Special requirements - Illinois

Civil Monetary Penalty

Failure to pay all or a portion of a civil monetary penalty as authorized by the Illinois Hazardous Materials Transportation Regulations (IHMTR) may result in the Illinois Secretary of State suspending or revoking the registration of vehicles that are owned by the respondent or, regardless of ownership, that were the subject of violations of the IHMTR.

Agricultural Exceptions

The following provisions were added to the IHMTR within Section 171.22.

1. Subchapter C does not apply to the transportation of an agricultural product, other than Class 2 material, by a farmer as a private intrastate carrier over local roads between fields of the same farm within approved containers and within the amounts and manner specified in 49 CFR 173.5(b)(2) and (4).
2. Transportation of a Class 2 agricultural product by a farmer as a private intrastate carrier over local roads between fields of the same farm within approved containers and within the amounts and manner specified in 49 CFR 173.5(b)(2) and (4) are excepted from the requirements of Subparts G and H of 49 CFR 172.
3. Transportation of an agricultural product to or from a farm, within 150 miles of the farm, within approved containers and conforming to 49 CFR 173.5(b)(l), (2) and (4) are excepted from the requirements in Subparts G and H of 49 CFR 172.
4. The following federal regulations may allow additional agricultural exceptions:
   • 49 CFR 173.5(c) pertaining to specification packagings used for aerial application of formulated liquid agricultural products.
   • 49 CFR 173.315(m) pertaining to nurse tanks of anhydrous ammonia.
   • 49 CFR 173.6 pertaining to materials of trade.

Shipment of Liquid Petroleum

The following provisions were added to the IHMTR within Section 173.3000(b)(7).

A non-specification metal tank having a capacity of less than 450 liters (119 gallons) is authorized within Illinois for the transportation of flammable liquid petroleum products by an intrastate motor carrier subject to the following conditions:

1. Containers must be tanks constructed of 18 gauge or heavier steel or equivalent gauge aluminum;
2. Tanks must be securely fastened to prevent separation from the vehicle;
3. Tanks must be electrically bonded to the frame of the vehicle;
4. Tanks must be protected against leakage or damage in the event of a turnover;
5. Tanks may not be drained by gravity. Top mounted pumps must be designed and labels for use with flammable and combustible liquids. No top mounted pump can be higher than the highest point of the vehicle or permanently attached appurtenances (e.g., roll bars);
6. Flammable liquid petroleum products being transported on a single vehicle may not exceed 450 liters (119 gallons); and
7. Flammable liquid petroleum product is offered for transportation and transported in conformance with all other applicable requirements of this subchapter.