as introduced - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 03/13/2018 10:06am
A bill for an act
relating to transportation; modifying certain hours of service requirements for
agricultural transportation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 221.031,
subdivision 2d; 221.0314, subdivision 9.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 221.031, subdivision 2d, is amended to read:
The federal regulations incorporated in section
221.0314, subdivision 9, for deleted text begin maximum driving and on-duty time,deleted text end new text begin hours of servicenew text end do not
apply to drivers engaged in intrastate transportation within a 150-air-mile radius from the
source of the commoditiesnew text begin ,new text end or from the retail or wholesale distribution point of the farm
suppliesnew text begin ,new text end for:
(1) agricultural commoditiesnew text begin ;new text end or
new text begin (2)new text end farm supplies for agricultural purposes deleted text begin from March 15 to December 15 of each year;
ordeleted text end new text begin .
new text end
deleted text begin
(2) sugar beets from September 1 to May 15 of each year.
deleted text end
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 221.0314, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
new text begin (a) new text end Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 395,
is incorporated by reference, except that paragraphs (a), (c), (d), (f), (h), (i), deleted text begin (k),deleted text end (m), and
(n) of section 395.1 of that part are not incorporated. In addition, cross-references to sections
or paragraphs not incorporated in this subdivision are not incorporated by reference.
new text begin
(b) For purposes of Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 395.1, paragraph (k), the
planting and harvest period for Minnesota is from January 1 through December 31 of each
year.
new text end
new text begin (c)new text end The requirements of Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 395, do not apply to
drivers of lightweight vehicles.