§ 13-1-72. HAZARDOUS MATERIAL RESTRICTED.

(A)

A person may not store hazardous material at the airport except aircraft fuel in a fuel truck, tender, or fuel storage tank protected by security fencing.

(B)

A person may not store or handle hazardous material at an airport, other than aircraft fuel, except as authorized by:

(1)

the director; or

(2)

a City, state, or federal official acting within the scope of the official's duties for reasons of national defense, disaster relief, or public safety.

(C)

If a person receives a shipment of hazardous material at an airport, the aircraft containing the hazardous material must be parked in an area designated by the director. The shipper or recipient of hazardous material shall provide the director with information sufficient to allow the hazardous material to be handled safely, including any special handling procedures.

(D)

A person may not deliver or attempt to deliver for transport or knowingly participate in the transportation of hazardous material through an airport without written authorization from the director or by an applicable airline tariff.

(E)

It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section that the hazardous material was delivered and transported under conditions imposed by United States law and regulations governing the transportation of hazardous cargo.

(F)

The director shall designate a parking area for ground handling operations relating to hazardous material as far as practical from a building or runway.

(G)

The director, the chief of the aircraft rescue and firefighting section, or the senior firefighter on duty may order the removal, destruction, relocation, or transportation of hazardous material when, in the officer's judgment, the action is necessary for the public safety.

Source: 2003 Code Sections 13-1-50, 13-1-51, 13-1-52, and 13-1-53; 1992 Code Sections 17-2-50, 17-2-51, 17-2-52, and 17-2-53; Ord. 040729-16.