Minnesota Session Laws - 2004, Regular Session

                            CHAPTER 205-H.F.No. 722 
                  An act relating to traffic regulations; exempting 
                  garbage trucks and recycling vehicles from certain 
                  weight restrictions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, 
                  section 169.87, subdivision 6. 
        BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
           Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 169.87, 
        subdivision 6, is amended to read: 
           Subd. 6.  [RECYCLING AND GARBAGE VEHICLES.] (a) Except as 
        provided in paragraph (b), weight restrictions imposed under 
        subdivisions 1 and 2 do not apply to a two-axle vehicle that 
        does not exceed 20,000 pounds per single axle and is designed 
        and used exclusively for recycling, while engaged in recycling 
        in a political subdivision that mandates curbside recycling 
        pickup. 
           (b) Until July 1, 2005, weight restrictions imposed under 
        subdivisions 1 and 2 do not apply to (1) a vehicle that does not 
        exceed 14,000 pounds per single axle and is used exclusively for 
        recycling as described in paragraph (a), or (2) a vehicle that 
        does not exceed 14,000 pounds per single axle and is designed 
        and used exclusively for collecting mixed municipal solid waste, 
        as defined in section 115A.03, subdivision 21, while engaged in 
        such collection. 
           (c) Notwithstanding section 169.80, subdivision 1, a 
        violation of weight restrictions imposed under subdivisions 1 
        and 2 by a vehicle designed and used exclusively for recycling 
        while engaged in recycling in a political subdivision that 
        mandates curbside recycling pickup while engaged in such 
        collection, or by a vehicle that is designed and used 
        exclusively for collecting mixed municipal solid waste as 
        defined in section 115A.03, subdivision 21, while engaged in 
        such collection, is not subject to criminal penalties but is 
        subject to a civil penalty for excess weight under section 
        169.871. 
           [EFFECTIVE DATE.] This section is effective the day 
        following final enactment. 
           Presented to the governor May 14, 2004 
           Signed by the governor May 18, 2004, 4:35 p.m.