City of Roseville, MI Article IX Transportation of Flammable Liquids

§ 199-58 Flash point.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a truck pulling a trailer, a truck tractor pulling a semitrailer and trailer combination or a truck tractor pulling two semitrailers shall not transport a flammable liquid, in bulk, which has a flash point at or below 70° F. within this state.

§ 199-59 Safety devices.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this article other than §§ 199-58 and 199-60, a truck with a water capacity of more than 9,500 gallons or a truck tractor pulling a semitrailer with a water capacity of more than 9,500 gallons shall not transport a flammable liquid, in bulk, which has a flash point at or below 70° F. in this state, unless the existing manhole or inspection ports of each truck, semitrailer or trailer in the vehicle combination has been equipped with devices which are capable of withstanding the forces caused by an internal pressure of 50 pounds per square inch, applied and held at least 50 milliseconds, and then released to two pounds per square inch, without having any residual venting of flammable liquid during the subsequent two-pounds-per-square-inch condition.

§ 199-60 Water capacity of certain vehicles.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, a truck or a truck tractor pulling a semitrailer shall not transport a flammable liquid, in bulk, which has a flash point at or below 70° F. in this state, if the truck or semitrailer was manufactured after July 1, 1982, or before July 1, 1982, but was not a vehicle registered in this state by the Secretary of State at any time between January 1, 1985, and October 1, 1985, unless the truck or the semitrailer has a water capacity of less than 13,800 gallons.

§ 199-61 Quantity restrictions.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, a truck or truck tractor pulling a semitrailer shall not transport a flammable liquid, in bulk, which has a flash point at or below 70° F. in a quantity of more than 13,400 gallons.

§ 199-62 Violations and penalties.

The owner or driver of a vehicle which transports a flammable liquid in violation of §§ 199-58, 199-59, 199-60 and 199-61 is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than $500, or imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or both.

§ 199-63 Enforcement.

This article shall be enforced only by a police officer or an officer appointed by the Director of the Department of State Police pursuant to Section 6d of Act No. 49 of the Public Acts of 1935, being § 28.6d of the Michigan Compiled Laws.