307.177. Transporting hazardous materials, equipment required--federal physical requirements not applicable, when--violations, penalty. - Missouri Statutes

Transporting hazardous materials, equipment required--federal physicalrequirements not applicable, when--violations, penalty.

307.177. 1. It is unlawful for any person to operate any bus, truck,truck-tractor and trailer combination, or other commercial motor vehicleand trailer upon any highway of this state, whether intrastatetransportation or interstate transportation, unless such transportation isconducted in accordance with the hazardous material regulations establishedby the United States Department of Transportation pursuant to Title 49,Code of Federal Regulations, as such regulations have been and mayperiodically be amended.

2. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 1 of this section tothe contrary, Part 391, Subpart E, Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations,relating to the physical requirements of drivers shall not be applicable todrivers in intrastate commerce, provided such drivers were licensed by thisstate as chauffeurs to operate commercial motor vehicles on May 13, 1988.

3. Failure to comply with the requirements of this section may resultin the commercial motor vehicle and trailer and driver of such vehicle andtrailer being placed out of service. Criteria used for placing drivers andvehicles out of service are the North American Uniform Out-of-ServiceCriteria adopted by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance and the UnitedStates Department of Transportation, as such criteria have been and mayperiodically be amended.

4. Violation of this section shall be deemed a class A misdemeanor.

(L. 1983 H.B. 539 § 307.171, A.L. 1988 S.B. 423, A.L. 1991 H.B. 251, A.L. 2002 S.B. 712, A.L. 2003 H.B. 371)