Texas Transportation Code

§ 647.011 — FUEL RESTRICTIONS

TN § 647.011Title 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · Part F. COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES · Ch. 647. MOTOR TRANSPORTATION OF MIGRANT AGRICULTURAL WORKERS

(a)An operator or carrier employee fueling a motor vehicle used to transport migrant agricultural workers may not:

(1)fuel the motor vehicle while the engine is running unless running the engine is required to fuel the vehicle;

(2)smoke or expose any open flame in the vicinity of the motor vehicle;

(3)fuel the motor vehicle when the nozzle of the fuel hose is not in continuous contact with the intake pipe of the fuel tank; or

(4)permit any other person to engage in an activity that would likely result in a fire or explosion.

(b)A person may carry fuel on the motor vehicle for use in the motor vehicle or an accessory only in a properly mounted fuel tank.

Legislative history

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 17.34(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.