Red-dyed "reefer" diesel?
I mentioned this on one subject, but think this deserves its own topic. On one of the groups I'm on, I keep reading that it is known to be common practice for people at a truck stop to use red-dyed "...
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rv2go wrote:
I got tested at a agricultural inspection station in Florida. It was on US 129 just south of the GA/FL state line.
Were you hauling livestock or produce as a commercial vehicle? RV's are not subject to inspection without probable cause, unrelated to interstate commerce. If you pull into an inspection/weigh station in Florida, you would probably tick the inspectors off.
570.15?Access to places of business and vehicles.—
(1)(a)?Any duly authorized employee of the department shall have full access at all reasonable hours to inspect:
1.?All:
a.?Places of business;
b.?Factories;
c.?Farm buildings;
d.?Carriages;
e.?Railroad cars;
f.?Trucks;
g.?Motor vehicles, except private passenger automobiles with no trailer in tow, travel trailers, camping trailers, van conversions, and motor homes as defined in s. 320.01(1)(b), or pickup trucks not carrying agricultural, horticultural, or livestock products and which have visible access to the entire cargo area, or city, county, state, or federal vehicles;
h.?Truck and motor vehicle trailers; and
i.?Vessels
which are used or could be used in the production, manufacture, storage, sale, or transportation within the state of any food product; any agricultural, horticultural, or livestock product; or any article or product with respect to which any authority is conferred by law on the department; and
2.?All records or documents pertaining thereto.
(b)?The department may examine and open any package or container of any kind containing or believed to contain any article or product which may be transported, manufactured, sold, or offered for sale in violation of the provisions of this chapter, the rules of the department, or the laws which the department enforces and may inspect the contents and take samples for analysis.
