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3. At least 2 strips of yellow retroreflective conspicuity material visible to the
17front of the implement of husbandry. On the left and right sides of the implement
18of husbandry, the outer edge of at least one strip of this material shall be mounted
19within 16 inches of, respectively, the extreme left and extreme right of the implement
20of husbandry.
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4. Subject to ss. 347.06 (1) and (3), 347.13 (2), and 347.22 (1), at least 2 red tail
22lamps mounted symmetrically to the rear of the implement of husbandry, or as close
23to the rear as practicable.
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(c) In addition to any applicable requirement under par. (b), if a wide implement
25of husbandry has a total width in excess of 20 feet, no person may operate the
1implement of husbandry on a highway unless the implement of husbandry is
2accompanied by an escort vehicle operating with hazard lights activated. If the
3implement of husbandry is being operated on a highway with only one lane for travel
4in each direction, the escort vehicle shall be operated ahead of the implement of
5husbandry on the highway. If the implement of husbandry is being operated on a
6highway with more than one lane for travel in each direction or on a 3-lane highway,
7the escort vehicle shall be operated behind the implement of husbandry on the
8highway. This paragraph does not apply to an implement of husbandry that is
9traveling between fields and operated on the highway for a distance of 0.25 miles or
10less.
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(d) No person may operate on a highway any implement of husbandry
12manufactured on or after January 1, 2014, unless it is equipped with all lighting and
13marking devices with which the implement of husbandry was originally equipped by
14the manufacturer and all such lighting and marking devices are in good working
15order and visible at the time of operation.
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(e) The requirements under this subsection apply in addition to any applicable
17requirements under subs. (1) and (2) and ss. 347.21, 347.22, and 347.27.
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18Section
19. 347.245 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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347.245
(1) After January 1, 1970, no person may operate on a highway, day
20or night, any vehicle or equipment, any animal-drawn vehicle, or any other
21machinery, including all road machinery, that usually travels at speeds of less than
2225 miles per hour or any vehicle operated under a special restricted operator's license
23issued under s. 343.135 or any lightweight utility vehicle, as defined in s. 346.94 (21)
24(a) 2.,
or any wide implement of husbandry, as defined in s. 347.24 (3) (a), that is
25manufactured before January 1, 2014, unless there is displayed on the most
1practicable visible rear area of the vehicle or combination of vehicles, a slow moving
2vehicle (SMV) emblem as described in and displayed as provided in sub. (2). Any
3towed vehicle or machine is exempt from this provision if the towing vehicle is visible
4from the rear and is in compliance with this section. All road machinery is excluded
5when it is engaged in actual construction or maintenance work either guarded by a
6flagman or clearly visible warning signs. Except as provided in s. 347.21 (1), the
7requirement of the emblem shall be in addition to any lighting devices required or
8permitted by law. Mopeds and motor bicycles are excluded from the provisions of this
9section unless they are operated under a special restricted operator's license issued
10under s. 343.135. Electric personal assistive mobility devices are excluded from the
11provisions of this section. The SMV emblem need not be displayed on vehicles
12moving directly across the highway.
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13Section
20. 347.245 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
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347.245
(5) This section does not apply to any vehicle or combination of vehicles
15to the left rear of which is attached a yellow or amber flashing light at least 4 inches
16in diameter
, except to a wide implement of husbandry, as defined in s. 347.24 (3) (a),
17that is manufactured before January 1, 2014.
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18Section
21. 347.25 (2g) of the statutes is created to read:
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347.25
(2g) No person may operate on a highway any self-propelled implement
20of husbandry manufactured before January 1, 2014, and having a total width in
21excess of 12 feet, unless it is equipped with a 360-degree yellow or amber rotating
22strobe or beacon light, mounted at the highest practicable point, or 2 flashing amber
23lights visible to the front and rear, and the light or lights are activated.
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24Section
22. 348.01 (2) (bg) of the statutes is created to read:
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1348.01
(2) (bg) "Implement dealer" means any person engaged in the business
2of delivering, repairing, or servicing implements of husbandry or agricultural
3commercial motor vehicles.
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4Section
23. 348.01 (2) (bp) of the statutes is created to read:
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348.01
(2) (bp) "Potato harvester" means a self-propelled implement of
6husbandry designed and used exclusively for harvesting potatoes.
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7Section
24. 348.02 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
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348.02
(6) The provisions of this chapter apply to implements of husbandry and
9agricultural commercial motor vehicles.
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10Section
25. 348.03 of the statutes is created to read:
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11348.03 Self-certification for agricultural commercial motor vehicles. 12(1) The department shall prescribe a form for the owner or operator of an
13agricultural commercial motor vehicle to certify that the vehicle and its operation
14satisfy all requirements specified in the definition under s. 340.01 (1o).
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15(2) The certification on the form under sub. (1) of an owner or operator of an
16agricultural commercial motor vehicle may be offered to the department or any
17traffic officer as evidence of the truth of the matters asserted in the certification, but
18the certification is not conclusive of such matters.
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19Section
26. 348.05 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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348.05
(2) (a) No limitation for implements of husbandry
temporarily operated
21upon a highway in the course of performance of its work.
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22Section
27
. 348.05 (2) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2013 Wisconsin Act ....
23(this act), is amended to read:
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348.05
(2) (a)
No Subject to ss. 347.24 (3), 347.245 (1), and 347.25 (2g), no 25limitation for implements of husbandry.
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1Section
28. 348.05 (2) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
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348.05
(2) (am) Ten feet for an agricultural commercial motor vehicle, except
3that, if the agricultural commercial motor vehicle is operated for purposes of
4spreading lime or fertilizer but not including manure application and has extending
5tires, fenders, or fender flares, the total outside width of the agricultural commercial
6motor vehicle may not exceed 12 feet.
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7Section
29. 348.05 (2) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
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8Section
30. 348.05 (2g) of the statutes is created to read:
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348.05
(2g) Subsection (2) (a) also applies to implements of husbandry while
10being operated or transported by an implement dealer or farmer for purposes of
11delivery, repair, or servicing of the implement of husbandry if the implement of
12husbandry is being operated or transported under either of the following
13circumstances:
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(a) Directly from a farmer's owned or leased land to the business location of an
15implement dealer that is within a 75-mile radius of the farmer's owned or leased
16land.
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(b) Directly from the business location of an implement dealer to a farmer's
18owned or leased land that is within a 75-mile radius of the implement dealer's
19business location.
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20Section
31. 348.05 (2g) of the statutes, as created by 2013 Wisconsin Act ....
21(this act), is renumbered 348.05 (2g) (a), and 348.05 (2g) (a) (intro.), as renumbered,
22is amended to read:
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348.05
(2g) (a) (intro.)
Subsection
Subject to par. (b), subsection (2) (a) also
24applies to implements of husbandry while being operated or transported by an
25implement dealer or farmer for purposes of delivery, repair, or servicing of the
1implement of husbandry if the implement of husbandry is being operated or
2transported under either of the following circumstances:
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3Section
32. 348.05 (2g) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
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348.05 (2g) (b) Paragraph (a) applies only if the person operating or
5transporting the implement of husbandry complies with ss. 347.24 (3), 347.245 (1),
6and 347.25 (2g), as applicable. For purposes of this paragraph, the requirements
7under ss. 347.24 (3), 347.245 (1), and 347.25 (2g) shall apply to an implement of
8husbandry being transported to the same extent as if the implement of husbandry
9were being operated.
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10Section
33. 348.05 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
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11Section
34. 348.06 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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348.06
(2) Implements of husbandry of any height may be
temporarily 13operated upon a highway without a permit for excessive height.
The operator of the
14implement of husbandry is responsible for ensuring that there is adequate height
15clearance between the implement of husbandry and any overhead structure or
16obstruction, including any utility line.
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17Section
35. 348.07 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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348.07
(1) No person, without a permit therefor, may operate on a highway any
19single vehicle with an overall length in excess of 45 feet or any combination of 2
20vehicles with an overall length in excess of 70 feet, except as otherwise provided in
21subs. (2), (2a),
(2m), and (4m) and s. 348.08 (1).
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22Section
36. 348.07 (2) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 348.07 (2) (e) 2. and
23amended to read:
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348.07
(2) (e) 2.
No limitation One hundred feet for implements of husbandry
25temporarily operated upon a highway that are 2-vehicle combinations.
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1Section
37. 348.07 (2) (e) 1. of the statutes is created to read:
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348.07
(2) (e) 1. Sixty feet for an implement of husbandry that is a single
3vehicle.
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4Section
38. 348.07 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
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348.07
(2m) Subsection (2) (e) also applies to implements of husbandry while
6being operated or transported by an implement dealer or farmer for purposes of
7delivery, repair, or servicing of the implement of husbandry if the implement of
8husbandry is being operated or transported under either of the following
9circumstances:
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(a) Directly from a farmer's owned or leased land to the business location of an
11implement dealer that is within a 75-mile radius of the farmer's owned or leased
12land.
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(b) Directly from the business location of an implement dealer to a farmer's
14owned or leased land that is within a 75-mile radius of the implement dealer's
15business location.
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39. 348.08 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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348.08
(1) (b) Two
trailers used primarily as implements of husbandry
in
18connection with seasonal agricultural activities or one such trailer and any other
19implement of husbandry may, without such permit, be drawn by
a farm tractor if the
20operation of such combination of vehicles is exclusively a farming operation and not
21for the transportation of property for hire and, or attached to, another implement of
22husbandry if the overall length of such combination of vehicles does not exceed
60 2370 feet
, or 100 feet if the vehicle combination is traveling at a speed of not more than
2420 miles per hour.
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25Section
40. 348.08 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1348.08
(1) (d) Two trailers transporting empty pressurized or nonpressurized
2tanks used for hauling or storing liquid agricultural fertilizer or 2 implements of
3husbandry, including 2 empty trailers used primarily as implements of husbandry
4in connection with seasonal agricultural activities, may, without such permit, be
5drawn by a motor truck
or, truck tractor
, or agricultural commercial motor vehicle 6if the overall length of such combination of vehicles and load does not exceed
60 70 7feet
or, if the vehicle combination is traveling at a speed of not more than 20 miles
8per hour, 100 feet. For purposes of this paragraph, "empty" means less than 20% full.
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9Section
41. 348.08 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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348.08
(2) Whenever any train of
agricultural vehicles implements of
11husbandry is being operated under sub. (1) (b), the train shall be equipped as
12provided in s. 347.21 (1m)
and (2). Whenever any train of agricultural vehicles is
13being operated under sub. (1) (d), the train shall be equipped as provided in s. 347.21
14(1)
and (2). The trailer hitches of a train
of agricultural vehicles described in this
15subsection shall be of a positive nature so as to prevent accidental release.
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16Section
42. 348.09 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
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348.09
(3) This section does not apply if the load is an implement of husbandry
18or agricultural commercial motor vehicle being transported as provided in s. 348.05
19(2g).
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20Section
43. 348.15 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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348.15
(3) (b) The gross weight imposed on the highway by the wheels of any
22one axle may not exceed 20,000 pounds
or, if the vehicle or combination of vehicles
23is an implement of husbandry or agricultural commercial motor vehicle, 23,000
24pounds. In addition, the gross weight imposed on the highway by the wheels of the
25steering axle of a truck tractor may not exceed 13,000 pounds unless the
1manufacturer's rated capacity of the axle and the tires is sufficient to carry the
2weight, but not to exceed 20,000 pounds.
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3Section
44. 348.15 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
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348.15
(3) (d) Notwithstanding
par.
pars. (c)
and (g), 2 consecutive sets of
5tandem axles may impose on the highway a gross load of 34,000 pounds each if the
6overall distance between the first and last axles of such consecutive sets of tandem
7axles is 36 feet or more.
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45. 348.15 (3) (f) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
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348.15
(3) (f) 2. Notwithstanding pars. (a) to (c)
and (g), sub. (4), and ss. 348.17
10and 349.16, and subject to subd. 3., in the case of a heavy-duty vehicle equipped with
11idle reduction technology, the gross weight of the vehicle, and the gross weight
12imposed on the highway by the wheels of any one axle or axle group of the vehicle,
13may exceed the applicable weight limitation specified in pars. (a) to (c)
or (g) or posted
14as provided in s. 348.17 (1) by not more than 400 pounds or the weight of the idle
15reduction technology, whichever is less.
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16Section
46. 348.15 (3) (g) of the statutes is created to read:
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348.15
(3) (g) Notwithstanding par. (c), if the vehicle or combination of vehicles
18is an implement of husbandry or agricultural commercial motor vehicle, the gross
19weight imposed on the highway by any group of 2 or more consecutive axles of the
20vehicle or vehicle combination may not exceed the maximum gross weights in the
21following table for each of the respective distances between axles and the respective
22numbers of axles of a group: [See Figure 348.15 (3) (g) following]
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1Section
47. 348.15 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1348.15
(8) Unless the department provides otherwise by rule, any axle of a
2vehicle or combination of vehicles which does not impose on the highway at least 8%
3of the gross weight of the vehicle or combination of vehicles may not be counted as
4an axle for the purposes of sub. (3) (c)
and (g).
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5Section
48. 348.15 (9) of the statutes is created to read:
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348.15
(9) (a) Except as provided in pars. (c) and (e), the increased weight
7allowance for implements of husbandry and agricultural commercial motor vehicles
8under sub. (3) (b) and (g) applies in lieu of, not in addition to, any other increased
9weight allowance for implements of husbandry authorized under this chapter.
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(b) Except as provided in par. (e), the maximum gross weight for an implement
11of husbandry or agricultural commercial motor vehicle operated on a highway
12without a permit may not exceed 92,000 pounds.
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(c) 1. Notwithstanding sub. (3) (b), (c), and (g), there is no weight limitation per
14wheel, axle, or group of axles for an implement of husbandry that is an empty potato
15harvester if, subject to subd. 2., the potato harvester is accompanied by one or more
16escort vehicles operating with hazard lights activated, except that such a potato
17harvester is subject to any weight limitation posted as provided in s. 348.17 (1).
18Except as provided in par. (e), a potato harvester is subject to the maximum gross
19weight limitation for implements of husbandry specified in par. (b).
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2. A potato harvester is not required to be accompanied by any escort vehicle
21under subd. 1. if the potato harvester is traveling between fields and operated on the
22highway for a distance of 0.25 miles or less.
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(d) The increased weight allowance for implements of husbandry and
24agricultural commercial motor vehicles under sub. (3) (b) and (g) does not apply on
25any highway that is a part of the national system of interstate and defense highways.
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1(e) 1. Notwithstanding par. (c) and sub. (3) (b), (c), and (g), but subject to subd.
23., there is no weight limitation per wheel, axle, or group of axles, and no gross weight
3limitation, for an implement of husbandry or agricultural commercial motor vehicle
4while being operated or transported by an implement dealer or farmer for purposes
5of delivery, repair, or servicing of the implement of husbandry or agricultural
6commercial motor vehicle if the implement of husbandry or agricultural commercial
7motor vehicle is being operated or transported under either of the following
8circumstances:
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a. Directly from a farmer's owned or leased land to the business location of an
10implement dealer that is within a 75-mile radius of the farmer's owned or leased
11land.
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b. Directly from the business location of an implement dealer to a farmer's
13owned or leased land that is within a 75-mile radius of the implement dealer's
14business location.
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2. Notwithstanding par. (c) and sub. (3) (b), (c), and (g), but subject to subd. 3.,
16there is no weight limitation per wheel, axle, or group of axles, and no gross weight
17limitation, for an implement of husbandry described in s. 340.01 (24) (a) 1. b. that is
18traveling between fields and operated on the highway for a distance of 0.25 miles or
19less.
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3. Subdivisions 1. and 2. do not apply on any highway that is a part of the
21national system of interstate and defense highways or that is posted with a weight
22limitation as provided in s. 348.17 (1).
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23Section
49. 348.16 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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348.16
(2) Except as provided in sub. (3) and s. 348.175 and subject to any
25modifications made by a city of the first class pursuant to s. 349.15 (3), no person,
1without a permit therefor, shall operate on a class "B" highway any vehicle or
2combination of vehicles imposing wheel, axle, group of axles, or gross weight on the
3highway exceeding 60 percent of the weights authorized in s. 348.15 (3).
This
4subsection does not apply to a potato harvester or an implement of husbandry or
5agricultural commercial motor vehicle being operated or transported as described in
6s. 348.15 (9) (e).
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50. 348.17 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 348.17 (5) (a) and
8amended to read:
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348.17
(5) (a) From September 1 to December 31 of each year, no permit shall
10be required for the transportation of corn, soybeans, potatoes, vegetables, or
11cranberries from the field to storage on the grower's owned or leased land, from the
12field to initial storage at a location not owned or leased by the grower, or from the field
13to initial processing in a vehicle or combination of vehicles
having a registered gross
14weight of 50,000 pounds or more or described in s. 340.01 (24) (b) that exceeds the
15weight limitations under s. 348.15 by not more than 15 percent
. and that satisfies
16any of the following:
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17(b) This subsection does not apply to the national system of interstate and
18defense highways, except for that portion of I 39 between USH 51 and I 90/94.
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51. 348.17 (5) (a) 1. and 2. of the statutes are created to read:
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348.17
(5) (a) 1. Has a registered gross weight of 50,000 pounds or more.
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2. Is a motor truck, farm truck, road tractor, truck tractor, or farm truck tractor
22or such a vehicle combined with a semitrailer, trailer, or farm trailer, when the
23vehicle or combination is a commercial motor vehicle operated on a highway.
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52. 348.17 (6) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
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1348.17
(6) (a) 2. Is
described in s. 340.01 (24) (b) a motor truck, farm truck, road
2tractor, truck tractor, or farm truck tractor or such a vehicle combined with a
3semitrailer, trailer, or farm trailer, when the vehicle or combination is a commercial
4motor vehicle operated on a highway.
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53. 348.17 (6) (a) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
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6Section
54. 348.21 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: