It shall be unlawful for any person to transport any living animal on the running board, fenders, hood, or other outside part of any vehicle unless suitable harness, cage or enclosure be provided and so attached as to protect such animal from falling or being thrown therefrom. It shall be unlawful for any person to transport any persons upon the running board, fenders, hood or other outside part of any vehicle, except that this provision shall not apply to authorized emergency vehicles or to solid waste collection vehicles that are engaged in collecting solid waste or recyclables on route at speeds of twenty miles per hour or less.
RCW 46.61.660
Carrying persons or animals on outside part of vehicle.
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 10 Wash. App. 459 - Brown v. Derry (1974)
Most recently applied in 10 Wash. App. 459 - Brown v. Derry (January 1974)
1997 c 190 s 1; 1961 c 12 s 46.56.070
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.