Section 38-03-02-01 - Anhydrous ammonia - Portable tanks1. Portable tanks, commonly referred to as nurse tanks, intended for farm fertilizer application, designed and utilized for the carriage of anhydrous ammonia, are exempt from the container specification and other regulations adopted in this article when the tank: a. Has a minimum design pressure of two hundred fifty pounds per square inch gauge [1,683.7 kilopascals] and meets the requirements of the edition of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Code in effect at the time it was manufactured and is marked accordingly; b. Is equipped with safety relief valves meeting the requirements of the compressed gas association, pamphlet 51.2; c. Is painted white or aluminum; d. Has the capacity of three thousand gallons [11.36 cubic meters] or less; e. Is loaded to a filling density no greater than fifty-six percent; f. Is securely mounted on a farm wagon; and (1) Is placarded front and rear, and on both sides with approved department of transportation nonflammable gas placards; or (2) Is identified front and rear, and on both sides with the words "anhydrous ammonia" in letters not less than three inches [7.62 centimeters] high, utilizing a one-inch [2.54-centimeter] brush stroke. 2. Portable tanks containing anhydrous ammonia must be marked with a slow-moving vehicle emblem on the rear of the unit and may not be towed in excess of twenty-five miles [40.23 kilometers] per hour on any road or highway. 3. Shipping papers may not be required to accompany the movement of portable tanks containing anhydrous ammonia when transported under the provisions of this chapter. 4. No material other than anhydrous ammonia may be carried in any portable container identified in this chapter and exempted as such from the regulations contained in this article. N.D. Admin Code 38-03-02-01
Effective October 1, 1983.General Authority: NDCC 28-32-02
Law Implemented: NDCC 39-21-44; 49 CFR 173.315(m)