2005 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 that is not used 
 in interstate commerce, 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.  The registrar shall 
 not assign a USDOT carrier number to a vehicle owner who is not 
 subject to this paragraph. 

    (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; 1Sp2005 c 6 art 3 s 34