Document Citation: Md. TRANSPORTATION Code Ann. § 21-1411

Header:
Annotated Code of Maryland
TRANSPORTATION
TITLE 21. VEHICLE LAWS -- RULES OF THE ROAD
SUBTITLE 14. OPERATION OF VEHICLES ON CERTAIN TOLL FACILITIES


Date:
08/31/2009

Document:
§ 21-1411. Transportation of hazardous materials

(a) Prohibited. -- Except as permitted by the rules and regulations of the Maryland Transportation Authority and to the extent permitted by federal law, a person may not transport or knowingly cause to be transported any of the following hazardous materials across or through any Authority highway:

(1) Combustible liquids;

(2) Compressed gases;

(3) Corrosive liquids;

(4) Explosives;

(5) Flammable liquids;

(6) Flammable solids;

(7) Oxidizing materials;

(8) Poisonous articles; or

(9) Radioactive materials.

(b) Permitted hazardous materials. -- The provisions of § 22-409 of this article shall apply to the transportation of any permitted hazardous material across or through any Authority highway.

(c) Purpose of section. -- To secure and preserve life and property, the Maryland Transportation Authority may adopt rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of subsection (a) of this section.