Section 647.011 - Fuel Restrictions(a) An operator or carrier employee fueling a motor vehicle used to transport migrant agricultural workers may not:(1) fuel the motor vehicle while the engine is running unless running the engine is required to fuel the vehicle;(2) smoke or expose any open flame in the vicinity of the motor vehicle;(3) fuel the motor vehicle when the nozzle of the fuel hose is not in continuous contact with the intake pipe of the fuel tank; or(4) permit any other person to engage in an activity that would likely result in a fire or explosion.(b) A person may carry fuel on the motor vehicle for use in the motor vehicle or an accessory only in a properly mounted fuel tank.Tex. Transp. Code § 647.011
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 17.34(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.