ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1,
TO 2011 ASSEMBLY BILL 501
February 2, 2012 - Offered by Representatives Petrowski and Ripp.
AB501-ASA1,1,3 1An Act to amend 348.15 (3) (intro.), 348.19 (2) (a), 348.21 (3) (intro.), 348.21 (3)
2(a) and 348.21 (3) (b) (intro.); and to create 348.17 (6) of the statutes; relating
3to:
seasonal weight limits for certain vehicles transporting manure.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, with limited exceptions, no person may operate upon a
highway any vehicle or combination of vehicles that exceeds certain statutory weight
limits unless the person obtains a permit issued by the Department of
Transportation or a local authority. Under one exception, certain vehicles or vehicle
combinations transporting agricultural crops may, without a permit, exceed weight
limits by not more than 15 percent from September 1 to December 31 of each year.
This substitute amendment provides an exception similar to the agricultural
crop exception. Under this substitute amendment, certain vehicles or vehicle
combinations transporting manure to or from a farm may, without a permit, exceed
weight limits by not more than 15 percent from September 1 to December 31 of each
year.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB501-ASA1, s. 1
1Section 1. 348.15 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB501-ASA1,2,52 348.15 (3) (intro.) Subject to any modifications made by a 1st class city under
3s. 349.15 (3) and except as provided in s. 348.17 (5) or (6), no person, without a permit,
4may operate on a class "A" highway any vehicle or combination of vehicles unless the
5vehicle or combination of vehicles complies with the following weight limitations:
AB501-ASA1, s. 2 6Section 2. 348.17 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
AB501-ASA1,2,107 348.17 (6) (a) From September 1 to December 31 of each year, no permit shall
8be required for the transportation of manure to or from a farm in a vehicle or
9combination of vehicles that exceeds the weight limitations under s. 348.15 by not
10more than 15 percent and that satisfies any of the following:
AB501-ASA1,2,1111 1. Has a registered gross weight of 50,000 pounds or more.
AB501-ASA1,2,1212 2. Is described in s. 340.01 (24) (b).
AB501-ASA1,2,1313 3. Is an implement of husbandry as defined in s. 340.01 (24) (a).
AB501-ASA1,2,1514 (b) This subsection does not apply to the national system of interstate and
15defense highways.
AB501-ASA1, s. 3 16Section 3. 348.19 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB501-ASA1,3,217 348.19 (2) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), whenever after a weighing of a
18vehicle and load as provided in sub. (1) a traffic officer determines that the weight
19exceeds the limitations imposed by s. 348.15, 348.16, or 348.17 (3) or, (5), or (6) or any
20limitations posted as provided in s. 348.17 (1), the operator of such vehicle shall not
21proceed (, except to drive to such place as directed by the traffic officer for the purpose
22of reloading or unloading), until such portion of the load has been reloaded or
23unloaded as may be necessary to reduce the weight of the vehicle and load to comply
24with the limitations imposed by s. 348.15, 348.16, or 348.17 (3) or, (5), or (6) and any
25limitations posted as provided in s. 348.17 (1). All material so reloaded or unloaded

1shall be reloaded or unloaded and cared for by and at the risk of the owner or operator
2of the vehicle.
AB501-ASA1, s. 4 3Section 4. 348.21 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB501-ASA1,3,74 348.21 (3) (intro.) Except as provided in sub. (3g), any person violating s. 348.15
5or 348.16 or any weight limitation posted as provided in s. 348.17 (1) or in a
6declaration issued under s. 348.175 or authorized under s. 348.17 (3) or, (5), or (6) or
7in an overweight permit issued under s. 348.26 or 348.27 may be penalized as follows:
AB501-ASA1, s. 5 8Section 5. 348.21 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB501-ASA1,3,159 348.21 (3) (a) If the weight exceeds by 1,000 pounds or less the maximum set
10forth in s. 348.15 (3) or 348.16 or posted as provided in s. 348.17 (1) or in a declaration
11issued under s. 348.175 or authorized under s. 348.17 (3) or, (5), or (6) or in an
12overweight permit issued under s. 348.26 or 348.27, a forfeiture of not less than $50
13nor more than $100 upon the first conviction and, upon the 2nd and each subsequent
14conviction within a 12-month period, a forfeiture of not less than $100 nor more than
15$200.
AB501-ASA1, s. 6 16Section 6. 348.21 (3) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB501-ASA1,3,2317 348.21 (3) (b) (intro.) If the weight exceeds by more than 1,000 pounds the
18maximum set forth in s. 348.15 (3) or 348.16 or posted as provided in s. 348.17 (1) or
19in a declaration issued under s. 348.175 or authorized under s. 348.17 (3) or, (5), or
20(6)
or in an overweight permit issued under s. 348.26 or 348.27, the forfeiture shall
21be computed according to the following schedule and in the case of violation of s.
22348.15 (3) (bg) or (br) shall be computed on the basis of the weights stated in s. 348.15
23(3) (bg) or (br):
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