For the purpose of this article, the following terms are defined:
Any location within Dallas County or Tarrant County, Texas.
Any quantity, group, form or class of material designated
as hazardous material in any official publication of the Secretary
of Transportation of the United States under the authority of U.S.C.A.
section 1803 (1976), as amended, including any such publication issued
after the effective date of this article.
That the material to be transported is hazardous and is in
sufficient quantity to require placarding in accordance with Department
of Transportation hazardous materials regulations (49 U.S.C.A. section
1801 et seq. (1976)).
To move any motor vehicle requiring placards upon any public
thoroughfare or highway.
(1987 Code, ch. 9, sec. 27A; 2004
Code, sec. 12.2601)
No person shall knowingly transport hazardous materials or knowingly
cause hazardous materials to be transported upon any public street
within the corporate limits of the city except on the following:
(1)
That portion of Interstate 820 lying within the corporate limits
of the city.
(2)
That portion of any federal or state highway or public thoroughfare
used to reach a destination or point of departure by the most direct
route within corporate limits of the city.
(3)
That portion of any federal or state highway or public thoroughfare
within the corporate limits of the city used to reach a destination
or point of departure by the most direct route within the Dallas-Fort
Worth metropolitan area.
(1987 Code, ch. 9, sec. 27B; 2004
Code, sec. 12.2602)
(a)
The operator of a vehicle used to transport hazardous materials requiring
placards shall:
(1)
Apply and display appropriate placards meeting U.S. Department of
Transportation specifications on each side of the vehicle; and
(2)
Before operation, inspect the vehicle and determine that:
(A)
The brakes are in good working condition;
(B)
The steering mechanism is in good working condition;
(C)
The electrical wiring is well insulated and firmly secured;
(D)
The vehicle is in a safe condition to transport hazardous materials;
and
(E)
All emergency features on bulk transport carriers are installed and
operative as outlined in U.S. Department of Transportation specifications
and requirements.
(b)
It should be presumed for purposes of prosecution under this article
that a transportation vehicle contains hazardous materials if it bears
a placard.
(1987 Code, ch. 9, sec. 27C; 2004
Code, sec. 12.2603)
Both the city fire department and the city police department
are expressly authorized to enforce the provisions of this article.
(1987 Code, ch. 9, sec. 27D; 2004
Code, sec. 12.2604)
