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Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Transportation Code § 647.011: FUEL RESTRICTIONS.

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  1. TRANSPORTATION CODE
  2. TITLE 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
  3. SUBTITLE F. COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES
  4. CHAPTER 647. MOTOR TRANSPORTATION OF MIGRANT AGRICULTURAL WORKERS

(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.

Collected 2026-08-27T01:47:44Z. Source file · JSON

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