SF 590

as introduced - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to motor vehicles; expanding definition of
farm truck to include trucks used primarily to
transport animal carcasses to places of rendering;
making technical and clarifying revisions; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.011, subdivision
17.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.011,
subdivision 17, is amended to read:

Subd. 17.

Farm truck.

(a) "Farm truck" means all
single-unit trucks, truck-tractors, tractors, semitrailers, and
trailers new text begin registered as "farm trucks," that are new text end used new text begin :
new text end

new text begin (1) new text end by the owner deleted text begin thereof deleted text end to transport new text begin from the farm to
market, new text end agricultural, horticultural, dairy, and other farm
products, including livestock, produced or finished by the owner
deleted text begin of the truck deleted text end , and any other personal property owned by the
farmer to whom the license for the truck is issued deleted text begin , from the
farm to market, and to transport property and supplies deleted text end new text begin ;
new text end

new text begin (2) by the owner to transport new text end to the farm of the owner deleted text begin .
Trucks, truck-tractors, tractors, semitrailers, and trailers
registered as "farm trucks" may be used by the owner thereof to deleted text end new text begin ,
property and supplies;
new text end

new text begin (3) by the owner new text end occasionally new text begin to new text end transport new text begin from the place
of production to market, new text end unprocessed and raw farm products deleted text begin , deleted text end not
produced by the owner of the truck, deleted text begin from the place of production
to market deleted text end when the transportation constitutes the first haul of
the products deleted text begin , deleted text end new text begin ; new text end and deleted text begin may be used by the owner thereof,
deleted text end

new text begin (4) by the owner, who may be new text end either new text begin a new text end farmer or logger who
harvests and hauls forest products only, to transport new text begin from the
place of production to an intermediate or final assembly point
or transfer yard or railhead, new text end logs, pulpwood, lumber, chips,
railroad ties new text begin , new text end and other raw and unfinished forest products deleted text begin from
the place of production to an intermediate or final assembly
point or transfer yard or railhead deleted text end , which transportation may be
continued by another farm truck to a place for final processing
or manufacture located within 200 miles of the place of
production deleted text begin and deleted text end new text begin , new text end all of which is deemed to constitute the first
haul of unfinished wood products; provided that the owner and
operator of the vehicle transporting planed lumber deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must
new text end have in immediate possession a statement signed by the producer
of the lumber designating the governmental subdivision, section,
and township where the lumber was produced and that this haul,
indicating the date, is the first haul deleted text begin thereof deleted text end new text begin of that lumber new text end .
The licensed vehicles may also be used by the owner deleted text begin thereof deleted text end to
transport, to and from timber-harvesting areas, equipment and
appurtenances incidental to timber harvesting deleted text begin , deleted text end and gravel and
other road-building materials for timber haul roads.

(b) "Farm deleted text begin trucks deleted text end new text begin truck new text end " deleted text begin shall deleted text end also deleted text begin include deleted text end new text begin includes new text end only
single-unit trucks that, because of their construction, cannot
be used for any other purpose and are used exclusively to
transport milk and cream en route from a farm to an assembly
point or place for final manufacture deleted text begin , and for transporting milk
deleted text end and deleted text begin cream deleted text end from an assembly point to a place for final processing
or manufacture. This deleted text begin section shall deleted text end new text begin paragraph does new text end not deleted text begin be
construed to deleted text end mean that the owner or operator of the truck cannot
carry on usual accommodation services for patrons on regular
return trips, such as butter, cream, cheese, and other dairy
supplies.

new text begin (c) "Farm truck" also includes a truck used primarily to
transport animal carcasses to places of rendering.
new text end