§ 19-607. Empty vehicles.

(a)

The routing prohibitions of sections 19-602—19-606 and the placarding requirements of this article shall not apply to an empty vehicle that has been used previously to transport regulated materials provided the vehicle meets the requisites of subsection (b) below.

(b)

A vehicle that has transported non-radioactive hazardous materials in bulk packaging or in any other type of container and is required to be placarded pursuant to Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 172, must and shall remain placarded when it is empty unless it is: (1) sufficiently cleaned of residue and purged of vapors to remove any potential hazard; or (2) refilled with a material requiring different placards or no placards, to such an extent that any residue remaining in the packaging is no longer hazardous.

(Ord. No. 94321, § 1, 8-9-01)