California Vehicle Code

§ 31304

VEH § 31304 Effective Jan 1, 2003Div. 13 · Ch. 5 · Art. 1

Statute text

(a)The transportation of hazardous materials and hazardous waste for which the display of placards or markings is required pursuant to Section 27903 may be restricted or prohibited, by the Department of the California Highway Patrol, after consultation with the Department of Transportation, with regard to state or interstate highways, or by a city or county by ordinance or resolution, after formal notice to the Department of the California Highway Patrol and with the concurrence of their appropriate transportation planning agency defined in Section 29532 of the Government Code, with regard to specified highways under their control, if all of the following requirements are met:

(1)The respective highway is appreciably less safe than a reasonable alternate highway as determined by using either of the following criteria:

(A)The “Guidelines for Applying Criteria to Designate Routes for Transporting Hazardous Materials” prepared by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA A-IP-80-15).

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 104, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.