(a) No motor vehicle used for the business or purpose of towing, hauling or carrying wrecked or disabled vehicles shall be engaged in the business of towing, hauling or carrying wrecked or disabled vehicles unless it is equipped with sufficient materials so as to clean up motor vehicle fluids (gasoline, diesel fuel, battery fluid, water or acid, motor oil, transmission fluid, radiator fluid, water, and the like) from both commercial and private vehicles.
(b) Clean-up normally includes the use of granular absorbents or vermiculite, floor sweep, peat moss, pads and booms, clay, topsoil or other materials or devices used in the common course of removing fluids from roadways, parking lots, or other surfaces designed and utilized for vehicular travel.
(c) Absorbent material used to clean up fluids may be bagged in heavy-duty trash bags, wrapped or ‘diapered’ in plastic sheeting, or containerized in pails or barrels. The material should be off the travel portion of the roadway and may remain there for a reasonable time to allow for disposal by the operator of the motor vehicle used to tow, haul or carry away wrecked or disabled vehicles. It is the responsibility of the operator of the motor vehicle used to tow, haul, or carry a wrecked or disabled vehicle to lawfully dispose of any cleaned up materials and/or fluids.
(d) Either the Vienna Fire Chief or the Vienna City Police may issue a citation under this section. Any fine issued is to be paid through the Vienna Municipal Court.
(e) Penalty. An operator of a motor vehicle used for the business or purpose of towing, hauling or carrying wrecked or disabled vehicles who tows, hauls or carries a wrecked or disabled vehicle or who attempts to haul, tow, or carry a wrecked or disabled vehicle which is not equipped with appropriate materials to clean up said fluids or who fails to clean up said fluids, shall be fined $275.00.
(Ord. 13-14. Passed 12-18-14.)