1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to transportation; permitting gross weight seasonal increases for 
1.3 	transportation of sweet corn;amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 
1.4 	169.826, subdivision 1a.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.826, subdivision 1a, is amended to 
1.7 	read:
1.8 		Subd. 1a.Harvest season increase amount; permit. The limitations provided in 
1.9 	sections 169.823 to 169.829 are increased by ten percent from the beginning of harvest to 
1.10 	November 30 each year for the movement of sugar beets, carrots, sweet corn, and potatoes 
1.11 	from the field of harvest to the point of the first unloading. Transfer of the product 
1.12 	from a farm vehicle or small farm trailer, within the meaning of chapter 168, to another 
1.13 	vehicle is not considered to be the first unloading. A permit issued under section 169.86, 
1.14 	subdivision 1, paragraph (a), is required. The commissioner shall not issue permits under 
1.15 	this subdivision if to do so will result in a loss of federal highway funding to the state.

1.16 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.