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<chapter num="20" heading="Dump Service Registration" title_num="11" subtitle_num="15">
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".01" heading="Definitions.">
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>Terms Defined.</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>“Bulk” means a total load which is in a mass, not packaged in separate units, and which cannot be counted. Containerized cargo is not considered to be bulk.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>“Feed” means food for animals or birds.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>Loose Material.</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>“Loose material” means feed, dirt, sand, wood chips, stone, gravel, aggregate, solid waste, ready-mix concrete, or other similar material that can blow, fall, or spill from a vehicle as a result of movement or of exposure to air, wind, or weather.</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>“Loose material” does not include agricultural products in their natural state, liquid loads, or concrete blocks.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(4)">
        <text>“Self-unloading by gravity or mechanical means” means that once the unloading process is started, gravity or a mechanism which is an integral part of the vehicle takes over the unloading process.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".02" heading="Eligible Classes of Vehicles — Repealed." />
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" heading="Noncompliant Vehicles — Repealed." />
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".04" heading="Requirements.">
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>Except as otherwise provided, a load shall be enclosed in conformance with Transportation Article, §24-106.1, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>Dump service registered vehicles operating in combination with another vehicle may not be allowed the weight exemptions provided for this class of registration.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".05" heading="Procedures for Applying for Dump Service Registration.">
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>Two or Three Axle Dump Service Vehicles. The original application for registration shall be accompanied by:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>A dump service certification (Form VR-98);</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>A sideview photograph of the vehicle; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>The fee as set forth in Transportation Article, §13-919, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>Four or More Axle Dump Service Vehicles. The original application for registration shall be accompanied by:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>A dump service certification (Form VR-98);</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>A sideview photograph of the vehicle, clearly showing the lift axle;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>The manufacturer's, second-stage manufacturer's, or authorized dealer's certification that the vehicle is in compliance with the requirements of COMAR 11.15.27.05; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(4)">
        <text>The fee as set forth in Transportation Article, §13-919, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <annotations>
    <annotation type="Authority">Transportation Article, §§12-104(b) and 13-919, Annotated Code of Maryland</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Effective date: June 26, 1989 (16:12 Md. R. 1337)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .02 repealed effective July 30, 2018 (45:15 Md. R. 725)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .03 repealed effective July 30, 2018 (45:15 Md. R. 725)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulations .03 and .05 amended as an emergency provision effective January 1, 1995 (22:2 Md. R. 73); emergency status extended to August 29, 1995 (22:9 Md. R. 643)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .03F adopted effective August 14, 1995 (22:16 Md. R. 1222)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .04C repealed effective July 30, 2018 (45:15 Md. R. 725)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .05 amended effective January 1, 1992 (18:25 Md. R. 2754); August 14, 1995 (22:16 Md. R. 1222); July 30, 2018 (45:15 Md. R. 725)</annotation>
  </annotations>
</chapter>