KCC §16-17.35
Rules for trucks carrying flammable liquids or explosives
Read the official text at ecode360.com ↗This section sets marking and safety rules for vehicles carrying flammable liquids or explosives on public roads. It requires certain signs or flags and fire extinguishers. There is an exception for occasional personal use by the owner.
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The ordinance, as written (Kauaʻi County) — Vehicles Transporting Explosives and Flammable Liquids
A copy, taken August 22, 2026. The version published by Kauaʻi County is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
Every vehicle used for the transportation of any flammable liquid upon any public highway regardless of the quantity being transported, or whether loaded or empty, shall be conspicuously and legibly marked on each side and the rear thereof in letters at least three (3) inches high on a background of sharply contrasting color as follows:With a sign or lettering on the vehicle with the word "Flammable"; orWith the common name of the flammable liquid being transported; orWith the name of the carrier or his or her trademark, when and only when the name of trademark plainly indicates the flammable nature of the load, provided that the foregoing provisions shall not apply to any vehicle used occasionally for personal delivery by the owner thereon for his or her private use.Every vehicle transporting any explosive as a cargo or part of a cargo upon any public highway shall be marked or placarded on each side and the rear with the word "EXPLOSIVES" in letters not less than eight (8) inches high, or there shall be displayed on the rear of the vehicle a red flag not less than twentyfour (24) inches square marked with the word "DANGER" in white letters six (6) inches high.Every vehicle used for the transportation of any explosive or flammable liquid upon any public highway shall be equipped with not less than two (2) fire extinguishers of a type approved by the Fire Chief of the County of Kaua'i, filled and ready for immediate use, and placed at a convenient point on the vehicle.
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