§ 70-861. Vehicles transporting hazardous waste.  


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  • (a)

    No person shall operate a commercial motor vehicle, whether in intrastate or interstate transportation, transporting waste defined as and classified as hazardous by the Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as amended, unless such vehicle is equipped with the equipment required by and is operated in accordance with safety and hazardous waste regulations for such vehicles as adopted by the United States Department of Transportation or the Environmental Protection Agency, specifically parts 171 through 181, title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as amended, and parts 262 and 263, title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as amended.

    (b)

    A person convicted of violating any provision of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than $50.00 and not more than $500.00, or by imprisonment in the place designated by law for not less than two days and not more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(Code of Gen. Ords. 1967, § 34.329; Ord. No. 920172, 3-5-92)

Cross reference

Transportation of hazardous materials, § 34-441 et seq.; solid waste, ch. 62.