(a) In addition to any other lawful requirements of load distribution, no person shall operate any vehicle upon a street or highway unless such vehicle is so laden as to prevent its contents from shifting or otherwise unbalancing the vehicle to such an extent as to interfere with the safe operation of the same.
(b) No motor vehicle or trailer shall be driven unless the tailboard or tailgate, tarpaulins, chains (except ground or contact chains), ropes, stakes, poles, and the like, or any part of the load, are securely fastened to prevent dangling, flapping, swinging or falling from the side, end or top of the load or body. All projecting cargo shall be properly guarded by a red flag or cloth or a red light or lantern as required by Section 337.08.
(c) 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.)