Section 34500.3 Of Division 14.8. Safety Regulations From California Vehicle Code >> Division 14.8.
34500.3
. (a) The department shall adopt rules and regulations that
are designed to promote the safe operation of vehicles, regarding
cargo securement standards. The regulations adopted pursuant to this
section shall be consistent with the securement regulations adopted
by the United States Department of Transportation in Part 393
(commencing with Section 393.1) of Title 49 of the Code of Federal
Regulations, as those regulations now exist or are amended in the
future.
(b) Regulations adopted pursuant to subdivision (a) do not apply
to a farmer transporting his or her own hay or straw, incidental to
his or her farming operation, if that transportation requires that
the farmer use a highway, except that this subdivision does not
relieve the farmer from loading and securing the hay or straw in a
safe manner.