Iowa Admin. Code r. 761-520.1 - Safety and hazardous materials regulations
(1)
Regulations.
a.
Motor carrier safety regulations. The Iowa department of
transportation adopts the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations,
49 CFR Parts
385 and
390-399 (October 1,
2022).
b.
Hazardous
materials regulations. The Iowa department of transportation adopts
the Federal Hazardous Materials Regulations,
49 CFR Parts
107,
171-173,
177,
178, and
180 (October 1, 2022).
c.
Copies of regulations.
Copies of the federal regulations may be reviewed at the state law library or
through the Internet at www.fmcsa.dot.gov.
(2)
Carriers subject to
regulations.
a. Operators of
commercial vehicles, as defined in Iowa Code section
321.1, are subject to the
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations adopted in this rule unless exempted
under Iowa Code section
321.449.
b. Operators of vehicles transporting
hazardous materials in commerce are subject to the Federal Hazardous Materials
Regulations adopted in this rule unless exempted under Iowa Code section
321.450.
c. Operators of vehicles for hire, designed
to transport 7 or more persons, but fewer than 16, including the driver, must
comply with 49 CFR Part 395 of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. In
addition, operators of vehicles for hire designed to transport 7 or more
persons, but fewer than 16, including the driver, are not exempt from logbook
requirements afforded the 150-air-mile radius driver under
49 CFR
395.1(e). However, the
provisions of 49 CFR Part 395 shall not apply to vehicles offered to the public
for hire that are used principally in intracity operation and are regulated by
local authorities.
(3)
Declaration of knowledge of regulations. Operators of
commercial vehicles who are subject to the regulations adopted in this rule
shall at the time of application for authority to operate in Iowa or upon
receipt of their Iowa registration declare knowledge of the Federal Motor
Carrier Safety Regulations and Federal Hazardous Materials Regulations adopted
in this rule.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections 321.1, 321.449 and 321.450.
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