(a) Any person operating any vehicle transporting explosives upon a street or highway shall at all times comply with the following requirements:
(1) Such vehicle shall be marked or placarded on each side and on the rear with the word "EXPLOSIVES" in letters not less than eight inches high, or there shall be displayed on the rear of such vehicle a red flag not less than twenty-four inches square marked with the word "DANGER" in white letters six inches high, or shall be marked or placarded in accordance with Section 177.823 of the United States Department of Transportation Regulations.
(2) Such vehicle shall be equipped with not less than two fire extinguishers, filled and ready for immediate use, and placed at convenient points on such vehicle.
(b) The owner of said vehicle and or the operator of said vehicle and/or any other responsible party who contributes; aids, and abets in any violation of this provision of this section on a first offense is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree; on a second offense within two years after the first offense, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree; on each subsequent offense within five years after the first offense, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. (Ord. 2005- 119. Passed 12-8-05.)