CHAPTER 13-19
TRANSPORTATION BY MOTOR VEHICLES OF EXPLOSIVES WITHIN CITY SECTIONS:
13-1901. Application.
13-1902. Declared a Hazard.
13-1903. Permit Required
13-1904. Conditions of Permit.
13-1905. Type of Escorts Permitted.
13-1906. Charge for Escort Vehicles or Drivers.
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13-1901. APPLICATION. This chapter shall apply to all owners and operators of motor vehicles transporting any explosives, munitions, dynamite, ammunition (except small arms ammunition and shot-gun shells), gunpowder, T.N.T., dynamite caps or detonating caps in the City of Harwood.
13-1902. DECLARED A HAZARD. The transportation by motor vehicle in the City of Harwood of any of the commodities or things mentioned in Section 13-1901 of this chapter, is hereby declared to be a menace and a hazard to the safety of the people of the City of Harwood and their property.
13-1903. PERMIT REQUIRED. It shall be unlawful for any person, partnership, association or corporation who owns, leases or operates any motor vehicle hauling any of the commodities or things mentioned in Section 13-1901 of this chapter to use or operate the same for the transportation of such commodities or things upon the streets of the City of Harwood without first having obtained a permit to do so from the City Auditor of the City of Harwood. A violation of any of the conditions or provisions of the permit shall be a violation of this chapter.
13-1904. CONDITIONS OF PERMIT. A permit shall be required for each vehicle but not for each separate movement through the City and all permits issued shall contain the following conditions and provisions:
1. The route through the City of Harwood which will be followed;
2. The time of the movement of hauling and the type of escort to be provided;
3. The name of the driver of the vehicle, a description of the vehicle, and the name of the owner or lessor of the vehicle.
13-1905. TYPE OF ESCORTS PERMITTED. Each and every motor vehicle transporting any of the things or commodities mentioned in Section 13-1901 of this chapter on the streets of the City of Harwood must, after obtaining a permit as above required be escorted and protected both front and rear by an official highway department, sheriff's, police or fire department vehicle driven by:
1. A North Dakota State Highway Patrolman; or
2. A police officer of the Harwood, North Dakota; or
3. A fireman from the City of Harwood, North Dakota; or
4. A sheriff or authorized deputy from Cass County, North Dakota.
13-1906. CHARGE FOR ESCORT VEHICLES OR DRIVERS. If Harwood Police Department or Fire Department vehicles or drivers are to be used as escorts, a fee of $5.00 for each vehicle, or each escort driver, or each vehicle and escort driver furnished shall first be paid, provided that in no case shall any one truck, or semi-trailer be required to pay more than a total of $10.00 per trip through the City for escort vehicles and escort drivers.