Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 69A-2.013 - Transportation; General
(1) In addition to
all other applicable requirements set forth in these Rules and Regulations, the
transportation of explosives over all highways shall be in accordance with
Interstate Commerce Commission regulations.
(2) Explosives shall not be transported
through any prohibited vehicular tunnel, or subway, or over any prohibited
bridge, roadway, or elevated highway.
(3) No person shall smoke, carry matches or
any other flame-producing device, or carry firearms or loaded cartridges while
in or near a motor vehicle transporting explosives. Nothing in this subsection
shall be so construed as to prevent the presence of a duly authorized and
legally constituted armed guard on such vehicles where security considerations
dictate their necessity.
(4)
Explosives shall not be carried or transported in or upon a public conveyance
or vehicle carrying passengers for hire.
(5) Explosives may be loaded into and
transported in the following: truck, truck with semi-trailer, truck with full
trailer, truck tractor with semi-trailer, truck tractor with semi-trailer and
full trailer. Publicly owned electric distribution public utilities, privately
owned electric distribution public utilities and communications systems which
shall have first obtained the express approval of the State Fire Marshal in
respect to their particular methods of handling explosives in trailer-hauling
trucks shall be exempt from the provisions of this subsection.
(6) Explosives shall not be transferred from
one vehicle to another within the corporate limits of any city or town without
informing the local fire and police departments thereof. In the event of
breakdown or collision, the local fire and police departments shall be promptly
notified to help safeguard such emergencies. Explosives shall be transferred
from the disabled vehicle to another only when proper and qualified supervision
is provided.
(7) Blasting caps or
electric blasting caps may be transported in the same motor vehicle with
explosives if they are packed in authorized I.C.C. Specification outside
shipping containers, or in prescribed inside I.C.C. packages in an outside box
made of not less than 12 gauge non-sparking metal lined with plywood or other
suitable material not less than 3/8 inch thick so that no metal is exposed to
the interior of the box. This subsection shall not apply to the transportation
of 6 pounds or less of explosives and/or 12 or less electric blasting caps in
special carrying cases whose design and construction have been expressly
approved by the State Fire Marshal as meeting appropriate standards of
safety.
Notes
Rulemaking Authority 552.13 FS. Law Implemented 552.12, 552.13 FS.
New 6-25-66, Repromulgated 12-24-74, Formerly 4A-2.13, 4A-2.013.
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