Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 672 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 672-10 - TRANSPORTATION OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS › Rule 672-10-.04 - General Conditions Applying to All Permits

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
In addition to compliance with any other conditions imposed on
				the issuance of a particular permit, any person receiving a permit from the
				Department thereby certifies that he will comply or has complied (as applicable
				herein) with the following conditions governing the operation of the permitted
				vehicle or load. A violation of any of the following conditions may be
				considered as evidence supporting action to suspend or revoke or deny a
				permit:
(a) General. In addition to
			 any specific requirements set forth in the Act or these Rules, all hazardous
			 materials shall be packaged, marked, labeled, handled, loaded, unloaded,
			 stored, detained, transported, placarded, and monitored in compliance with 49
			 CFR.
(b) Federal and state laws and
			 regulations. Compliance shall be maintained with applicable laws and
			 regulations of the United States and the State of Georgia including, but not
			 limited to, those of the U.S. Department of Transportation, the U.S. Interstate
			 Commerce Commission, the Public Service Commission of Georgia, the Department
			 of Revenue of Georgia, and Georgia Code. Title 95A.
(c) Route of Travel. The permitted vehicle or
			 load shall not be operated over any public road in the State other than those
			 described or allowed in the permit.
(d) Atlanta Restrictions. No permit shall be
			 valid for travel into or through the area bounded by Interstate 285, which is
			 the bypass around the City of Atlanta, unless the vehicle is making a pickup or
			 delivery within the area. The driver must be prepared to show proof of such
			 pickup or delivery. In addition, when a pickup or delivery is to be made within
			 this area, no travel shall be authorized between the hours of 7 a.m. and 9 a.m.
			 or 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Monday through Friday. Parking on the Interstate or
			 Limited Access Highway Rights-of-Way will not be permissible for permitted
			 vehicles which are waiting for the authorized times of entry.
(e) Non transferability. Any person receiving
			 a permit from the Department agrees not to allow the permit to be used by any
			 vehicle which is not owned or leased by such person. In addition, every such
			 permit shall be carried in the vehicle to which it refers, and only the
			 original permit shall be valid.
(f)
			 Liability Insurance and Other Security. Public Liability and property damage
			 insurance shall be maintained during the existence of the permit in at least
			 the following amounts: Bodily injury, $100,000 per person; $300,000 per
			 occurrence; and property damage, $50,000. The person requesting a permit shall
			 furnish, along with his application, a certificate of Insurance which shall
			 show the insurance carrier, the policy number, the amounts of coverage, and the
			 effective dates of the coverage. He will also take the actions necessary, to
			 ensure that his insurance carrier shall furnish the Department notices of any
			 changes in his insurance coverage at least ten (10) days prior to their
			 effective dates. Nothing contained herein shall be construed so as to make the
			 Department liable for any damage caused by a permitted vehicle or load. The
			 person receiving the permit thereby promises to hold the Department harmless
			 from such claims and to recompense the department or a political subdivision
			 for any expenditures made to repair damages caused by the permitted vehicle or
			 load.
(g) Cost Recovery. In the
			 event of any incident involving any hazardous materials, regardless of type,
			 quantity, or form, in transport or in storage in this State which causes or
			 threatens to cause a hazardous materials discharge or undue radiation or any
			 other type exposure to any individual, the State may recover from any shipper,
			 carrier, or any other responsible person, costs incurred by the State for
			 activities related to the prevention, abatement, and mitigation of the
			 consequences of such an incident.
(h) Oversize and overweight conditions. The
			 provisions of these rules in no way exempt the movements of hazardous materials
			 from the requirements for securing oversize and overweight permits when
			 applicable.
Ga. L. 1979. pp. 789.794:
				Ga. L. 1973. pp. 947.982 (Ga. Code of Public Transportation, § 95A-303);
				Ga. L. 1964, p. 338, as amended (Ga. Code Ann. Chapter
				3A).