§ 1160.1. Exceptions and Special Applications.
13 CA ADC § 1160.1Barclays Official California Code of Regulations
13 CCR § 1160.1
§ 1160.1. Exceptions and Special Applications.
(b) Alternative Exceptions for Non-commercial Carriers. Only private carriers, as defined in Section 1160.3(h), may utilize the exceptions contained in subsections (d) through (l) of this section. Alternatively, carriers may use the exceptions contained in either 49 CFR 173.6 or 49 CFR 173.8(c). Carriers may not utilize both the exceptions in subdivisions (d) through (l) and the referenced 49 CFR exceptions simultaneously on the same vehicle or combination of vehicles.
(c) Liquefied Petroleum Gas. Except as provided in Sections 1160.4(g), 1160.5, 1161, 1161.3, 1161.6, 1161.7, 1162, 1163(d), 1166, and 1167, this article shall not apply to the transportation of liquefied petroleum gas in cargo tanks subject to regulations of the Division of Occupational Safety and Health, Department of Industrial Relations contained in Title 8, California Code of Regulations, Chapter 4, Subchapter 1 (Unfired Pressure Vessel Safety Orders), but it shall apply to liquefied petroleum gas transported in cylinders and portable tanks.
(3) Batteries, compressed air in cylinders or tanks not exceeding 200 psi, inflated tires or less than 10 gallons of flammable liquid fuels on tow trucks or similar roadside service or repair vehicles or otherwise transported in private (not for-hire) carriage. Containers used to transport flammable liquids under this subsection shall not exceed 5 gallons capacity each, and shall be constructed and maintained in conformance with a nationally recognized fuel storage and dispensing standard for the fuel being transported (e.g., U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), United Nations (UN), National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), American National Standards Institute (ANSI), American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), Underwriter Laboratories (UL), Factory Mutual (FM), or U.S. Department of Defense (military) specifications (U.S. Mil. Spec.).
(4) Highway fusees, and liquid-burning emergency flares and/or red electric lanterns that conform to 49 CFR 393.95(j), being transported expressly for highway warning purposes or as authorized for use pursuant to Vehicle Code Section 25301, unless otherwise prohibited by this Division or the Vehicle Code. This exception does not apply to broken fusees or fusees with missing protective caps.
(6) Flammable or combustible distillate fuels transported in a single compartmentalized or noncompartmentalized metal cargo tank of 450 liters (119 gallons) or less total volumetric capacity, or both flammable and combustible distillate fuels transported in a single compartmentalized metal cargo tank of 450 liters (119 gallons) or less total volumetric capacity, by a private carrier and used to service other vehicles or equipment. The tank shall be in compliance with 49 CFR 173.24(b), and the tank, its components, and attached equipment must be secured to the vehicle and protected from damage or leakage of the lading should the vehicle overturn.
(e) Consumer Commodity Exception. The outside packaging and marking exception contained in 49 CFR 173.156 for hazardous materials authorized to be renamed “Consumer commodity” and reclassified ORM-D is extended to transportation by a private carrier from either a distribution center or retail outlet, or subsequent transportation for incidental use.
(2) Except for Section 1163(d), this article shall not apply to underground storage tanks when prepared for shipment in accordance with American Petroleum Institute Recommended Practice 1604, Second Edition, December 1987. (This publication may be obtained from the American Petroleum Institute, 1220 L Street, Northwest, Washington D.C. 20005.)
(i) Mobile Meter Calibration Units. Mobile meter calibration units containing flammable distillate fuel residue or liquefied petroleum gas residue are excepted from the provisions of Section 1163, except subsection (d), when in conformance with 49 CFR 173.24(b) and emptied to the maximum extent practicable via the normal discharge opening.
(j) Self Contained Breathing Apparatus. Compressed air breathing apparatus transported solely for in-transit emergencies or for the safety of persons conducting loading or unloading operations are not subject to this article, except Sections 1161.2, 1161.3 and 1163, when the compressed gas cylinders are mounted or otherwise secured to the vehicle during transit to prevent sliding, falling, tipping, rolling, or damage to the valving should the vehicle overturn.
(k) Breathing Air Recharge Units. Air cylinders or tanks operating under a Division of Occupational Safety and Health, Department of Industrial Relations operating permit and used to fill/recharge breathing air cylinders are not subject to Section 1163, except subsection (d), when in conformance with 49 CFR 173.24(b).
(l) Emergency Response Information. Section 1161.6 shall only apply to HM shipments for which the display of placards is required and/or for which an INFECTIOUS SUBSTANCE, ORGANIC PEROXIDE, SPONTANEOUSLY COMBUSTIBLE, POISON or RADIOACTIVE label is required pursuant to this article; and to shipments that would have otherwise been required to be placarded and/or labeled, notwithstanding compliance with an applicable U.S. Department of Transportation placarding and/or labeling exemption issued pursuant to 49 CFR Part 107, Subpart B.
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Note: Authority cited: Section 2402.7, 34002, 34019 and 34501, Vehicle Code. Reference: Sections 2402.7, 34002, 34019 and 34501, Vehicle Code.
History
1. Amendment filed 12-21-77 as an emergency; designated effective 1-1-78. Certificate of Compliance included (Register 77, No. 52).
2. New subsections (h) and (i) filed 1-20-78 as an emergency; effective upon filing (Register 78, No. 3).
3. Certificate of Compliance filed 3-21-78 (Register 78, No. 12).
4. Amendment of subsections (b), (c) and (d) filed 11-27-79; designated effective 1-1-80 (Register 79, No. 48).
5. Amendment filed 7-8-81; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 81, No. 28).
6. Amendment of subsection (e) filed 11-5-81; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 81, No. 45).
7. Amendment of subsections (b), (d)(2) and (3) and (f)(1) filed 2-22-82; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 82, No. 9).
8. Amendment of subsections (a)-(c) filed 7-27-82; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 82, No. 31).
9. Amendment filed 6-22-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 83, No. 26).
10. Amendment filed 9-7-84; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 84, No. 36).
11. Editorial correction of subsection (d) (Register 84, No. 46).
12. Amendment filed 7-20-87; operative 8-19-87 (Register 87, No. 30).
13. Amendment of subsection (c)(2) and new subsections (g)-(i) filed 11-30-88; operative 12-30-88 (Register 88, No. 51).
14. New subsection (j) filed 9-27-90; operative 10-27-90 (Register 90, No. 45).
15. Editorial correction of printing errors in subsections (e)(3) and (i) (Register 92, No. 12).
16. Amendment filed 3-6-95; operative 4-5-95 (Register 95, No. 10).
17. New subsection (k) filed 7-31-95; operative 8-30-95 (Register 95, No. 31).
18. Amendment of subsections (b) and (c)(3), repealer of subsection (e)(1)(C) and subsection relettering filed 8-14-96; operative 9-13-96 (Register 96, No. 33).
19. New subsections (b) and (c), subsection relettering, amendment of newly designated subsections (d)(3), and (i)-(m) and repealer of newly designated subsection (l) filed 10-26-98 as an emergency; operative 11-25-98 (Register 98, No. 44).
20. Amendment of subsections (b), (e)(4)-(5), (f), (g)(1) and (m) filed 10-5-99; operative 11-4-99 (Register 99, No. 41).
21. Amendment of subsection (b), new subsection (d)(1) and amendment of subsection (m) and Note filed 6-9-2014; operative 10-1-2014 (Register 2014, No. 24).
22. Repealer of subsection (b), subsection relettering and amendment of newly designated subsections (b), (d)(4), (f)(1)(B) and (l) filed 6-29-2017; operative 10-1-2017 (Register 2017, No. 26).
This database is current through 4/19/24 Register 2024, No. 16.
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 13, § 1160.1, 13 CA ADC § 1160.1
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