WAC 296-52-61040. Reasons why applicants may be disqualified

(1) Licenses will not be issued for the manufacture, retail sale or purchase of explosives to any applicant who is any of the following: (a) Does not provide proof of a valid explosive license or permit issued by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF); (b) Under twenty-one years of age; (c) Whose license is suspended or revoked, except as provided in this section; (d) Convicted in any court of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year; (e) Legally determined at the time of application to be: (i) Mentally ill; (ii) Insane; (iii) Committed to a mental institution; (iv) Incompetent due to any mental disability or disease at the time of application. Note: The department will not reissue a license until competency has been legally restored. (f) Physically ill or disabled, and cannot use explosives safely. Disqualifying disabilities may include, but are not limited to: (i) Blindness; (ii) Deafness; (iii) Epileptic or diabetic seizures or coma. Note: The department will not reissue a license until the applicant's physical ability is verified by a qualified physician through the appeal process (WAC 296-52-60065 , Violation appeals). (g) Who is an alien, unless: (i) They are lawfully admitted for permanent residence; and (ii) They are in lawful nonimmigrant status. (h) Who has been dishonorably discharged from the United States armed forces; (i) Who has renounced their citizenship from the United States. (2) A user (blaster) license will not be issued if the applicant is denied a receiver or employee possessor designation by ATF.