<div class="xtend">
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.1.1"></a><var>1.1</var>A bill for an act<br />
            		
         </div><a id="pl.1.2"></a><var>1.2</var>relating to transportation; modifying provisions governing movement of large <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>vehicles on public streets and highways; making technical changes; repealing <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>certain rules related to motor carriers;amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>sections 169.801, subdivision 5; 169.823, as amended; 169.826, as amended; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>169.828, subdivision 1; 169.829; 169.851, subdivision 5; 169.86, subdivisions <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>1a, 5; 169.862, subdivision 1; 169.863, subdivision 1; 169.864, subdivision 4; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>169.871, subdivisions 1, 1a, 1b; Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, sections <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>169.801, subdivision 10; 169.81, subdivision 3; 169.824, subdivisions 1, 2; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>169.8261, subdivisions 1, 2; 169.85, subdivision 2; 169.862, subdivision 2; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>169.864, subdivision 2; 169.865, subdivision 1; 169.87, subdivision 2; 221.025; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>221.031, subdivision 3; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.826, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>subdivision 6; Minnesota Rules, parts 7800.0100, subparts 4, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>13, 14; 7800.0200; 7800.0400; 7800.0800; 7800.0900; 7800.1000; 7800.3200, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>subpart 2; 7800.3300; 7805.0500; 7805.0900; 7805.1300; 8850.7950; 8850.8000; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>8850.8050, subpart 2; 8850.8100; 8850.8250; 8850.8300; 8850.8350; 8850.8800; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>8850.8850; 8850.9050, subpart 3; 8855.0410; 8855.0600; 8855.0850; 8920.0100; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>8920.0150; 8920.0200; 8920.0300; 8920.0400; 8920.0500; 8920.0600; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>8920.0700; 8920.0800; 8920.0900; 8920.1000; 8920.1100; 8920.1200; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>8920.1300; 8920.1400; 8920.1500; 8920.1550; 8920.1600; 8920.1700; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>8920.1800; 8920.1900; 8920.2000; 8920.2100; 8920.2200; 8920.2300; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>8920.2400; 8920.2500; 8920.2600; 8920.2700; 8920.2800; 8920.2900; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>8920.3000; 8920.3100; 8920.3200; 8920.3300; 8920.3400; 8920.3500; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>8920.3600; 8920.3700; 8920.3800; 8920.3900; 8920.4000; 8920.4100; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var>8920.4200; 8920.4300; 8920.4400; 8920.4500.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.26"></a><var>1.26</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.1.27"></a><var>1.27</var><b>ARTICLE 1</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.1.28"></a><var>1.28</var><b>VEHICLE WEIGHTS AND DIMENSIONS</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.1.1.0"></a><a id="pl.1.29"></a><var>1.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.801, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.30"></a><var>1.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Height and width.</b> A person operating~~,~~ or towing~~, or transporting~~ an <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.31"></a><var>1.31</var>implement of husbandry that is higher than 13 feet six inches or wider than allowed under <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.32"></a><var>1.32</var>section 
         <statute_ref>169.80, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, must ensure that the operation or transportation does not <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>damage a highway structure, utility line or structure, or other fixture adjacent to or over <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>a public highway.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.2.0"></a><a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 169.801, subdivision 10, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 10. <b>Brakes.</b> Notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>169.67</statute_ref>:<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) A self-propelled implement of husbandry must be equipped with brakes adequate <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>to control its movement and to stop and hold it and any vehicle it is towing.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) A towed implement of husbandry must be equipped with brakes adequate to <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>control its movement and to stop and hold it if:<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) it has a gross vehicle weight of more than 24,000 pounds and was manufactured <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>and sold after January 1, 1994;<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) it has a gross vehicle weight of more than 12,000 pounds and is towed by a <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>vehicle other than a self-propelled implement of husbandry; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) it has a gross vehicle weight of more than 3,000 pounds and is being towed by a <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>registered passenger automobile other than a pickup truck as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>168.002, <br />
            		<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>subdivision 26
         </statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) If a towed implement of husbandry with a gross vehicle weight of more than <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>6,000 pounds, or more than 3,000 pounds if manufactured after January 1, 2011, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>required under paragraph (b) to have brakes ~~and was manufactured after January 1,~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>~~2011~~, it must also be equipped with brakes ~~as required in section~~ 
         <statute_ref>~~169.67~~</statute_ref>~~, subdivision 3,~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>~~paragraph (b)~~ adequate to stop and hold it if it becomes detached from the towing vehicle.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.3.0"></a><a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 169.81, subdivision 3, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Length of vehicle combinations.</b> (a) Statewide, except on the highways <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>identified under provisions in paragraph (c), no combination of vehicles may exceed <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>a total length of 75 feet.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>(b) However, the total length limitation does not apply to combinations of vehicles <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>transporting:<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>(1) telephone poles, electric light and power poles, piling, or pole-length pulpwood; <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>or<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>(2) pipe or other objects by a public utility when required for emergency or repair <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>of public service facilities or when operated under special permits as provided in section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>169.86
         </statute_ref>. <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>These combinations of vehicles must be equipped with sufficient clearance markers, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>lamps for night transportation, on both sides and upon the extreme ends of a projecting <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>load to clearly mark the dimensions of the load.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>(c) The following combination of vehicles regularly engaged in the transportation <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>of commodities may operate only on divided highways having four or more lanes of <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>travel, and on other highways as may be designated by the commissioner of transportation <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>subject to section 
         <statute_ref>169.87, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, and subject to the approval of the authority <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>having jurisdiction over the highway, for the purpose of providing reasonable access <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>between the divided highways of four or more lanes of travel and terminals, facilities for <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>food, fuel, repair, and rest, and points of loading and unloading for household goods <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>carriers, livestock carriers, or for the purpose of providing continuity of route: <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>(1) a truck-tractor and semitrailer exceeding 75 feet in length;<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>(2) a combination of vehicles including a truck-tractor and semitrailer drawing one <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>additional semitrailer which may be equipped with an auxiliary dolly;<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>(3) a combination of vehicles including a truck-tractor and semitrailer drawing <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>one full trailer;<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>(4) a truck-tractor and semitrailer designed and used exclusively for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>transportation of motor vehicles or boats and exceeding an overall length of 75 feet <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>including the load; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>(5) a truck or truck-tractor transporting similar vehicles by having the front axle of <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>the transported vehicle mounted onto the center or rear part of the preceding vehicle, <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, sections 390.5 and 393.5 as drive-away <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>saddlemount combinations or drive-away saddlemount vehicle transporter combinations, <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>when the overall length exceeds 75 feet but does not exceed 97 feet.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>(d) Vehicles operated under the provisions of this section must conform to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>standards for those vehicles prescribed by the United States Department of Transportation, <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>Federal Highway Administration, Bureau of Motor Carrier Safety, as amended.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>(e) For purposes of this paragraph, "total length" means the overall length of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>motor vehicle including (1) bumpers and load; and (2) the length of any semitrailer, as <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>defined in section 
         <statute_ref>168.002, subdivision 30</statute_ref>, and any trailer, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>168.002</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>subdivision 35. The maximum allowable total length of a commercial vehicle combination <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>is 55 feet on that portion of marked Trunk Highway 36 from the intersection with marked <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var>Trunk Highway 95 and Washington County State-Aid Highway 23 in Stillwater, to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.34"></a><var>3.34</var>Stillwater lift bridge, located on marked Trunk Highway 36 over the St. Croix River in <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.35"></a><var>3.35</var>Stillwater. This paragraph does not apply to emergency vehicles; motor vehicles while <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.36"></a><var>3.36</var>engaged in work on the bridge or on the portion of highway described in this paragraph, <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>including snow and ice removal and flood control; a vehicle carrying an oversize permit <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>issued under section 
         <statute_ref>169.86, subdivision 5</statute_ref>, paragraph (d); and vehicles on the Stillwater <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>lift bridge.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.4.0"></a><a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 169.824, subdivision 1, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Table of axle weight limits.</b> (a) No vehicle or combination of <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>vehicles equipped with pneumatic tires shall be operated upon the highways of this state <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>where the total gross weight on any group of two or more consecutive axles of any vehicle <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>or combination of vehicles exceeds that given in the following axle weight limits table for <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>the distance between the centers of the first and last axles of any group of two or more <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>consecutive axles under consideration~~;~~. Unless otherwise noted, the distance between <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>axles ~~being~~ must be measured longitudinally to the nearest even foot, and when the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>measurement is a fraction of exactly one-half foot the next largest whole number in feet <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>shall be used, except that when the distance between axles is more than three feet four <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>inches and less than three feet six inches the distance of four feet shall be used~~:~~.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="16"></col>
            <col width="15"></col>
            <col width="15"></col>
            <col width="19"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center">Axle Weight Limits<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center">Maximum gross weight in pounds on a group of<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="center">2<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">3<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">4<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="top">Distances in feet <br />
                  		between centers <br />
                  		of foremost and <br />
                  		rearmost axles of a <br />
                  		group<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="top">consecutive axles <br />
                  		of a 2-axle vehicle <br />
                  		or  any  combination <br />
                  		of vehicles having <br />
                  		a total of 2 or more <br />
                  		axles<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="top">consecutive axles <br />
                  		of a 3-axle vehicle <br />
                  		or  any  combination <br />
                  		of vehicles having <br />
                  		a total of 3 or more <br />
                  		axles<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="top">consecutive axles of a <br />
                  		4-axle vehicle or any <br />
                  		combination of vehicles <br />
                  		having a total of 4 or <br />
                  		more axles<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="16"></col>
            <col width="15"></col>
            <col width="15"></col>
            <col width="19"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">4<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">34,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left"></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">5<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">34,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left"></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">6<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">34,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left"></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">7<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">34,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">~~37,000~~ 34,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">8<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">34,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">~~38,500~~ 34,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">8 plus<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">34,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">42,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left">(38,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left"></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">9<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">35,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">43,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.4.33"></a><var>4.33</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left">(39,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left"></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.4.34"></a><var>4.34</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">10<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">36,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">43,500<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">49,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.4.35"></a><var>4.35</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left">(40,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left"></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.4.36"></a><var>4.36</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">11<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">36,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">44,500<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">49,500<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.4.37"></a><var>4.37</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">12<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left">45,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">50,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.4.38"></a><var>4.38</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">13<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left">46,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">51,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.4.39"></a><var>4.39</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">14<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left">46,500<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">51,500<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.4.40"></a><var>4.40</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">15<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left">47,500<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">52,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">16<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left">48,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">53,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">17<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left">49,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">53,500<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">18<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left">49,500<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">54,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">19<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left">50,500<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">55,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">20<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left">51,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">55,500<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">21<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left">52,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">56,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">22<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left">52,500<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">57,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">23<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left">53,500<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">57,500<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">24<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left">54,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">58,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">25<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left">(55,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">59,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">26<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left">(55,500)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">59,500<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">27<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left">(56,500)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">60,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">28<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left">(57,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">61,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">29<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left">(58,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">61,500<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">30<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left">(58,500)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">62,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">31<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left">(59,500)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">63,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">32<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left">(60,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">63,500<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">33<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left">64,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">34<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left">65,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">35<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left">65,500<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">36<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left">66,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">37<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left">67,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">38<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left">67,500<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">39<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left">68,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">40<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left">69,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">41<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left">69,500<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">42<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left">70,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">43<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left">71,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">44<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left">71,500<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">45<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left">72,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">46<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left">72,500<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">47<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left">(73,500)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.5.33"></a><var>5.33</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">48<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left">(74,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.5.34"></a><var>5.34</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">49<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left">(74,500)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.5.35"></a><var>5.35</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">50<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left">(75,500)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.5.36"></a><var>5.36</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">51<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left">(76,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.5.37"></a><var>5.37</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">52<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left">(76,500)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.5.38"></a><var>5.38</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">53<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left">(77,500)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.5.39"></a><var>5.39</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">54<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left">(78,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.5.40"></a><var>5.40</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">55<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left">(78,500)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.5.41"></a><var>5.41</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">56<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left">(79,500)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.5.42"></a><var>5.42</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">57<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left">(80,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The maximum gross weight on a group of three consecutive axles, where the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>distance between centers of foremost and rearmost axles ~~is listed as~~ of any axle group is <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var>seven feet or eight feet ~~applies only to~~, is 34,000 pounds, except for vehicles manufactured <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>before August 1, 1991. Notwithstanding any lesser weight shown in the axle weight limits <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var>table, for vehicles manufactured before August 1, 1991: <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var>(1) the maximum gross weight on a group of three consecutive axles, where the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var>distance between centers of the foremost and rearmost axles of any axle group is seven <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var>feet, is 37,000 pounds; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var>(2) the maximum gross weight on a group of three consecutive axles, where the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var>distance between centers of foremost and rearmost axle groups is eight feet, is 38,500 <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var>pounds.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) "8 plus" refers to any distance greater than eight feet but less than nine feet.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="12.5"></col>
            <col width="12.5"></col>
            <col width="12.5"></col>
            <col width="15.5"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td colspan="4" align="center">Axle Weight Limits (continued)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td colspan="4" align="center">Maximum gross weight in pounds on a group of <br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="center">5<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">6<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">7<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">8<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="top">Distances in <br />
                  		feet between <br />
                  		centers of <br />
                  		foremost and <br />
                  		rearmost axles <br />
                  		of a group<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="top">consecutive <br />
                  		axles of a 5-axle <br />
                  		vehicle or any <br />
                  		combination of <br />
                  		vehicles having <br />
                  		a total of 5 or <br />
                  		more axles<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="top">consecutive <br />
                  		axles of a 6-axle <br />
                  		vehicle or any <br />
                  		combination of <br />
                  		vehicles having <br />
                  		a total of 6 or <br />
                  		more axles<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="top">consecutive <br />
                  		axles of a 7-axle <br />
                  		vehicle or any <br />
                  		combination of <br />
                  		vehicles having <br />
                  		a total of 7 or <br />
                  		more axles<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="top">consecutive axles <br />
                  		of an 8-axle vehicle <br />
                  		or any combination <br />
                  		of vehicles having <br />
                  		a total of 8 or more <br />
                  		axles<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="12.5"></col>
            <col width="12.5"></col>
            <col width="12.5"></col>
            <col width="15.5"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">14<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">57,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left"></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">15<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">57,500<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left"></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">16<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">58,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left"></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">17<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">59,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left"></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">18<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">59,500<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left"></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">19<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">60,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left"></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">20<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">60,500<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">66,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">72,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.6.30"></a><var>6.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">21<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">61,500<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">67,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">72,500<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.6.31"></a><var>6.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">22<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">62,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">67,500<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">73,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.6.32"></a><var>6.32</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">23<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">62,500<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">68,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">73,500<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.6.33"></a><var>6.33</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">24<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">63,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">68,500<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">74,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.6.34"></a><var>6.34</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">25<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">64,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">69,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">75,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.6.35"></a><var>6.35</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">26<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">64,500<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">70,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">75,500<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.6.36"></a><var>6.36</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">27<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">65,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">70,500<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">76,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.6.37"></a><var>6.37</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">28<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">65,500<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">71,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">76,500<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.6.38"></a><var>6.38</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">29<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">66,500<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">71,500<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">77,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.6.39"></a><var>6.39</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">30<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">67,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">72,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">77,500<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.6.40"></a><var>6.40</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">31<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">67,500<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">73,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">78,500<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.6.41"></a><var>6.41</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">32<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">68,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">73,500<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">79,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.6.42"></a><var>6.42</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">33<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">69,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">74,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">79,500<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">34<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">69,500<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">74,500<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">80,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">35<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">70,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">75,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">(80,500)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">(86,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">36<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">70,500<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">76,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">(81,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">(86,500)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">37<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">71,500<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">76,500<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">(81,500)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">(87,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.7.5"></a><var>7.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">38<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">72,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">77,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">(82,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">(87,500)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.7.6"></a><var>7.6</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">39<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">72,500<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">77,500<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">(82,500)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">(88,500)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.7.7"></a><var>7.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">40<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">73,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">78,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">(83,500)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">(89,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.7.8"></a><var>7.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">41<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">74,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">79,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">(84,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">(89,500)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.7.9"></a><var>7.9</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">42<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">74,500<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">79,500<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">(84,500)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">(90,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.7.10"></a><var>7.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">43<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">75,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">80,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">(85,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">(90,500)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.7.11"></a><var>7.11</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">44<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">75,500<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">(80,500)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">(85,500)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">(91,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.7.12"></a><var>7.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">45<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">76,500<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">(81,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">(86,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">(91,500)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.7.13"></a><var>7.13</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">46<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">77,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">(81,500)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">(87,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">(92,500)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.7.14"></a><var>7.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">47<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">77,500<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">(82,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">(87,500)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">(93,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.7.15"></a><var>7.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">48<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">78,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">(83,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">(88,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">(93,500)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.7.16"></a><var>7.16</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">49<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">79,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">(83,500)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">(88,500)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">(94,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.7.17"></a><var>7.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">50<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">79,500<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">(84,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">(89,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">(94,500)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.7.18"></a><var>7.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">51<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">80,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">(84,500)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">(89,500)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">(95,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.7.19"></a><var>7.19</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">52<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">(80,500)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">(85,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">(90,500)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">(95,500)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.7.20"></a><var>7.20</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">53<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">(81,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">(86,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">(91,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">(96,500)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.7.21"></a><var>7.21</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">54<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">(81,500)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">(86,500)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">(91,500)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">(97,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.7.22"></a><var>7.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">55<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">(82,500)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">(87,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">(92,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">(97,500)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.7.23"></a><var>7.23</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">56<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">(83,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">(87,500)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">(92,500)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">(98,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.7.24"></a><var>7.24</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">57<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">(83,500)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">(88,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">(93,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">(98,500)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.7.25"></a><var>7.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">58<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">(84,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">(89,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">(94,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">(99,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.7.26"></a><var>7.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">59<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">(85,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">(89,500)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">(94,500)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">(99,500)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.7.27"></a><var>7.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">60<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">(85,500)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">(90,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">(95,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">(100,500)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.7.28"></a><var>7.28</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">61<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left">(95,500)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">(101,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.7.29"></a><var>7.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">62<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left">(96,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">(101,500)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.7.30"></a><var>7.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">63<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left">(96,500)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">(102,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.7.31"></a><var>7.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">64<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left">(97,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">(102,500)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.7.32"></a><var>7.32</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">65<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left">(103,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.7.33"></a><var>7.33</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">66<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left">(103,500)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.7.34"></a><var>7.34</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">67<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left">(104,500)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.7.35"></a><var>7.35</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">68<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left">(105,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.7.36"></a><var>7.36</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">69<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left">(105,500)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.7.37"></a><var>7.37</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">70<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left">(106,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.7.38"></a><var>7.38</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">71<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left">(106,500)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.7.39"></a><var>7.39</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">72<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left">(107,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.7.40"></a><var>7.40</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">73<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left">(107,500)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.7.41"></a><var>7.41</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left">74<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="left">(108,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.7.42"></a><var>7.42</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) The gross weights shown without parentheses in ~~this~~ the axle weight limits table <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.43"></a><var>7.43</var>are allowed on unpaved streets and highways, unless posted to a lesser weight under <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.1"></a><var>8.1</var>section 
         <statute_ref>169.87, subdivision 1</statute_ref>. The gross weights shown in this table, whether within or <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.2"></a><var>8.2</var>without parentheses, are allowed on paved streets and highways, unless posted to a lesser <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.3"></a><var>8.3</var>weight under section 
         <statute_ref>169.87, subdivision 1</statute_ref>. Gross weights in excess of 80,000 pounds <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.4"></a><var>8.4</var>require an overweight permit under this chapter, unless otherwise allowed under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.8.5"></a><var>8.5</var>169.826
         </statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.6"></a><var>8.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;~~(b)~~ (e) Notwithstanding any lesser weight ~~in pounds~~ shown in ~~this~~ the axle weight <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.7"></a><var>8.7</var>limits table, but subject to the restrictions on gross vehicle weights in subdivision 2, <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.8"></a><var>8.8</var>paragraph (a), two consecutive sets of tandem axles may carry a gross load of 34,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.9"></a><var>8.9</var>pounds each and a combined gross load of 68,000 pounds provided the overall distance <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.10"></a><var>8.10</var>between the first and last axles of the consecutive sets of tandem axles is 36 feet or more.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.5.0"></a><a id="pl.8.11"></a><var>8.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 169.824, subdivision 2, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.12"></a><var>8.12</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.13"></a><var>8.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Gross vehicle weight of all axles; credit for idle reduction technology.</b><br />
         		 <a id="pl.8.14"></a><var>8.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) The gross vehicle weight of all axles of a vehicle or combination of vehicles must <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.15"></a><var>8.15</var>not exceed:<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.16"></a><var>8.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) 80,000 pounds for any vehicle or combination of vehicles on all streets and <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.17"></a><var>8.17</var>highways, unless posted at a lower axle weight under section 
         <statute_ref>169.87, subdivision 1</statute_ref>; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.18"></a><var>8.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) 88,000 pounds for any vehicle or combination of vehicles with six or more <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.19"></a><var>8.19</var>axles while exclusively engaged in hauling livestock on all state trunk highways other <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.20"></a><var>8.20</var>than interstate highways, if the vehicle has a permit under section 
         <statute_ref>169.86, subdivision <br />
            		<a id="pl.8.21"></a><var>8.21</var>5
         </statute_ref>, paragraph ~~(k)~~ (j).<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.22"></a><var>8.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Notwithstanding the maximum weight provisions of this section, and in order <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.23"></a><var>8.23</var>to promote the reduction of fuel use and emissions, the maximum gross vehicle weight <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.24"></a><var>8.24</var>limits and the axle weight limits for any motor vehicle subject to sections 
         <statute_ref>169.80</statute_ref> to <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.8.25"></a><var>8.25</var>169.88
         </statute_ref> and equipped with idle reduction technology or emissions-reduction technology <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.26"></a><var>8.26</var>must be increased by the amount of weight necessary to compensate for the weight of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.27"></a><var>8.27</var>idle reduction technology or emissions-reduction technology, not to exceed 400 pounds. <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.28"></a><var>8.28</var>At the request of an authorized representative of the Department of Transportation or the <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.29"></a><var>8.29</var>Department of Public Safety, the vehicle operator shall provide proof that the vehicle is <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.30"></a><var>8.30</var>equipped with this technology through documentation or demonstration.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.6.0"></a><a id="pl.8.31"></a><var>8.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 169.8261, subdivision 2, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.32"></a><var>8.32</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.33"></a><var>8.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Conditions.</b> (a) A vehicle or combination of vehicles described in <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.34"></a><var>8.34</var>subdivision 1 must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.1"></a><var>9.1</var>(1) comply with seasonal load restrictions in effect between the dates set by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.2"></a><var>9.2</var>commissioner under section 
         <statute_ref>169.87, subdivision 2</statute_ref>; <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.3"></a><var>9.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) comply with bridge load limits posted under section 
         <statute_ref>169.84</statute_ref>; <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.4"></a><var>9.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) be equipped and operated with six or more axles and brakes on all wheels; <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.5"></a><var>9.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) not exceed 90,000 pounds gross vehicle weight, or 99,000 pounds gross vehicle <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.6"></a><var>9.6</var>weight during the time when seasonal increases are authorized under section 
         <statute_ref>169.826</statute_ref>; <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.7"></a><var>9.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) not be operated on interstate highways; <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.8"></a><var>9.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) obtain an annual permit from the commissioner of transportation; <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.9"></a><var>9.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) obey all road postings; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.10"></a><var>9.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) not exceed 20,000 pounds gross weight on any single axle. <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.11"></a><var>9.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) A vehicle operated under this section may exceed the legal axle weight limits <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.12"></a><var>9.12</var>listed in section 
         <statute_ref>169.824</statute_ref> by not more than 12.5 percent; except that, the weight limits may <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.13"></a><var>9.13</var>be exceeded by not more than 
         <statute_ref>23.75</statute_ref> percent during the time when seasonal increases are <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.14"></a><var>9.14</var>authorized under section 
         <statute_ref>169.826, subdivision 1</statute_ref>. <br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.7.0"></a><a id="pl.9.15"></a><var>9.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.86, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.16"></a><var>9.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Fee; proceeds deposited; appropriation.</b> The commissioner, with respect <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.17"></a><var>9.17</var>to highways under the commissioner's jurisdiction, may charge a fee for each permit <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.18"></a><var>9.18</var>issued. All such fees for permits issued by the commissioner of transportation shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.19"></a><var>9.19</var>deposited in the state treasury and credited to the trunk highway fund. Except for those <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.20"></a><var>9.20</var>annual permits for which the permit fees are specified elsewhere in this chapter, the fees <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.21"></a><var>9.21</var>shall be:<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.22"></a><var>9.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) $15 for each single trip permit.<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.23"></a><var>9.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) $36 for each job permit. A job permit may be issued for like loads carried on <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.24"></a><var>9.24</var>a specific route for a period not to exceed two months. "Like loads" means loads of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.25"></a><var>9.25</var>same product, weight, and dimension.<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.26"></a><var>9.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) $60 for an annual permit to be issued for a period not to exceed 12 consecutive <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.27"></a><var>9.27</var>months. Annual permits may be issued for:<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.28"></a><var>9.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) motor vehicles used to alleviate a temporary crisis adversely affecting the safety <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.29"></a><var>9.29</var>or well-being of the public;<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.30"></a><var>9.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) motor vehicles which travel on interstate highways and carry loads authorized <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.31"></a><var>9.31</var>under subdivision 1a;<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.32"></a><var>9.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) motor vehicles operating with gross weights authorized under section 
         <statute_ref>169.826, <br />
            		<a id="pl.9.33"></a><var>9.33</var>subdivision 1a
         </statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.34"></a><var>9.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) special pulpwood vehicles described in section 
         <statute_ref>169.863</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.35"></a><var>9.35</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) motor vehicles bearing snowplow blades not exceeding ten feet in width;<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.1"></a><var>10.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) noncommercial transportation of a boat by the owner or user of the boat; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.2"></a><var>10.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) motor vehicles carrying bales of agricultural products authorized under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.10.3"></a><var>10.3</var>169.862
         </statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.4"></a><var>10.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) $120 for an oversize annual permit to be issued for a period not to exceed 12 <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.5"></a><var>10.5</var>consecutive months. Annual permits may be issued for:<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.6"></a><var>10.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) mobile cranes;<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.7"></a><var>10.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) construction equipment, machinery, and supplies;<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.8"></a><var>10.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) manufactured homes and manufactured storage buildings;<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.9"></a><var>10.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) implements of husbandry ~~when the movement is not made according to the~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.10"></a><var>10.10</var>~~provisions of paragraph (i)~~;<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.11"></a><var>10.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) double-deck buses;<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.12"></a><var>10.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) commercial boat hauling; ~~and~~<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.13"></a><var>10.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) three-vehicle combinations consisting of two empty, newly manufactured trailers <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.14"></a><var>10.14</var>for cargo, horses, or livestock, not to exceed 28-1/2 feet per trailer; provided, however, <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.15"></a><var>10.15</var>the permit allows the vehicles to be moved from a trailer manufacturer to a trailer dealer <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.16"></a><var>10.16</var>only while operating on twin-trailer routes designated under section 
         <statute_ref>169.81, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.17"></a><var>10.17</var>paragraph (c)~~.~~; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.18"></a><var>10.18</var>(8) vehicles operating on that portion of marked Trunk Highway 36 described in <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.19"></a><var>10.19</var>section 169.81, subdivision 3, paragraph (e).<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.20"></a><var>10.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) For vehicles which have axle weights exceeding the weight limitations of <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.21"></a><var>10.21</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>~~169.822~~ 169.823 </statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>169.829</statute_ref>, an additional cost added to the fees listed above. <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.22"></a><var>10.22</var>However, this paragraph applies to any vehicle described in section 
         <statute_ref>168.013, subdivision <br />
            		<a id="pl.10.23"></a><var>10.23</var>3
         </statute_ref>, paragraph (b), but only when the vehicle exceeds its gross weight allowance set forth <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.24"></a><var>10.24</var>in that paragraph, and then the additional cost is for all weight, including the allowance <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.25"></a><var>10.25</var>weight, in excess of the permitted maximum axle weight. The additional cost is equal <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.26"></a><var>10.26</var>to the product of the distance traveled times the sum of the overweight axle group cost <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.27"></a><var>10.27</var>factors shown in the following chart:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="15"></col>
            <col width="5"></col>
            <col width="10"></col>
            <col width="5"></col>
            <col width="10"></col>
            <col width="5"></col>
            <col width="15"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.10.28"></a><var>10.28</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td colspan="5" align="center">Overweight Axle Group Cost Factors<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.10.29"></a><var>10.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Weight (pounds)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td colspan="5" align="center">Cost Per Mile For Each Group Of:<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.10.30"></a><var>10.30</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.10.31"></a><var>10.31</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.10.32"></a><var>10.32</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.10.33"></a><var>10.33</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.10.34"></a><var>10.34</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td valign="top">exceeding weight <br />
                  		limitations on axles<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Two <br />
                  		consecutive <br />
                  		axles spaced <br />
                  		within 8 feet <br />
                  		or less<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Three <br />
                  		consecutive <br />
                  		axles spaced <br />
                  		within 9 feet <br />
                  		or less<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Four consecutive <br />
                  		axles spaced within <br />
                  		14 feet or less<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.10.35"></a><var>10.35</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">0-2,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.12<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.05<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.04<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.10.36"></a><var>10.36</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2,001-4,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.14<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.06<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.05<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.10.37"></a><var>10.37</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">4,001-6,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.18<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.07<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.06<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.10.38"></a><var>10.38</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">6,001-8,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.21<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.09<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.07<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.11.1"></a><var>11.1</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">8,001-10,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.26<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.10<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.08<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.11.2"></a><var>11.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">10,001-12,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.30<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.12<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.09<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.11.3"></a><var>11.3</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.11.4"></a><var>11.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">12,001-14,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Not <br />
                  		permitted<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.14<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.11<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.11.5"></a><var>11.5</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.11.6"></a><var>11.6</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">14,001-16,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Not <br />
                  		permitted<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.17<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.12<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.11.7"></a><var>11.7</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.11.8"></a><var>11.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">16,001-18,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Not <br />
                  		permitted<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.19<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.15<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.11.9"></a><var>11.9</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.11.10"></a><var>11.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">18,001-20,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Not <br />
                  		permitted<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Not <br />
                  		permitted<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.16<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.11.11"></a><var>11.11</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.11.12"></a><var>11.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">20,001-22,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Not <br />
                  		permitted<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Not <br />
                  		permitted<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.20<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.11.13"></a><var>11.13</var>The amounts added are rounded to the nearest cent for each axle or axle group. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.14"></a><var>11.14</var>additional cost does not apply to paragraph (c), clauses (1) and (3).<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.15"></a><var>11.15</var>For a vehicle found to exceed the appropriate maximum permitted weight, a cost-per-mile <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.16"></a><var>11.16</var>fee of 22 cents per ton, or fraction of a ton, over the permitted maximum weight is imposed <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.17"></a><var>11.17</var>in addition to the normal permit fee. Miles must be calculated based on the distance <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.18"></a><var>11.18</var>already traveled in the state plus the distance from the point of detection to a transportation <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.19"></a><var>11.19</var>loading site or unloading site within the state or to the point of exit from the state.<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.20"></a><var>11.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) As an alternative to paragraph (e), an annual permit may be issued for overweight, <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.21"></a><var>11.21</var>or oversize and overweight, mobile cranes; construction equipment, machinery, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.22"></a><var>11.22</var>supplies; implements of husbandry; and commercial boat hauling. The fees for the permit <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.23"></a><var>11.23</var>are as follows:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="20"></col>
            <col width="20"></col>
            <col width="25"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.11.24"></a><var>11.24</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="2" align="center">Gross Weight (pounds) of Vehicle<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">Annual Permit Fee <br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.11.25"></a><var>11.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">90,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>or less <br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">$200<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.11.26"></a><var>11.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">90,001<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>- 100,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">$300<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.11.27"></a><var>11.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">100,001<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>- 110,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">$400<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.11.28"></a><var>11.28</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">110,001<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>- 120,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">$500<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.11.29"></a><var>11.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">120,001<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>- 130,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">$600<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.11.30"></a><var>11.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">130,001<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>- 140,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">$700<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.11.31"></a><var>11.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">140,001<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>- 145,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">$800<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.11.32"></a><var>11.32</var>If the gross weight of the vehicle is more than 145,000 pounds the permit fee is determined <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.33"></a><var>11.33</var>under paragraph (e).<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.34"></a><var>11.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) For vehicles which exceed the width limitations set forth in section 
         <statute_ref>169.80</statute_ref> by <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.35"></a><var>11.35</var>more than 72 inches, an additional cost equal to $120 added to the amount in paragraph (a) <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.36"></a><var>11.36</var>when the permit is issued while seasonal load restrictions pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>169.87</statute_ref> are <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.37"></a><var>11.37</var>in effect.<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.38"></a><var>11.38</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h) $85 for an annual permit to be issued for a period not to exceed 12 months, for <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.39"></a><var>11.39</var>refuse-compactor vehicles that carry a gross weight of not more than: 22,000 pounds on <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.1"></a><var>12.1</var>a single rear axle; 38,000 pounds on a tandem rear axle; or, subject to section 
         <statute_ref>169.828, <br />
            		<a id="pl.12.2"></a><var>12.2</var>subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>, 46,000 pounds on a tridem rear axle. A permit issued for up to 46,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.3"></a><var>12.3</var>pounds on a tridem rear axle must limit the gross vehicle weight to not more than 62,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.4"></a><var>12.4</var>pounds.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.5"></a><var>12.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;~~(i) For vehicles exclusively transporting implements of husbandry, an annual permit~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.6"></a><var>12.6</var>~~fee of $24. A vehicle operated under a permit authorized by this paragraph may be moved~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.7"></a><var>12.7</var>~~at the discretion of the permit holder without prior route approval by the commissioner if:~~<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.8"></a><var>12.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;~~(1) the total width of the transporting vehicle, including load, does not exceed 14 feet;~~<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.9"></a><var>12.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;~~(2) the vehicle is operated only between sunrise and 30 minutes after sunset, and is~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.10"></a><var>12.10</var>~~not operated at any time after 12:00 noon on Sundays or holidays;~~<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.11"></a><var>12.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;~~(3) the vehicle is not operated when visibility is impaired by weather, fog, or other~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.12"></a><var>12.12</var>~~conditions that render persons and other vehicles not clearly visible at 500 feet;~~<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.13"></a><var>12.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;~~(4) the vehicle displays at the front and rear of the load or vehicle a pair of flashing~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.14"></a><var>12.14</var>~~amber lights, as provided in section~~ 
         <statute_ref>~~169.59, subdivision 4~~</statute_ref>~~, whenever the overall width of~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.15"></a><var>12.15</var>~~the vehicle exceeds 126 inches; and~~<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.16"></a><var>12.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;~~(5) the vehicle is not operated on a trunk highway with a surfaced roadway width of~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.17"></a><var>12.17</var>~~less than 24 feet unless such operation is authorized by the permit.~~<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.18"></a><var>12.18</var>~~A permit under this paragraph authorizes movements of the permitted vehicle on an~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.19"></a><var>12.19</var>~~interstate highway, and movements of 75 miles or more on other highways.~~<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.20"></a><var>12.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;~~(j)~~ (i) $300 for a motor vehicle described in section 
         <statute_ref>169.8261</statute_ref>. The fee under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.21"></a><var>12.21</var>paragraph must be deposited as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.22"></a><var>12.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) in fiscal years 2005 through 2010:<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.23"></a><var>12.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) the first $50,000 in each fiscal year must be deposited in the trunk highway fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.24"></a><var>12.24</var>for costs related to administering the permit program and inspecting and posting bridges;<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.25"></a><var>12.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) all remaining money in each fiscal year must be deposited in a bridge inspection <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.26"></a><var>12.26</var>and signing account in the special revenue fund. Money in the account is appropriated <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.27"></a><var>12.27</var>to the commissioner for:<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.28"></a><var>12.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(A) inspection of local bridges and identification of local bridges to be posted, <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.29"></a><var>12.29</var>including contracting with a consultant for some or all of these functions; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.30"></a><var>12.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(B) erection of weight-posting signs on local bridges; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.31"></a><var>12.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) in fiscal year 2011 and subsequent years must be deposited in the trunk highway <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.32"></a><var>12.32</var>fund.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.33"></a><var>12.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;~~(k)~~ (j) Beginning August 1, 2006, $200 for an annual permit for a vehicle operating <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.34"></a><var>12.34</var>under authority of section 
         <statute_ref>169.824, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, paragraph (a), clause (2).<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.8.0"></a><a id="pl.12.35"></a><var>12.35</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.862, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.1"></a><var>13.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1.  <b>Annual permit authority; restrictions.</b>  The commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.2"></a><var>13.2</var>transportation with respect to highways under the commissioner's jurisdiction, and local <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.3"></a><var>13.3</var>authorities with respect to highways under their jurisdiction, may issue an annual permit <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.4"></a><var>13.4</var>to enable a vehicle carrying bales of hay, straw, or cornstalks, with a total outside width <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.5"></a><var>13.5</var>of the vehicle or the load not exceeding 12 feet, and a total height of the loaded vehicle <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.6"></a><var>13.6</var>not exceeding ~~14-1/2~~ 15 feet, to be operated on public streets and highways.  Loaded <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.7"></a><var>13.7</var>vehicles operating on interstate highways within the seven-county metropolitan area may <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.8"></a><var>13.8</var>not exceed a total height of 14 1/2 feet.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.9.0"></a><a id="pl.13.9"></a><var>13.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 169.862, subdivision 2, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.10"></a><var>13.10</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.11"></a><var>13.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2.  <b>Additional restrictions.</b> Permits issued under this section are governed by <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.12"></a><var>13.12</var>the applicable provisions of section 
         <statute_ref>169.86</statute_ref> except as otherwise provided herein and, in <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.13"></a><var>13.13</var>addition, carry the following restrictions: <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.14"></a><var>13.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) The vehicles may not be operated between sunset and sunrise, when visibility is <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.15"></a><var>13.15</var>impaired by weather, fog, or other conditions rendering persons and vehicles not clearly <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.16"></a><var>13.16</var>visible at a distance of 500 feet, or on Sunday from noon until sunset, or on the days the <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.17"></a><var>13.17</var>following holidays are observed: New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.18"></a><var>13.18</var>Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.19"></a><var>13.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The vehicles may not be operated on a trunk highway with a pavement less <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.20"></a><var>13.20</var>than 24 feet wide. <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.21"></a><var>13.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) A vehicle operated under the permit must be equipped with a retractable or <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.22"></a><var>13.22</var>removable mirror on the left side so located that it will reflect to the driver a clear view of <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.23"></a><var>13.23</var>the highway for a distance of at least 200 feet to the rear of the vehicle. <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.24"></a><var>13.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) A vehicle operated under the permit must display red, orange, or yellow flags, 18 <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.25"></a><var>13.25</var>inches square, as markers at the front and rear and on both sides of the load. The load <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.26"></a><var>13.26</var>must be securely bound to the transporting vehicle. <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.27"></a><var>13.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) Farm vehicles not for hire carrying ~~round~~ baled hay, straw, or cornstalks  less than <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.28"></a><var>13.28</var>20 miles are exempt from the requirement to obtain a permit. All other requirements of <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.29"></a><var>13.29</var>this section apply to vehicles transporting ~~round~~ baled hay, straw, or cornstalks.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.10.0"></a><a id="pl.13.30"></a><var>13.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.863, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.31"></a><var>13.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Special vehicle.</b> The commissioner may issue a permit for a vehicle <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.32"></a><var>13.32</var>that meets the following requirements:<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.33"></a><var>13.33</var>(a) There must be no more than two support points for the vehicle or for each vehicle <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.34"></a><var>13.34</var>of a vehicle combination. The support point of each axle group must be capable of <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.1"></a><var>14.1</var>distributing the load equally to each axle of the group with a variance of no more than <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.2"></a><var>14.2</var>3,000 pounds between any two axles of the group.<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.3"></a><var>14.3</var>(b) The maximum wheel load may not exceed the tire manufacturer's recommended <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.4"></a><var>14.4</var>load or the following weight limits, whichever is less:<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.5"></a><var>14.5</var>(1) front steering axles, 550 pounds per inch;<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.6"></a><var>14.6</var>(2) other single axles, 500 pounds per inch;<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.7"></a><var>14.7</var>(3) tandem axles, 450 pounds per inch; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.8"></a><var>14.8</var>(4) tridem or quad axle groups, 425 pounds per inch.<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.9"></a><var>14.9</var>(c) The axle group weights must comply with the limitations of section 
         <statute_ref>169.824</statute_ref>.  <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.10"></a><var>14.10</var>(d) The vehicle may not be equipped with a variable load axle, unless the variable <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.11"></a><var>14.11</var>load axle cannot be operated from the cab of the vehicle.<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.12"></a><var>14.12</var>(e) The vehicle transports pole-length pulpwood, carries a gross vehicle weight of <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.13"></a><var>14.13</var>not more than 82,000 pounds, and has six or more axles.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.11.0"></a><a id="pl.14.14"></a><var>14.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 169.864, subdivision 2, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.15"></a><var>14.15</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.16"></a><var>14.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2.  <b>Special two-unit vehicle permit.</b> The commissioner may issue a permit <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.17"></a><var>14.17</var>for a vehicle that meets the following requirements: <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.18"></a><var>14.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) is a combination of vehicles consisting of a truck-tractor and a single semitrailer <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.19"></a><var>14.19</var>that may exceed 48 feet, but not 53 feet, if the distance from the kingpin to the centerline <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.20"></a><var>14.20</var>of the rear axle group of the semitrailer does not exceed 43 feet; <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.21"></a><var>14.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) has a maximum gross vehicle weight of 90,000 pounds if the vehicle combination <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.22"></a><var>14.22</var>has a total of six or more axles or 97,000 pounds if the ~~truck~~ vehicle combination has a <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.23"></a><var>14.23</var>total of seven or more axles; <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.24"></a><var>14.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) has a maximum gross vehicle weight of 99,000 pounds during the time when <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.25"></a><var>14.25</var>seasonal weight increases authorized under section 
         <statute_ref>169.826, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, are in effect; <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.26"></a><var>14.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) complies with the axle weight limits in section 
         <statute_ref>169.824</statute_ref>; <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.27"></a><var>14.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) complies with the tire weight limits in section 
         <statute_ref>169.823</statute_ref> or the tire manufacturers' <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.28"></a><var>14.28</var>recommended load, whichever is less; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.29"></a><var>14.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) is operated only on the highways specified in subdivision 1, clause (5). <br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.12.0"></a><a id="pl.14.30"></a><var>14.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.864, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.31"></a><var>14.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Permit fee; appropriation.</b> Vehicle permits issued under subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.32"></a><var>14.32</var>1, clause (1), must be annual permits. The fee is $850 for each vehicle combination <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.33"></a><var>14.33</var>and must be deposited in the trunk highway fund. The fee for annual permits issued <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.34"></a><var>14.34</var>under subdivision 2 is $300 for a 90,000-pound vehicle combination or $500 for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.1"></a><var>15.1</var>97,000-pound vehicle combination. An amount sufficient to administer the permit <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.2"></a><var>15.2</var>program is appropriated from the trunk highway fund to the commissioner for the costs of <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.3"></a><var>15.3</var>administering the permit program.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.13.0"></a><a id="pl.15.4"></a><var>15.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 169.865, subdivision 1, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.5"></a><var>15.5</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.6"></a><var>15.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1.  <b>Six-axle vehicles.</b> (a) A road authority may issue an annual permit <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.7"></a><var>15.7</var>authorizing a vehicle or combination of vehicles with a total of six or more axles to haul <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.8"></a><var>15.8</var>raw or unprocessed agricultural products and be operated with a gross vehicle weight <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.9"></a><var>15.9</var>of up to: <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.10"></a><var>15.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) 90,000 pounds; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.11"></a><var>15.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) 99,000 pounds during the period set by the commissioner under section 
         <statute_ref>169.826, <br />
            		<a id="pl.15.12"></a><var>15.12</var>subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>. <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.13"></a><var>15.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Notwithstanding subdivision ~~4~~ 3, paragraph (a), clause (4), a vehicle or <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.14"></a><var>15.14</var>combination of vehicles operated under this subdivision and transporting only sealed <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.15"></a><var>15.15</var>intermodal containers may be operated on an interstate highway if allowed by the United <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.16"></a><var>15.16</var>States Department of Transportation. <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.17"></a><var>15.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The fee for a permit issued under this subdivision is $300. <br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.14.0"></a><a id="pl.15.18"></a><var>15.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.871, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.19"></a><var>15.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Civil liability.</b> (a) The owner or lessee of a vehicle that is operated <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.20"></a><var>15.20</var>with a gross weight in excess of a weight limit imposed under sections 
         <statute_ref>~~169.822~~</statute_ref> 169.823 to <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.15.21"></a><var>15.21</var>169.829
         </statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>~~169.832~~</statute_ref> 169.84 to 
         <statute_ref>169.851</statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>169.87</statute_ref> or a shipper who ships or tenders goods <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.22"></a><var>15.22</var>for shipment in a single truck or combination vehicle that exceeds a weight limit imposed <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.23"></a><var>15.23</var>under sections 
         <statute_ref>~~169.822~~</statute_ref> 169.823 to 
         <statute_ref>169.829</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>~~169.832~~</statute_ref> 169.84 to 
         <statute_ref>169.851</statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>169.87</statute_ref> is <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.24"></a><var>15.24</var>liable for a civil penalty as follows:  <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.25"></a><var>15.25</var>(1) if the total gross excess weight is not more than 1,000 pounds, one cent per <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.26"></a><var>15.26</var>pound for each pound in excess of the legal limit;<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.27"></a><var>15.27</var>(2) if the total gross excess weight is more than 1,000 pounds but not more than <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.28"></a><var>15.28</var>3,000 pounds, $10 plus five cents per pound for each pound in excess of 1,000 pounds;<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.29"></a><var>15.29</var>(3) if the total gross excess weight is more than 3,000 pounds but not more than <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.30"></a><var>15.30</var>5,000 pounds, $110 plus ten cents per pound for each pound in excess of 3,000 pounds;<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.31"></a><var>15.31</var>(4) if the total gross excess weight is more than 5,000 pounds but not more than <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.32"></a><var>15.32</var>7,000 pounds, $310 plus 15 cents per pound for each pound in excess of 5,000 pounds;<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.33"></a><var>15.33</var>(5) if the total gross excess weight is more than 7,000 pounds, $610 plus 20 cents per <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.34"></a><var>15.34</var>pound for each pound in excess of 7,000 pounds.<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.1"></a><var>16.1</var>(b) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, if a person found guilty of <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.2"></a><var>16.2</var>a violation of a weight limit imposed under this section or sections 
         <statute_ref>~~169.822~~</statute_ref> 169.823 <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.3"></a><var>16.3</var>to 
         <statute_ref>169.829</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>~~169.832~~</statute_ref> 169.84 to 
         <statute_ref>169.851</statute_ref>, or 
         <statute_ref>169.87</statute_ref> is also found by the court to have <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.4"></a><var>16.4</var>knowingly and contemporaneously attempted to evade a fixed weigh station or to otherwise <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.5"></a><var>16.5</var>avoid weighing by means of stationary scales under section 
         <statute_ref>169.85</statute_ref> or other law, the court <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.6"></a><var>16.6</var>shall impose a penalty of twice the amount otherwise authorized under paragraph (a).  <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.7"></a><var>16.7</var>(c) Any penalty imposed upon a defendant under this subdivision shall not exceed <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.8"></a><var>16.8</var>the penalty prescribed by this subdivision. Any fine paid by the defendant in a criminal <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.9"></a><var>16.9</var>overweight action that arose from the same overweight violation shall be applied toward <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.10"></a><var>16.10</var>payment of the civil penalty under this subdivision. A peace officer or Department of <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.11"></a><var>16.11</var>Public Safety employee described in section 
         <statute_ref>299D.06</statute_ref> who cites a driver for a violation <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.12"></a><var>16.12</var>of the weight limitations established by sections 
         <statute_ref>169.81</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>169.851</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>169.87</statute_ref> shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.13"></a><var>16.13</var>give written notice to the driver that the driver or another may also be liable for the civil <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.14"></a><var>16.14</var>penalties provided herein in the same or separate proceedings.  <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.15"></a><var>16.15</var>(d) A penalty imposed upon the owner or lessee of a vehicle that is based on <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.16"></a><var>16.16</var>violations identified by the use of shippers' weight records under section 
         <statute_ref>169.872</statute_ref> must not <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.17"></a><var>16.17</var>exceed an aggregate of $10,000.  <br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.15.0"></a><a id="pl.16.18"></a><var>16.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.871, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.19"></a><var>16.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 1a. <b>Special permit violations.</b> (a) The owner or lessee of a vehicle that is <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.20"></a><var>16.20</var>operated with a gross weight in excess of ~~a~~ an adjusted weight limit ~~imposed by permit~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.21"></a><var>16.21</var>~~under sections~~ 
         <statute_ref>~~169.86~~</statute_ref> ~~and~~ 
         <statute_ref>~~169.862~~</statute_ref> and a shipper who ships or tenders goods for shipment <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.22"></a><var>16.22</var>in a single truck or combination vehicle that exceeds ~~a~~ an adjusted weight limit ~~permitted~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.23"></a><var>16.23</var>~~under section~~ 
         <statute_ref>~~169.86~~</statute_ref> ~~or~~ 
         <statute_ref>~~169.862~~</statute_ref> is liable for a civil penalty. The civil penalty is the greater <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.24"></a><var>16.24</var>of (1) as calculated at a rate of five cents per pound for each pound in excess of the highest <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.25"></a><var>16.25</var>weight ~~permitted under section~~ 
         <statute_ref>~~169.86~~</statute_ref> ~~or~~ 
         <statute_ref>~~169.862~~</statute_ref> allowed by the permit or under section <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.26"></a><var>16.26</var>169.826, subdivision 1, or (2) $100~~, whichever is greater~~.  <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.27"></a><var>16.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Any penalty imposed upon a defendant under this subdivision shall not exceed <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.28"></a><var>16.28</var>the penalty prescribed by this subdivision. Any fine paid by the defendant in a criminal <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.29"></a><var>16.29</var>overweight action that arose from the same overweight violation may not be applied <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.30"></a><var>16.30</var>toward payment of the civil penalty under this subdivision. A peace officer or Department <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.31"></a><var>16.31</var>of Public Safety employee described in section 
         <statute_ref>299D.06</statute_ref> who cites a driver for a violation <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.32"></a><var>16.32</var>of the adjusted weight ~~limitations established by permit pursuant to section~~ 
         <statute_ref>~~169.86~~</statute_ref> ~~or~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.33"></a><var>16.33</var><statute_ref>~~169.862~~</statute_ref> limit shall give written notice to the driver that the driver or another may also be <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.34"></a><var>16.34</var>liable for the civil penalty provided in this subdivision in the same or separate proceedings.  <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.1"></a><var>17.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) For purposes of this subdivision, "adjusted weight limit" means a weight limit <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.2"></a><var>17.2</var>(1) imposed by a permit issued under this chapter, or (2) imposed under section 169.826, <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.3"></a><var>17.3</var>subdivision 1.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.16.0"></a><a id="pl.17.4"></a><var>17.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.871, subdivision 1b, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.5"></a><var>17.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 1b. <b>Civil penalty for first two violations.</b> Notwithstanding subdivision 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.6"></a><var>17.6</var>paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (5), a civil penalty under subdivision 1 for a violation in a <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.7"></a><var>17.7</var>motor vehicle in the course of a first haul as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>168.013, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.8"></a><var>17.8</var>paragraph (d)(3), of a weight limit imposed under sections 
         <statute_ref>~~169.822~~</statute_ref> 169.823 to 
         <statute_ref>169.829</statute_ref>, <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.17.9"></a><var>17.9</var>~~169.832~~
         </statute_ref> 169.84 to 
         <statute_ref>169.851</statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>169.87</statute_ref> that is not preceded by two or more violations <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.10"></a><var>17.10</var>of the gross weight limits in those sections in that motor vehicle within the previous 12 <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.11"></a><var>17.11</var>months, may not exceed $150.  <br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.17.0"></a><a id="pl.17.12"></a><var>17.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 221.025, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.13"></a><var>17.13</var><b>221.025 EXEMPTIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.17.14"></a><var>17.14</var>The provisions of this chapter requiring a certificate or permit to operate as a motor <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.15"></a><var>17.15</var>carrier do not apply to the intrastate transportation described below:<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.16"></a><var>17.16</var>(1) the transportation of students to or from school or school activities in a school <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.17"></a><var>17.17</var>bus inspected and certified under section 
         <statute_ref>169.451</statute_ref> and the transportation of children or <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.18"></a><var>17.18</var>parents to or from a Head Start facility or Head Start activity in a Head Start bus inspected <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.19"></a><var>17.19</var>and certified under section 
         <statute_ref>169.451</statute_ref>; <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.20"></a><var>17.20</var>(2) the transportation of solid waste, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>116.06, subdivision 22</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.21"></a><var>17.21</var>including recyclable materials and waste tires, except that the term "hazardous waste" has <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.22"></a><var>17.22</var>the meaning given it in section 
         <statute_ref>221.012, subdivision 18</statute_ref>; <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.23"></a><var>17.23</var>(3) a commuter van as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>221.012, subdivision 9</statute_ref>; <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.24"></a><var>17.24</var>(4) authorized emergency vehicles as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>169.011, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.25"></a><var>17.25</var>including ambulances; and tow trucks equipped with proper and legal warning devices <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.26"></a><var>17.26</var>when picking up and transporting (i) disabled or wrecked motor vehicles or (ii) vehicles <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.27"></a><var>17.27</var>towed or transported under a towing order issued by a public employee authorized to <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.28"></a><var>17.28</var>issue a towing order; <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.29"></a><var>17.29</var>(5) the transportation of grain samples under conditions prescribed by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.30"></a><var>17.30</var>commissioner;<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.31"></a><var>17.31</var>(6) the delivery of agricultural lime;<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.32"></a><var>17.32</var>(7) the transportation of dirt and sod within an area having a 50-mile radius from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.33"></a><var>17.33</var>home post office of the person performing the transportation;<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.1"></a><var>18.1</var>(8) the transportation of sand, gravel, bituminous asphalt mix, concrete ready mix, <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.2"></a><var>18.2</var>concrete blocks or tile and the mortar mix to be used with the concrete blocks or tile, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.3"></a><var>18.3</var>crushed rock to or from the point of loading or a place of gathering within an area having a <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.4"></a><var>18.4</var>50-mile radius from that person's home post office or a 50-mile radius from the site of <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.5"></a><var>18.5</var>construction or maintenance of public roads and streets;<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.6"></a><var>18.6</var>(9) the transportation of pulpwood, cordwood, mining timber, poles, posts, decorator <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.7"></a><var>18.7</var>evergreens, wood chips, sawdust, shavings, and bark from the place where the products <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.8"></a><var>18.8</var>are produced to the point where they are to be used or shipped;<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.9"></a><var>18.9</var>(10) the transportation of fresh vegetables from farms to canneries or viner stations, <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.10"></a><var>18.10</var>from viner stations to canneries, or from canneries to canneries during the harvesting, <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.11"></a><var>18.11</var>canning, or packing season, or transporting sugar beets, wild rice, or rutabagas from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.12"></a><var>18.12</var>field of production to the first place of delivery or unloading, including a processing <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.13"></a><var>18.13</var>plant, warehouse, or railroad siding;<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.14"></a><var>18.14</var>~~(11) the transportation of property or freight, other than household goods and~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.15"></a><var>18.15</var>~~petroleum products in bulk, entirely within the corporate limits of a city or between~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.16"></a><var>18.16</var>~~contiguous cities;~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.17"></a><var>18.17</var>~~(12)~~ (11) the transportation of unprocessed dairy products in bulk within an <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.18"></a><var>18.18</var>area having a 100-mile radius from the home post office of the person providing the <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.19"></a><var>18.19</var>transportation;<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.20"></a><var>18.20</var>~~(13)~~ (12) the transportation of agricultural, horticultural, dairy, livestock, or other <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.21"></a><var>18.21</var>farm products within an area having a 100-mile radius from the person's home post <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.22"></a><var>18.22</var>office and the carrier may transport other commodities within the 100-mile radius if the <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.23"></a><var>18.23</var>destination of each haul is a farm;<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.24"></a><var>18.24</var>~~(14)~~ (13) the transportation of newspapers, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>331A.01, <br />
            		<a id="pl.18.25"></a><var>18.25</var>subdivision 5
         </statute_ref>, telephone books, handbills, circulars, or pamphlets in a vehicle with a gross <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.26"></a><var>18.26</var>vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds or less; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.27"></a><var>18.27</var>~~(15)~~ (14) transportation of potatoes from the field of production, or a storage site <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.28"></a><var>18.28</var>owned or otherwise controlled by the producer, to the first place of processing.<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.29"></a><var>18.29</var>The exemptions provided in this section apply to a person only while the person is <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.30"></a><var>18.30</var>exclusively engaged in exempt transportation.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.18.0"></a><a id="pl.18.31"></a><var>18.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 221.031, subdivision 3, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.32"></a><var>18.32</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.33"></a><var>18.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Vehicle over 10,000 pounds not exempt.</b> (a) This subdivision applies to <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.34"></a><var>18.34</var>persons engaged in intrastate commerce who operate vehicles providing transportation <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.1"></a><var>19.1</var>described in section 
         <statute_ref>221.025</statute_ref> with a gross vehicle weight in excess of 10,000 pounds, <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.2"></a><var>19.2</var>except school buses, commuter vans, and authorized emergency vehicles. <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.3"></a><var>19.3</var>(b) Persons providing transportation described in section 
         <statute_ref>221.025</statute_ref>, clause (6), (10), <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.4"></a><var>19.4</var>~~(12)~~ (11), or ~~(13)~~ (12), must comply with the rules for driving of motor vehicles and for <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.5"></a><var>19.5</var>parts and accessories necessary for safe operation. <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.6"></a><var>19.6</var>(c) Persons providing transportation described in section 
         <statute_ref>221.025</statute_ref>, except for persons <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.7"></a><var>19.7</var>providing transportation described in clause (6), (10), ~~(12)~~ (11), or ~~(13)~~ (12), must comply <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.8"></a><var>19.8</var>with the rules for driving of motor vehicles; parts and accessories necessary for safe <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.9"></a><var>19.9</var>operation; and the rules for driver qualifications. <br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.19.0"></a><a id="pl.19.10"></a><var>19.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 19. <b> REPEALER.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.19.11"></a><var>19.11</var>(a) Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.826, subdivision 6, is repealed.<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.12"></a><var>19.12</var>(b) Minnesota Rules, parts 7800.0100, subparts 4, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, and 14; <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.13"></a><var>19.13</var>7800.0200; 7800.0400; 7800.0800; 7800.0900; 7800.1000; 7800.3200, subpart 2; <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.14"></a><var>19.14</var>7800.3300; 7805.0500; 7805.0900; 7805.1300; 8850.7950; 8850.8000; 8850.8050, <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.15"></a><var>19.15</var>subpart 2; 8850.8100; 8850.8250; 8850.8300; 8850.8350; 8850.8800; 8850.8850; <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.16"></a><var>19.16</var>8850.9050, subpart 3; 8855.0410; 8855.0600; 8855.0850; 8920.0100; 8920.0150; <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.17"></a><var>19.17</var>8920.0200; 8920.0300; 8920.0400; 8920.0500; 8920.0600; 8920.0700; 8920.0800; <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.18"></a><var>19.18</var>8920.0900; 8920.1000; 8920.1100; 8920.1200; 8920.1300; 8920.1400; 8920.1500; <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.19"></a><var>19.19</var>8920.1550; 8920.1600; 8920.1700; 8920.1800; 8920.1900; 8920.2000; 8920.2100; <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.20"></a><var>19.20</var>8920.2200; 8920.2300; 8920.2400; 8920.2500; 8920.2600; 8920.2700; 8920.2800; <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.21"></a><var>19.21</var>8920.2900; 8920.3000; 8920.3100; 8920.3200; 8920.3300; 8920.3400; 8920.3500; <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.22"></a><var>19.22</var>8920.3600; 8920.3700; 8920.3800; 8920.3900; 8920.4000; 8920.4100; 8920.4200; <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.23"></a><var>19.23</var>8920.4300; 8920.4400; and 8920.4500, are repealed.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.19.24"></a><var>19.24</var><b>ARTICLE 2</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.19.25"></a><var>19.25</var><b>CROSS REFERENCES</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.2.1.0"></a><a id="pl.19.26"></a><var>19.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.823, as amended by Laws 2009, <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.27"></a><var>19.27</var>chapter 64, section 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.28"></a><var>19.28</var><b>169.823 TIRE WEIGHT LIMITS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.19.29"></a><var>19.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1.  <b>Pneumatic-tired vehicle.</b> No vehicle or combination of vehicles <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.30"></a><var>19.30</var>equipped with pneumatic tires shall be operated upon the highways of this state: <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.31"></a><var>19.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) where the gross weight on any wheel exceeds 9,000 pounds on an unpaved street <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.32"></a><var>19.32</var>or highway or 10,000 pounds on a paved street or highway, unless posted to a lesser <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.33"></a><var>19.33</var>weight under section 
         <statute_ref>169.87, subdivision 1</statute_ref>; <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.1"></a><var>20.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) where the gross weight on any single axle exceeds 18,000 pounds on an unpaved <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.2"></a><var>20.2</var>street or highway or 20,000 pounds on a paved street or highway, unless posted to a lesser <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.3"></a><var>20.3</var>weight under section 
         <statute_ref>169.87, subdivision 1</statute_ref>; <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.4"></a><var>20.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) where the maximum wheel load: <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.5"></a><var>20.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) on the foremost and rearmost steering axles, exceeds 600 pounds per inch of tire <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.6"></a><var>20.6</var>width or the manufacturer's recommended load, whichever is less; or <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.7"></a><var>20.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) on other axles, exceeds 500 pounds per inch of tire width or the manufacturer's <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.8"></a><var>20.8</var>recommended load, whichever is less; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.9"></a><var>20.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) where the gross weight on any group of axles exceeds the weights permitted <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.10"></a><var>20.10</var>under sections 
         <statute_ref>~~169.822~~</statute_ref> 169.823 to 
         <statute_ref>169.829</statute_ref> with any or all of the interior axles disregarded, <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.11"></a><var>20.11</var>and with an exterior axle disregarded if the exterior axle is a variable load axle that is not <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.12"></a><var>20.12</var>carrying its intended weight, and their gross weights subtracted from the gross weight of <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.13"></a><var>20.13</var>all axles of the group under consideration. <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.14"></a><var>20.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Vehicle not equipped with pneumatic tires.</b> A vehicle or combination <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.15"></a><var>20.15</var>of vehicles not equipped with pneumatic tires shall be governed by the provisions of <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.16"></a><var>20.16</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>~~169.822~~</statute_ref> 169.823 to 
         <statute_ref>169.829</statute_ref>, except that the gross weight limitations shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.17"></a><var>20.17</var>be reduced by 40 percent.  <br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.2.0"></a><a id="pl.20.18"></a><var>20.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.826, as amended by Laws 2009, chapter <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.19"></a><var>20.19</var>64, section 57, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.20"></a><var>20.20</var><b>169.826 GROSS WEIGHT SEASONAL INCREASES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.20.21"></a><var>20.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Winter increase amounts.</b> The limitations provided in sections <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.20.22"></a><var>20.22</var>~~169.822~~
         </statute_ref> 169.823 to 
         <statute_ref>169.829</statute_ref> are increased by ten percent between the dates set by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.23"></a><var>20.23</var>commissioner for each zone established by the commissioner based on a freezing index <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.24"></a><var>20.24</var>model each winter.  <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.25"></a><var>20.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 1a. <b>Harvest season increase amount; permit.</b> The limitations provided in <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.26"></a><var>20.26</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>~~169.822~~</statute_ref> 169.823 to 
         <statute_ref>169.829</statute_ref> are increased by ten percent from the beginning of <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.27"></a><var>20.27</var>harvest to November 30 each year for the movement of sugar beets, carrots, and potatoes <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.28"></a><var>20.28</var>from the field of harvest to the point of the first unloading. Transfer of the product <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.29"></a><var>20.29</var>from a farm vehicle or small farm trailer, within the meaning of chapter 168, to another <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.30"></a><var>20.30</var>vehicle is not considered to be the first unloading. A permit issued under section 
         <statute_ref>169.86, <br />
            		<a id="pl.20.31"></a><var>20.31</var>subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>, paragraph (a), is required. The commissioner shall not issue permits under <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.32"></a><var>20.32</var>this subdivision if to do so will result in a loss of federal highway funding to the state.<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.33"></a><var>20.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Duration.</b> The duration of a ten percent increase in load limits is subject to <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.34"></a><var>20.34</var>limitation by order of the commissioner, subject to implementation of springtime load <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.35"></a><var>20.35</var>restrictions.<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.1"></a><var>21.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Excess weight permit.</b> When the ten percent increase is in effect, a <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.2"></a><var>21.2</var>permit is required for a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer combination that has a gross <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.3"></a><var>21.3</var>weight in excess of 80,000 pounds, an axle group weight in excess of that prescribed in <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.4"></a><var>21.4</var>section 
         <statute_ref>169.824</statute_ref>, or a single axle weight in excess of 20,000 pounds and which travels <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.5"></a><var>21.5</var>on interstate routes.  <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.6"></a><var>21.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Weight limits set by other law.</b> In cases where gross weights in an <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.7"></a><var>21.7</var>amount less than that set forth in sections 
         <statute_ref>~~169.822~~</statute_ref> 169.823 to 
         <statute_ref>169.829</statute_ref> are fixed, limited, <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.8"></a><var>21.8</var>or restricted on a highway or bridge by or under another section of this chapter, the lesser <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.9"></a><var>21.9</var>gross weight as fixed, limited, or restricted may not be exceeded and must control instead <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.10"></a><var>21.10</var>of the gross weights set forth in sections 
         <statute_ref>~~169.822~~</statute_ref> 169.823 to 
         <statute_ref>169.829</statute_ref>.  <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.11"></a><var>21.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Permit extension.</b> The commissioner may, after determining the ability <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.12"></a><var>21.12</var>of the highway structure and frost condition to support additional loads, grant a permit <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.13"></a><var>21.13</var>extending seasonal increases for vehicles using portions of routes falling within two miles <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.14"></a><var>21.14</var>of the southern boundary of the zone described under subdivision 1, clause (2).<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.3.0"></a><a id="pl.21.15"></a><var>21.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 169.8261, subdivision 1, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.16"></a><var>21.16</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.17"></a><var>21.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Exemption.</b> (a) For purposes of this section, "raw or unfinished <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.18"></a><var>21.18</var>forest products" include wood chips, paper, pulp, oriented strand board, laminated strand <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.19"></a><var>21.19</var>lumber, hardboard, treated lumber, untreated lumber, or barrel staves.<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.20"></a><var>21.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) In compliance with this section, a person may operate a vehicle or combination <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.21"></a><var>21.21</var>of vehicles to haul raw or unfinished forest products by the most direct route to the nearest <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.22"></a><var>21.22</var>paved highway on any highway with gross weights permitted under sections 
         <statute_ref>~~169.822~~</statute_ref> <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.23"></a><var>21.23</var>169.823 to 
         <statute_ref>169.829</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.4.0"></a><a id="pl.21.24"></a><var>21.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.828, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.25"></a><var>21.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Consecutive axle weight and number of axles.</b> No vehicle alone <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.26"></a><var>21.26</var>nor any single vehicle of a combination of vehicles shall be equipped with more than four <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.27"></a><var>21.27</var>axles unless the additional axles are steering axles or castering axles; provided that the <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.28"></a><var>21.28</var>limitation on the number of axles as provided in sections 
         <statute_ref>~~169.822~~</statute_ref> 169.823 to 
         <statute_ref>169.829</statute_ref> <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.29"></a><var>21.29</var>shall not apply to any vehicle operated under permit pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>169.86</statute_ref>. No <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.30"></a><var>21.30</var>vehicle alone nor any single vehicle of a combination of vehicles shall exceed the posted <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.31"></a><var>21.31</var>weight limit for a single vehicle.  <br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.5.0"></a><a id="pl.21.32"></a><var>21.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.829, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.33"></a><var>21.33</var><b>169.829 WEIGHT LIMITS NOT APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN VEHICLES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.22.1"></a><var>22.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>City vehicle except on trunk highway.</b> (a) The provisions of <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.2"></a><var>22.2</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>~~169.822~~</statute_ref> 169.823 to 
         <statute_ref>169.828</statute_ref> do not apply to vehicles operated exclusively in any <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.3"></a><var>22.3</var>city in this state which has in effect an ordinance regulating the gross weight of vehicles <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.4"></a><var>22.4</var>operated within that city.  <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.5"></a><var>22.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) This subdivision does not apply to trunk highways.<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.6"></a><var>22.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2.  <b>Tow truck.</b> Sections 
         <statute_ref>~~169.822~~</statute_ref> 169.823 to 
         <statute_ref>169.828</statute_ref> do not apply to a tow <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.7"></a><var>22.7</var>truck or towing vehicle when towing a disabled or damaged vehicle, when the movement <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.8"></a><var>22.8</var>is urgent, and when the movement is for the purpose of removing the disabled vehicle <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.9"></a><var>22.9</var>from the roadway to a place of safekeeping or to a place of repair. <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.10"></a><var>22.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Utility vehicle.</b> Sections 
         <statute_ref>~~169.822~~</statute_ref> 169.823 to 
         <statute_ref>169.828</statute_ref> do not apply to a <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.11"></a><var>22.11</var>utility vehicle that does not exceed a weight of 20,000 pounds per axle and is owned by:  <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.12"></a><var>22.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) a public utility, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>216B.02</statute_ref>;  <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.13"></a><var>22.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) a municipality or municipal utility that operates that vehicle for its municipal <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.14"></a><var>22.14</var>electric, gas, or water system; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.15"></a><var>22.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) a cooperative electric association organized under chapter 308A.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.6.0"></a><a id="pl.22.16"></a><var>22.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 169.85, subdivision 2, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.17"></a><var>22.17</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.18"></a><var>22.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Unloading.</b> (a) Upon weighing a vehicle and load, as provided in this <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.19"></a><var>22.19</var>section, an officer may require the driver to stop the vehicle in a suitable place and remain <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.20"></a><var>22.20</var>standing until a portion of the load is removed that is sufficient to reduce the gross weight <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.21"></a><var>22.21</var>of the vehicle to the limit permitted under either section 
         <statute_ref>168.013, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.22"></a><var>22.22</var>(b), or sections 
         <statute_ref>~~169.822~~</statute_ref> 169.823 to 
         <statute_ref>169.829</statute_ref>, whichever is the lesser violation, if any. A <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.23"></a><var>22.23</var>suitable place is a location where loading or tampering with the load is not prohibited by <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.24"></a><var>22.24</var>federal, state, or local law, rule, or ordinance. <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.25"></a><var>22.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c), a driver may be required to unload a vehicle <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.26"></a><var>22.26</var>only if the weighing officer determines that (1) on routes subject to the provisions of <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.27"></a><var>22.27</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>~~169.822~~</statute_ref> 169.823 to 
         <statute_ref>169.829</statute_ref>, the weight on an axle exceeds the lawful gross <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.28"></a><var>22.28</var>weight prescribed by sections 
         <statute_ref>~~169.822~~</statute_ref> 169.823 to 
         <statute_ref>169.829</statute_ref>, by 2,000 pounds or more, <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.29"></a><var>22.29</var>or the weight on a group of two or more consecutive axles in cases where the distance <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.30"></a><var>22.30</var>between the centers of the first and last axles of the group under consideration is ten feet or <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.31"></a><var>22.31</var>less exceeds the lawful gross weight prescribed by sections 
         <statute_ref>~~169.822~~</statute_ref> 169.823 to 
         <statute_ref>169.829</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.32"></a><var>22.32</var>by 4,000 pounds or more; or (2) the weight is unlawful on an axle or group of consecutive <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.33"></a><var>22.33</var>axles on a road restricted in accordance with section 
         <statute_ref>169.87</statute_ref>. Material unloaded must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.34"></a><var>22.34</var>cared for by the owner or driver of the vehicle at the risk of the owner or driver.<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.1"></a><var>23.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) If the gross weight of the vehicle does not exceed the vehicle's registered gross <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.2"></a><var>23.2</var>weight plus the weight allowance set forth in section 
         <statute_ref>168.013, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.3"></a><var>23.3</var>(b), and plus, if applicable, the weight allowance permitted under section 
         <statute_ref>169.826</statute_ref>, then <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.4"></a><var>23.4</var>the driver is not required to unload under paragraph (b).<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.7.0"></a><a id="pl.23.5"></a><var>23.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.851, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.6"></a><var>23.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Exception for farm and forest products.</b> Subdivision 4 does not apply <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.7"></a><var>23.7</var>to the first haul of unprocessed or raw farm products and the transportation of raw and <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.8"></a><var>23.8</var>unfinished forest products, including wood chips, when the maximum weight limitations <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.9"></a><var>23.9</var>permitted under sections 
         <statute_ref>~~169.822~~</statute_ref> 169.823 to 
         <statute_ref>169.829</statute_ref> are not exceeded by more than <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.10"></a><var>23.10</var>ten percent.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.8.0"></a><a id="pl.23.11"></a><var>23.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.86, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.12"></a><var>23.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 1a. <b>Seasonal permits for certain haulers.</b> The commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.13"></a><var>23.13</var>transportation, upon application in writing therefor, may issue special permits annually <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.14"></a><var>23.14</var>to any hauler authorizing the hauler to move vehicles or combinations of vehicles with <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.15"></a><var>23.15</var>weights exceeding by not more than ten percent the weight limitations contained in <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.16"></a><var>23.16</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>~~169.822~~</statute_ref> 169.823 to 
         <statute_ref>169.829</statute_ref>, on interstate highways during the times and within <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.17"></a><var>23.17</var>the zones specified in sections 
         <statute_ref>~~169.822~~</statute_ref> 169.823 to 
         <statute_ref>169.829</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.9.0"></a><a id="pl.23.18"></a><var>23.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 169.87, subdivision 2, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.19"></a><var>23.19</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.20"></a><var>23.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Seasonal load restriction.</b> (a) Unless restricted as provided in subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.21"></a><var>23.21</var>1, between the dates set by the commissioner of transportation each year, the weight on <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.22"></a><var>23.22</var>any single axle shall not exceed:<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.23"></a><var>23.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) five tons on an unpaved street or highway; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.24"></a><var>23.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) ten tons on a paved street or highway.<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.25"></a><var>23.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The gross weight on consecutive axles on an unpaved street or highway shall not <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.26"></a><var>23.26</var>exceed the gross weight allowed in sections 
         <statute_ref>~~169.822~~</statute_ref> 169.823 to 
         <statute_ref>169.829</statute_ref> multiplied by a <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.27"></a><var>23.27</var>factor of five divided by nine. This reduction shall not apply to the gross vehicle weight.<br />
         		
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