§ 11-133. Loads on vehicles.

(a)

No vehicle shall be driven, moved, stopped or parked on any highway, street, alley or thoroughfare unless the vehicle is so constructed or loaded as to prevent any of its load from dropping, shifting, leaking, blowing or otherwise escaping therefrom, except that sand may be dropped only for the purpose of securing traction, or water or other substance may be sprinkled on a roadway in cleaning or maintaining the roadway.

(b)

It is the duty of every vehicle owner, lessee and driver, severally, of any vehicle hauling upon any public road or highway open to the public dirt, sand, clay, limerock, gravel, silica, rock, or other similar material which could fall or blow from such vehicle, to prevent such materials from falling, or in any way escaping from such vehicle. Covering and securing the load with a close-fitting tarpaulin or other appropriate cover is required.

(c)

Any owner, lessee, or driver of any vehicle from which any materials or objects have fallen, blown, leaked, sifted, or otherwise escaped shall immediately cause the materials or objects on public or private property to be cleaned up and shall pay any costs therefor.

(Ord. No. 87-33, Art. 3, § 3, 6-23-87)