2002 Minnesota Statutes

     168.185 USDOT numbers. 

    (a) An owner of a truck or truck-tractor having a gross 
 vehicle weight of more than 10,000 pounds, as defined in section 
 169.01, subdivision 46, other than a farm truck, shall report to 
 the registrar at the time of registration its USDOT carrier 
 number.  A person subject to this paragraph who does not have a 
 USDOT number shall apply for the number at the time of 
 registration by completing a form MCS-150 Motor Carrier 
 Identification Report, issued by the Federal Motor Carrier 
 Safety Administration, or comparable document as determined by 
 the registrar. 

    (b) Assigned USDOT numbers need not be displayed on the 
 outside of the vehicle, but must be made available upon request 
 of an authorized agent of the registrar, peace officer, other 
 employees of the state patrol authorized in chapter 299D, or 
 employees of the Minnesota department of transportation.  The 
 vehicle owner shall notify the registrar if there is a change to 
 the owner's USDOT number. 

    (c) If an owner fails to report or apply for a USDOT 
 number, the registrar shall suspend the owner's registration. 

    (d) Until October 1, 2003, paragraphs (a) to (c) do not 
 apply to an agricultural fertilizer or agricultural chemical 
 retailer while exclusively engaged in delivering fertilizer or 
 agricultural chemicals to a farmer for on-farm use.  

    HIST: 2002 c 364 s 9