of San Mateo and inuring to the
benefit of that County and all persons who may suffer damage to person or property
as a result of the blasting to be done by the applicant. Said indemnity bond shall
be conditioned to pay for all loss or damage to person or property caused or resulting
from blasting operations by the applicant. Said bond shall be approved by the County
Counsel before being filed with the County Clerk. After a recovery had upon said bond,
the licensee shall immediately file a new bond in the same form, and if the licensee
does not do so, said license shall immediately terminate. In the event that the Sheriff
refuses to issue a license to an applicant, the applicant may appeal to the Board
for a review of the Sheriff's decision.
