Fuel Restrictions

Sec. 647.011. FUEL RESTRICTIONS. (a) An operator or carrier employee fueling a motor vehicle used to transport migrant agricultural workers may not: (1) fuel the motor vehicle while the engine is running unless running the engine is required to fuel the vehicle; (2) smoke or expose any open flame in the vicinity of the motor vehicle; (3) fuel the motor vehicle when the nozzle of the fuel hose is not in continuous contact with the intake pipe of the fuel tank; or (4) permit any other person to engage in an activity that would likely result in a fire or explosion. (b) A person may carry fuel on the motor vehicle for use in the motor vehicle or an accessory only in a properly mounted fuel tank. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 17.34(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.