Section 31602 Of Division 14. Transportation Of Explosives From California Vehicle Code >> Division 14.
31602
. (a) It is a misdemeanor for any owner of a vehicle to drive
or permit the driving of the vehicle on any public highway for the
purpose of transporting any explosive as defined herein and within
the scope of Section 31601 unless the owner then holds a valid
license for the transportation of explosives as provided in this
division, except such persons as are expressly exempted in this
division.
(b) It is a misdemeanor for the owner, or authorized agent of the
owner, of any vehicle transporting explosives to drive, or to permit
the driving of the vehicle, or for the driver to drive such vehicle,
upon any public highway, not designated in regulations adopted by the
Department of the California Highway Patrol as a route for the
transportation of explosives, unless the use of the highway is
required to permit delivery of, or the loading of, explosives at a
point not on a highway designated as a route for the transportation
of explosives, or unless the use of the highway is required to permit
the vehicle to proceed to, and return from, a point designated as an
inspection stop pursuant to this division.
(c) It is a misdemeanor for the driver of any vehicle transporting
explosives to stop at any place not designated as a safe stopping
place unless the vehicle is disabled or except when necessary to
avoid conflict with other traffic or to comply with the orders of a
peace officer or an official traffic control device. A safe stopping
place is any location designated by the Department of the California
Highway Patrol where the driver may stop for food, fuel or other
necessary reasons and any location designated by the Department of
the California Highway Patrol as a safe parking place, a safe
stopping place, or as an inspection stop for purposes of this
division.
(d) In the event the owner of a vehicle leases the same to be used
in the transportation of explosives for which a license is required,
the lessee shall be deemed the owner for the purposes of this
division.