H3962: Escape of materials loaded on vehicles

Legislative Summary

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 56-5-4100, Relating To Preventing Escape Of Materials Loaded On Vehicles, And Cleaning The Highways Of Escaped Substances Or Cargo, So As To Revise The Penalty Provision, To Provide This Section Does Not Apply To The Transportation Of Fertilizers Or Other Products Used In Farming Operations, To Provide No Vehicles May Be Operated That Allow The Escape Of Large Pieces Of Certain Materials, And To Define The Term "large Pieces"; By Amending Section 48-53-10, Relating To Definitions, So As To Define The Term "person"; And By Adding Section 48-53-25 So As To Provide Vehicles Shall Not Be Operated That Allow The Escape Of Large Pieces Of Certain Materials, And To Define The Term "large Piece".