A person shall not transport or have transported or shipped within this state any hazardous material except in compliance with rules adopted by the department under chapter 17A. The rules shall be consistent with the federal hazardous materials regulations adopted under United States Code, Title 49, and found in 49 C.F.R. § 107, 171 to 173, 177, 178, and 180.
Notwithstanding other provisions of this section, rules adopted under this section concerning physical and medical qualifications for drivers of commercial vehicles engaged in intrastate commerce shall not be construed as disqualifying any individual who was employed as a driver of commercial vehicles engaged in intrastate commerce, and whose physical or medical condition existed, prior to July 29, 1996.
Notwithstanding other provisions of this section, or the age requirements under section 321.449, the age requirements under section 321.449 and the rules adopted under this section pertaining to compliance with regulations adopted under United States Code, Title 49, and found in 49 C.F.R. § 177.804, shall not apply to retail dealers of fertilizers, petroleum products, and pesticides and their employees while delivering fertilizers, petroleum products, and pesticides to farm customers within a one-hundred-mile radius of their retail place of business.
Notwithstanding other provisions of this section, rules adopted under this section shall not apply to a farmer or employees of a farmer when transporting an agricultural hazardous material between the sites in the farmer's agricultural operations unless the material is being transported on the interstate highway system. As used in this paragraph, "farmer" means a person engaged in the production or raising of crops, poultry, or livestock; "farmer" does not include a person who is a commercial applicator of agricultural chemicals or fertilizers.
[C39, § 5034.59; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 321.450]
87 Acts, ch 170, §14; 88 Acts, ch 1083, §8; 89 Acts, ch 70, §1, 2; 89 Acts, ch 186, §1; 91 Acts, ch 127, §1; 97 Acts, ch 108, §27, 28; 98 Acts, ch 1178, §5, 17
Referred to in §325A.2, 805.8(2t)
1998 amendment is effective October 1, 1998, contingent upon adoption of new federal regulations concerning the transportation or shipment of hazardous materials; 98 Acts, ch 1178, §17
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