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2001 SESSION
019111856Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 46.2-1156 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 46.2-1156. Construction, maintenance and loading must prevent escape of contents; load covers; exemptions.
A. No vehicle shall be operated or moved on any highway unless it is so constructed, maintained, and loaded as to prevent its contents from dropping, sifting, leaking, or otherwise escaping. No provision of this section, however, shall apply to any (i) motor vehicle that is used exclusively for agricultural purposes as provided in § 46.2-698 and is not licensed in any other state; (ii) agricultural vehicle, tractor, or other vehicle exempted from registration and licensing requirements pursuant to Article 6 (§ 46.2-662 et seq.) of Chapter 6 of this title; or (iii) motor vehicle transporting forest products, poultry, or livestock.
B. The loads of all trucks, trailers and semitrailers carrying gravel, sand,
coal or other nonagricultural and nonforestry products on interstate, primary,
or secondary highways or roads maintained by cities, counties or incorporated
towns shall be either (i) secured to the vehicle in which they are being
transported or (ii) covered. Covers used to prevent the escape of material from
commercial vehicles used to transport solid waste shall be [ constructed of
material of sufficient size, weight, and density to contain all of of such
design, installation, and construction as to contain ] the vehicle's cargo
within the vehicle, regardless of the vehicle's speed or weather conditions.
Public service company vehicles, pickup trucks, and emergency snow removal
equipment while engaged in snow removal operations shall be excluded from the
provisions of this subsection.