Maine Revised Statutes
Chapter 256: HAZARDOUS MATERIALS CONTROL
25 §2110. Financial responsibility

§2110. Financial responsibility
1.  Requirement.  A person who transports a division 1.1, 1.2 or 1.3 explosive intrastate in a vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of less than 10,000 pounds shall maintain a financial responsibility policy of liability insurance or a surety bond in an amount of not less than $1,000,000. The Commissioner of Public Safety may not adopt a rule requiring a person transporting a division 1.1, 1.2 or 1.3 explosive intrastate in a vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of less than 10,000 pounds to maintain a financial responsibility policy of liability insurance or a surety bond in excess of $1,000,000.  
For purposes of this section, division 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3 explosives have the same meanings as found in 49 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 173.50.  
[PL 1995, c. 67, §1 (NEW).]
2.  Exception.  This section does not apply to a farmer who transports a division 1.1, 1.2 or 1.3 explosive for the farmer's own use to and from the farm or field within a 20-mile radius.  
[PL 1995, c. 67, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1995, c. 67, §1 (NEW).

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