It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a vehicle, either in person or through his agents or employees, upon the expressways or roadways within the City of Chicago, unless such vehicle is so constructed or loaded as to prevent any of its load from dropping, spilling, sifting, leaking, blowing or otherwise escaping therefrom; provided, however, that sand, or other material used for the same purpose, may be dropped for the purpose of securing traction, or water or other substance may be sprinkled on a roadway or expressway in cleaning or maintaining such roadway or expressway.
No person shall operate on any expressway or roadway within the City of Chicago, any vehicle with any load, unless said load is loaded, and any covering thereon is securely fastened, so as to prevent said load or covering from becoming loose, detached, or in any manner a hazard to other users of said expressway and roadways.
Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be fined not less than $100.00 nor more than $500.00 for each offense.
(Prior code § 36-45.1; Amend Coun. J. 12-4-02, p. 99931, § 7.3)