Tex. Transp. Code Section 647.011
Fuel Restrictions

(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.

Source: Section 647.011 — Fuel Restrictions, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.­647.­htm#647.­011 (accessed May 18, 2024).

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