Section 7-12-01-06 - Specific requirements for nurse tanks1. The ASME manufacturer's data report must be provided, if requested by the agriculture commissioner, should repairs or alterations become necessary.2. The container must be ASME constructed, if installed after November 1, 1987.3. The container must be national board registered, if installed after November 1, 1987.4. The data plate must be readable and not painted over or obscured.5. The condition of the paint shall be such that no more than ten percent of the tank surface is corroded or missing paint. Tanks must be painted white or aluminum.6. Container markings and decals must meet the requirements of ANSI/CGA G-2.1-2014: a. "1005" department of transportation decal must be in place on sides and heads.b. "ANHYDROUS AMMONIA" decal must be in place on sides and heads.c. "INHALATION HAZARD" decal must be in place on each side.d. Legible transfer and safety decals must be in place.e. A legible decal depicting first-aid procedures to follow if injured by ammonia.7. The container must be numbered and identified with the name and contact information of the owner.8. A department of transportation-approved slow moving vehicle sign must be in place and in good condition.9. Postconstruction repairs and alterations, if made, must meet the requirements of the national board inspection code and the proper documentation must be available for inspection if requested by the agriculture commissioner.10. Container fittings, nozzles, and welded seams must be in compliance with the code of construction as judged by the requirements of the national board inspection code.11. A container liquid level gauge must be installed and must be operable.12. A pressure gauge graduated from zero to four hundred pounds per square inch [0 to 2760 kilopascals] and designated for use in anhydrous ammonia service must be installed on the container.13. Container safety valves must be ASME and national board stamped.14. Container safety valves must be date current and in operable condition.15. Container safety valves must have rain caps in place.16. The transfer hose, if installed, must be date current and not be weather checked or cut to expose the cords. If the transfer hose is not installed on the nurse tank, an approved male "ACME" type fitting with protective dust cap must be installed on the liquid withdrawal valve.17. An "ACME" type fitting must be used to secure the transfer hose.18. Protective gloves and Z87 rated goggles must be in a safety kit attached to the container or the frame of the wagon.19. Five gallons [18.93 liters] of clean water in a container must be carried on the nurse tank.20. A hydrostatic relief valve or approved built-in hydrostatic relief must be installed at the main liquid stop valve. This hydrostatic relief valve must be date current and equipped with a rain cap.21. Protective caps must be in place for the main liquid and vapor connections.22. Excess flow valves must be in place on the liquid and vapor connections at the tank. Excess flow valves may be incorporated into the main stop valves on the tank.23. The wagon tires must be in a safe and serviceable condition, with no cords showing, and a tread of at least two-thirty-secondths of an inch.24. The wagon must be equipped with two suitable safety chains and a hitch pin.25. The wagon tongue and undercarriage must be in a condition to provide safe transport.26. The pressure vessel and appurtenances must be leak free in service.27. Fittings and safety valves must be protected from physical damage, such as rollover, by roll cages or other protective devices.28. An implement of husbandry may be fabricated from steel having a specified tensile strength not to exceed seventy-five thousand pounds per square inch [517110 kilopascals].N.D. Admin Code 7-12-01-06
Effective July 1, 1996; amended effective April 1, 1998; June 1, 2005; April 1, 2013.Amended byAdministrative Rules Supplement 2020-377, July 2020, effective 7/1/2020.General Authority: NDCC 4.1-37-01
Law Implemented: NDCC 4.1-37-01