Office of the Revisor of Statutes
SF 3821
Introduction - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006)
Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00 a.m.
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A bill for an act
relating to motor vehicles; amending restrictions on transporting bales of hay,
straw, or cornstalks; increasing permit fee; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.862.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.862, is amended to read:
169.862 PERMIT FOR WIDE LOAD OF BALED AGRICULTURAL
PRODUCT.
Subdivision 1.
Annual permit authority; restrictions.
deleted text begin (a)deleted text end The commissioner of
transportation with respect to highways under the commissioner's jurisdiction, and local
authorities with respect to highways under their jurisdiction, may issue an annual permit
to enable a vehicle carrying deleted text begin rounddeleted text end bales of hay, straw, or cornstalks, with a total outside
width of the vehicle or the load not exceeding deleted text begin 11-1/2deleted text end new text begin 12new text end feet, new text begin and a total height of the
loaded vehicle not exceeding 15 feet, new text end to be operated on public streets and highways.
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(b) The commissioner of transportation and local authorities may issue an annual
permit to enable a vehicle, having a maximum width of 102 inches, carrying a first haul
of square bales of straw, each bale having a minimum size of four feet by four feet by
eight feet, with a total outside width of the load not exceeding 12 feet, to be operated on
public streets and highways between August 1 and March 1 within 35 miles of the border
between this state and the state of North Dakota.
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(c) The commissioner of transportation and local authorities may issue an annual
permit to enable a vehicle carrying square bales of hay, each with an outside dimension of
not less than three feet by four feet by seven feet, with a total height of the loaded vehicle
not exceeding 15 feet, to be operated on those public streets and highways designated
in the permit.
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Subd. 2.
Additional restrictions.
Permits issued under this section are governed by
the applicable provisions of section 169.86 except as otherwise provided herein and, in
addition, carry the following restrictions:
(a) The vehicles may not be operated between sunset and sunrise, when visibility is
impaired by weather, fog, or other conditions rendering persons and vehicles not clearly
visible at a distance of 500 feet, or on Sunday from noon until sunset, or on the days the
following holidays are observed: New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day,
Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.
(b) The vehicles may not be operated on interstate highways.
(c) The vehicles may not be operated on a trunk highway with a pavement less
than 24 feet wide.
(d) A vehicle operated under the permit must be equipped with a retractable or
removable mirror on the left side so located that it will reflect to the driver a clear view of
the highway for a distance of at least 200 feet to the rear of the vehicle.
(e) A vehicle operated under the permit must display red, orange, or yellow flags, 18
inches square, as markers at the front and rear and on both sides of the load. The load
must be securely bound to the transporting vehicle.
(f) Farm vehicles not for hire carrying round baled hay less than 20 miles are exempt
from the requirement to obtain a permit. All other requirements of this section apply
to vehicles transporting round baled hay.
The fee for the permit is deleted text begin $24deleted text end new text begin $60new text end .