A. Preventing Load From Dropping: No vehicle shall be driven or moved on any public street or highway unless the vehicle is so constructed, loaded, secured or covered as to prevent any of its load from dropping, sifting, leaking or otherwise escaping, except that sand may be dropped for the purpose of securing traction or water or other substance may be sprinkled on a roadway in cleaning or maintaining the roadway.
B. Secure Covering Of Load: No person shall operate on any public street or highway any vehicle or combination of vehicles with any load unless the load and any covering thereon are securely fastened so as to prevent the covering or load from becoming loose, detached or in any manner a hazard to other users of the public street or highway.
C. Penalty: Any violation of this Section shall be punishable as provided in Section 1-4-1 of this Code in the discretion of the court. (Ord. 1996-05; amd. 2000 Code).