It shall be unlawful to operate any vehicle containing explosives on any street in the Village except in compliance with the following rules 1 :
(A) No such vehicle shall be so operated unless it is marked, loaded and equipped in full compliance with all applicable Village, State and Federal laws and regulations.
(B) No vehicle carrying explosives shall be parked or permitted to stand anywhere in the Village longer than is necessary to make a lawful delivery; provided, that the standing of such vehicle made necessary by mechanical trouble, traffic conditions, accident or in obedience to the direction of a policeman or traffic signals shall not be considered a violation of this Section.
(C) It shall be unlawful to operate any vehicle carrying explosives on any street in the Village that is so slippery from ice, snow or form any other causes to be unsafe for driving.
(D) Whenever a vehicle carrying explosives or flammable liquids is disabled in the Village, warning flags or lights shall be placed as required by law; and it shall be unlawful to permit any vehicle carrying explosives to remain unattended at any such time.
(E) No work involving danger of sparks, fire, friction or concussion which might cause an explosion shall be performed on any vehicle carrying explosives; and no such vehicle shall be brought into or kept in any garage in the Municipality; nor shall such vehicle carrying explosives be permitted to remain anywhere in the Village under any circumstances for a period of more than five (5) hours.
(F) It shall be unlawful to transport or store liquid nitroglycerine anywhere in the Village.
(G) The provisions of this Chapter relating to explosives shall apply to all types of explosives, blasting agents and fireworks, except it shall not apply to the transportation of nitroglycerine in tablet or capsule form for medical use, nor to the lawful transportation or storage of properly packed ammunition in quantities not exceeding twenty five (25) pounds in weight, nor to the transportation of ammunition by the Armed Forces of the United States of America or the State of Illinois or by policemen or other conservators of the peace in the performance of their duties.
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| 1 | 1. See also Section 10-8-19 of this Code. |