§ 33-150.11. Restrictions on transportation of flammable liquids and gases; violations, penalties; enforcement.

(a)

A truck pulling a trailer, a truck tractor pulling a semitrailer and trailer combination, or a truck tractor pulling two (2) semitrailers shall not transport within the city a flammable liquid, in bulk, with a flash point at or below seventy (70) degrees Fahrenheit.

(b)

A truck pulling a trailer, a truck tractor pulling a semitrailer and trailer combination, or a truck tractor pulling two (2) semitrailers shall not transport within the city a flammable gas or a compressed flammable gas, in bulk, as defined by 49 C.F.R. parts 100 to 180.

(c)

A truck or a truck tractor pulling a semitrailer shall not transport within the city a flammable liquid, in bulk, which has a flash point at or below seventy (70) degrees Fahrenheit, unless the truck or the semitrailer has a water capacity of less than thirteen thousand eight hundred (13,800) gallons. This section does not apply to those vehicles registered with the Motor Carrier Division of the Michigan Department of State Police on or before January 1, 1986.

(d)

A truck or truck tractor pulling a semitrailer shall not transport within the city a flammable liquid, in bulk, which has a flash point at or below seventy (70) degrees Fahrenheit in a quantity of more than thirteen thousand four hundred (13,400) gallons.

(e)

The owner or driver of a vehicle that transports, or a shipper who loads a vehicle with a flammable liquid, flammable gas, or compressed flammable gas in violation of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00), or imprisonment for not more than ninety (90) days, or both.

(f)

This section shall be enforced only by a police officer.

(g)

For the purposes of this section, "in bulk" means an amount of product or material of three thousand five hundred (3,500) water gallons or more in a single containment system. Commercial motor vehicles transporting hazardous materials shall comply with the Motor Carrier Safety Act, Act Nol. 181 of the Public Acts of 1963, being sections MCL 480.11 to MCL 480.21 and section 33-150.12 of this article.

(Ord. No. 746, § 2, 9-3-13)