§818.53.  Violations; cargo tank to engine connection; operation without speedometer or hub meter; operation without name and address on trucks

A.  It shall be a violation of this Subpart for a highway vehicle to operate within the state of Louisiana:

(1)  When transporting gasoline or diesel fuels in any cargo tank from which gasoline or diesel fuels are sold or delivered that is connected by pipe, tube, valve, or otherwise with the carburetor or fuel injectors, or with the fuel supply tank feeding the motor vehicle transporting gasoline or diesel fuels.

(2)  Without an odometer or hub meter which is kept at all times in good operating condition to correctly measure and register the miles traveled by such vehicle.  Interstate passenger buses registered with the Interstate Commerce Commission or its successor not so equipped shall not be in violation of this Section if a record of miles traveled is maintained on a form or report approved by the secretary and is carried in the vehicle at all times.

(3)  Without the true owner's name and address or adequate identification, or name or trade name in the case of an interstate motor carrier under whose authority the vehicle is operated and who is registered with the Interstate Commerce Commission or its successor, on the cab in letters not less than two inches high.  The name and address of the owner must be legible at a distance of twenty-five feet.  Pickup trucks or any truck of manufacturer's rating carrying capacity of two thousand pounds or less is excluded from this Subsection, unless the truck is a public for-hire truck used primarily for transporting cargo.

(4)  Unless the person operating the vehicle has in his possession an invoice for the fuel which meets the requirements of R.S. 47:818.50.

B.  In addition to any other penalties which may be incurred, there is hereby levied a specific penalty of one hundred dollars for each violation of the provisions of this Section.  This penalty shall be assessed by the secretary of the Department of Revenue or his authorized designee or the weights and standards police officer or the motor carrier safety police officer and shall be collected in the same manner as is provided for the collection of tax.

Acts 2005, No. 252, §1, eff. July 1, 2006.