[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 49, Volume 5]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 49CFR397.11]



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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION

 

        CHAPTER III--FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION,

                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

 

PART 397_TRANSPORTATION OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; DRIVING AND PARKING RULES--Table of Contents

 

                            Subpart A_General

 

Sec.  397.11  Fires.



    (a) A motor vehicle containing hazardous materials must not be 

operated near an open fire unless its driver has first taken precautions 

to ascertain that the vehicle can safely pass the fire without stopping.

    (b) A motor vehicle containing hazardous materials must not be 

parked within 300 feet of an open fire.