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<section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="8-602" title_number="8" title_name="Highways" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Construction and Maintenance">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The Administration shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Keep all State highways reasonably clear of brush, snow, and other debris; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Remove from a State highway, as soon as its presence is made known to the Administration, any animal carcass that will impede traffic or substantially endanger the safety of the traveling public.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>In removing snow from highways in Garrett County, the Administration:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Shall avoid blocking completely the entrance to any home or business adjacent to the highway; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>May not throw or pile snow against any building in any way that interferes with the use of the building by its owner or occupant.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>If, in unusual circumstances, the entrance to any home or business is blocked in the course of snow removal, the Administration shall unblock the entrance within a reasonable time.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <level label="i">
        <text>In this subsection the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>“Farm truck” has the meaning stated in § 13–921 of this article.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>“Local state of emergency” means a local state of emergency declared under § 14–111 of the Public Safety Article.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>“State of emergency” means a state of emergency declared under § 14–107 of the Public Safety Article.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>In the event of a state of emergency or a local state of emergency, including snow, hurricane, windstorm, or a similar event, the Administration may request that the owner of a farm truck allow the Administration to use the farm truck to assist in snow removal.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The owner of a farm truck may refuse a request made under paragraph (2) of this subsection to allow the Administration to use the farm truck.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>The owner of a farm truck may not allow the farm truck to be used under this subsection to assist in snow removal outside of the county in which the farm truck is registered.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>The Administration shall compensate the owner of a farm truck that is used by the Administration for snow removal.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>This subsection applies only if the farm truck meets the following minimum requirements:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>The farm truck passed its most recent inspection under § 23–302 of this article;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>The operator of the farm truck possesses a valid commercial driver’s license and a current medical card;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>The owner of the farm truck meets minimum insurance requirements; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>The farm truck uses ultra–low sulfur diesel fuel while being used to assist the Administration in snow removal.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="7">
      <text>The Administration may adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this subsection.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
