SB83,13,105 348.15 (9) (e) 2. Notwithstanding par. (c) and sub. (3) (a), (b), (c), and (g), but
6subject to subd. 3., there is no weight limitation per wheel, axle, or group of axles,
7and no gross weight limitation, for an implement of husbandry described in s. 340.01
8(24) (a) 1. b., or for an agricultural commercial motor vehicle used as described in s.
9340.01 (1o) (e) 1., 2., or 3.,
that is traveling between fields or between a farm and a
10field and is operated on the highway for a distance of 0.5 miles or less.
SB83,23 11Section 23. 348.15 (9) (e) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB83,13,1412 348.15 (9) (e) 3. Subdivisions 1. and , 2., and 4. do not apply on any highway that
13is a part of the national system of interstate and defense highways or that is posted
14with a weight limitation as provided in s. 348.17 (1).
SB83,24 15Section 24. 348.15 (9) (e) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
SB83,13,2216 348.15 (9) (e) 4. Notwithstanding par. (cm) and sub. (3) (a), (b), (c), and (g), but
17subject to subd. 3., there is no weight limitation per wheel, axle, or group of axles,
18and no gross weight limitation, for a 2-vehicle combination transporting by trailer
19or semitrailer an implement of husbandry described in s. 340.01 (24) (a) 1. b. or
20agricultural commercial motor vehicle used as described in s. 340.01 (1o) (e) 1., 2.,
21or 3. from farm to field, from field to field, or from farm to farm, on a highway for a
22distance of 0.5 miles or less.
SB83,25 23Section 25. 348.15 (9) (f) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB83,14,424 348.15 (9) (f) 1. Notwithstanding par. (c) and sub. (3) (a), (b), (c), and (g), and
25except as provided in subd. 3. and par. (e), there is no weight limitation per wheel,

1axle, or group of axles, and no gross weight limitation other than that specified in par.
2(b), for an implement of husbandry described in s. 340.01 (24) (a) 1. b., or for an
3agricultural commercial motor vehicle used as described in s. 340.01 (1o) (e) 1., 2.,
4or 3.,
being operated on a highway that is not designated under subd. 2. a.
SB83,26 5Section 26. 348.15 (9) (f) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:
SB83,14,126 348.15 (9) (f) 1m. Notwithstanding par. (cm) and sub. (3) (a), (b), (c), and (g),
7and except as provided in subd. 3. and par. (e), there is no weight limitation per wheel,
8axle, or group of axles, and no gross weight limitation other than that specified in par.
9(b), for a 2-vehicle combination transporting by trailer or semitrailer an implement
10of husbandry described in s. 340.01 (24) (a) 1. b. or agricultural commercial motor
11vehicle used as described in s. 340.01 (1o) (e) 1., 2., or 3. from farm to field, from field
12to field, or from farm to farm, on a highway that is not designated under subd. 2. a.
SB83,27 13Section 27. 348.15 (9) (f) 2. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB83,14,2514 348.15 (9) (f) 2. a. The governing body of a municipality or county may, by
15resolution or ordinance, designate highways under the municipality's or county's
16jurisdiction, for maintenance purposes, on which the statutory weight limits
17prescribed under this section, other than this paragraph, for implements of
18husbandry or agricultural commercial motor vehicles apply to implements of
19husbandry described in s. 340.01 (24) (a) 1. b., and to agricultural commercial motor
20vehicles used as described in s. 340.01 (1o) (e) 1., 2., or 3., that are operated or
21transported on the highway and to 2-vehicle combinations transporting them.
If a
22resolution or ordinance is adopted under this subd. 2. a., any weight limit resulting
23from the resolution or ordinance is considered to be a weight limit imposed by this
24chapter and any violation is considered to be a violation of the applicable weight
25limits prescribed under this section.
SB83,28
1Section 28. 348.15 (9) (f) 2. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB83,15,72 348.15 (9) (f) 2. b. For a resolution or ordinance under this subdivision to be
3effective in any calendar year, the resolution or ordinance must be adopted on or
4before January 15 of that calendar year or in a November 30 of the prior year. A
5resolution or ordinance adopted under this subdivision shall be valid for at least one
6calendar year. No amendment to a resolution or ordinance is effective in a calendar
7year unless the amendment was adopted on or before November 30 of the prior year.
SB83,29 8Section 29. 348.15 (9) (f) 2. c. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB83,15,139 348.15 (9) (f) 2. c. Each No later than January 20 of the year after it adopts or
10amends a resolution or ordinance under this subdivision, each
municipality or
11county that designates highways under subd. 2. a. shall forward to the department
12a copy of the resolution or ordinance, and the department shall publish the resolution
13or ordinance on the department's Internet site.
SB83,30 14Section 30. 348.15 (9) (f) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB83,15,1715 348.15 (9) (f) 3. Subdivision 1. does Subdivisions 1. and 1m. do not apply on any
16highway that is a state trunk highway or that is posted with a weight limitation as
17provided in s. 348.17 (1).
SB83,31 18Section 31. 348.16 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB83,16,319 348.16 (2) Except as provided in sub. (3) and s. 348.175 and subject to any
20modifications made by a city of the first class pursuant to s. 349.15 (3), no person,
21without a permit therefor, shall operate on a class "B" highway any vehicle or
22combination of vehicles imposing wheel, axle, group of axles, or gross weight on the
23highway exceeding 60 percent of the weights authorized in s. 348.15 (3). This
24subsection does not apply, from April 24, 2014, to January 1, 2020, to a potato
25harvester or
an implement of husbandry or agricultural commercial motor vehicle

1being operated or transported, or to a 2-vehicle combination transporting an
2implement of husbandry or agricultural commercial motor vehicle,
as described in
3s. 348.15 (9) (c), (cm), (e), or (f) 1. or 1m.
SB83,32 4Section 32. 348.21 (3t) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB83,16,95 348.21 (3t) (b) In the case of a violation of s. 348.15 (3) (b) involving an
6implement of husbandry or agricultural commercial motor vehicle or a 2-vehicle
7combination transporting an implement of husbandry or agricultural commercial
8motor vehicle
, the penalty shall be computed on the basis of a permissible weight of
920,000 pounds.
SB83,33 10Section 33. 348.27 (19) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB83,17,311 348.27 (19) (b) 1. Subject to subds. 3. and 5. b. and par. (c), a person may apply
12to the maintaining authority of a highway for an annual or consecutive month,
13no-fee permit to operate an implement of husbandry or agricultural commercial
14motor vehicle that exceeds limitations on length or weight, or both, imposed by this
15chapter. Subject to subds. 3. and 5. b. and par. (c), a person may also apply to the
16maintaining authority of a highway for an annual or consecutive month, no-fee
17permit to operate a 2-vehicle combination transporting by trailer or semitrailer an
18implement of husbandry or agricultural commercial motor vehicle that exceeds
19limitations on length or weight, or both, imposed by this chapter and that is being
20transported on the highway from farm to field, from field to field, or from farm to
21farm.
Upon receiving an application for a no-fee permit under this subsection, the
22maintaining authority shall provide the applicant with a final decision on the
23application within 3 weeks of its receipt. If the maintaining authority fails to
24approve or deny the application within this 3-week period, the application is
25considered approved until the applicant receives a denial meeting the requirements

1under subd. 4. or until 6 weeks from receipt of the application. If the maintaining
2authority fails to approve or deny the application within 6 weeks of its receipt, the
3application is approved.
SB83,34 4Section 34. 348.27 (19) (b) 4m. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB83,17,125 348.27 (19) (b) 4m. a. If a maintaining authority receives a permit application
6with respect to an implement of husbandry described in s. 340.01 (24) (a) 1. b., or with
7respect to an agricultural commercial motor vehicle for use as described in s. 340.01
8(1o) (e) 1., 2., or 3.,
and the only basis to deny the application is the listing or map of
9highways under par. (c) 3. accompanying the application, the maintaining authority
10shall modify the application to include an approved alternate route or map of
11highways for operation or transportation of the implement of husbandry or
12agricultural commercial motor vehicle
and approve the application.
SB83,35 13Section 35. 348.27 (19) (b) 5. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB83,18,514 348.27 (19) (b) 5. a. The governing body of a municipality or county may, by
15resolution or ordinance, authorize operation on any or all highways under the
16municipality's or county's jurisdiction of implements of husbandry and agricultural
17commercial motor vehicles that exceed limitations on length or weight, or both,
18imposed by this chapter. The governing body of a municipality or county may also,
19by resolution or ordinance, authorize operation on any or all highways under the
20municipality's or county's jurisdiction of 2-vehicle combinations transporting by
21trailer or semitrailer an implement of husbandry or agricultural commercial motor
22vehicle that exceeds limitations on length or weight, or both, imposed by this chapter
23and that is being transported from farm to field, from field to field, or from farm to
24farm.
If the governing body of a municipality or county adopts a resolution or
25ordinance under this subd. 5. a., the resolution or ordinance shall be valid for at least

1one calendar year. For a resolution or ordinance under this subd. 5. a. to be effective
2in any calendar year, the resolution or ordinance must be adopted on or before
3January 15 of that calendar year or in a November 30 of the prior year. No
4amendment to a resolution or ordinance is effective in a calendar year unless the
5amendment was adopted on or before November 30 of the prior year.
SB83,36 6Section 36. 348.27 (19) (b) 5. c. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB83,18,157 348.27 (19) (b) 5. c. If the governing body of a municipality or county adopts a
8resolution or ordinance under subd. 5. a. that applies to fewer than all of the
9highways under the municipality's or county's jurisdiction or that authorizes
10operation or transportation of implements of husbandry and agricultural
11commercial motor vehicles but imposes conditions, restrictions, or limitations on this
12operation or transportation, then a person may apply for a permit under subd. 1. for
13operation or transportation of an implement of husbandry or agricultural
14commercial motor vehicle on any highway or under any circumstance not authorized
15by the resolution or ordinance.
SB83,37 16Section 37. 348.27 (19) (b) 5. d. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB83,18,2117 348.27 (19) (b) 5. d. Each No later than January 20 of the year after it adopts
18or amends a resolution or ordinance under this subdivision, each
municipality or
19county that adopts a resolution or ordinance under this subdivision shall forward to
20the department a copy of the resolution or ordinance, and the department shall
21publish the resolution or ordinance on the department's Internet site.
SB83,38 22Section 38. 348.27 (19) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB83,19,323 348.27 (19) (c) 1. With respect to any highway under its jurisdiction, and as
24provided in subd. 8. and par. (b) 4m. b., a maintaining authority may issue an annual
25or consecutive month, no-fee permit authorizing operation on the highway of an

1implement of husbandry or agricultural commercial motor vehicle that exceeds
2limitations on length or weight, or both, imposed by this chapter if the applicable
3requirements of this subsection are satisfied.
SB83,39 4Section 39. 348.27 (19) (c) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:
SB83,19,125 348.27 (19) (c) 1m. With respect to any highway under its jurisdiction, and as
6provided in subd. 9. and par. (b) 4m. b., a maintaining authority may issue an annual
7or consecutive month, no-fee permit authorizing operation on the highway of a
82-vehicle combination transporting by trailer or semitrailer an implement of
9husbandry or agricultural commercial motor vehicle that exceeds limitations on
10length or weight, or both, imposed by this chapter and that is being transported from
11farm to field, from field to field, or from farm to farm, if the applicable requirements
12of this subsection are satisfied.
SB83,40 13Section 40. 348.27 (19) (c) 8. of the statutes is created to read:
SB83,19,1814 348.27 (19) (c) 8. In addition to the authorization under subd. 1., a no-fee
15permit issued under this subsection authorizes an implement of husbandry or
16agricultural commercial motor vehicle being operated in compliance with the permit
17to cross any highway that intersects with a highway under the jurisdiction of the
18maintaining authority that issued the permit.
SB83,41 19Section 41. 348.27 (19) (c) 9. of the statutes is created to read:
SB83,19,2420 348.27 (19) (c) 9. In addition to the authorization under subd. 1m., a no-fee
21permit issued under this subsection authorizes a 2-vehicle combination
22transporting an implement of husbandry or agricultural commercial motor vehicle
23in compliance with the permit to cross any highway that intersects with a highway
24under the jurisdiction of the maintaining authority that issued the permit.
SB83,42 25Section 42. 348.27 (19) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB83,20,7
1348.27 (19) (cm) If a no-fee permit is issued under this subsection authorizing
2a 2-vehicle combination to transport by trailer or semitrailer an implement of
3husbandry, the permit shall require the person transporting the implement of
4husbandry to comply with ss. 347.24 (3), 347.245 (1), and 347.25 (2g), as applicable.
5For purposes of this paragraph, the requirements under ss. 347.24 (3), 347.245 (1),
6and 347.25 (2g) shall apply to an implement of husbandry being transported to the
7same extent as if the implement of husbandry were being operated.
SB83,43 8Section 43. 348.27 (19) (d) 1. cm. of the statutes is created to read:
SB83,20,139 348.27 (19) (d) 1. cm. If the application is for operation of a 2-vehicle
10combination transporting by trailer or semitrailer an implement of husbandry or
11agricultural commercial motor vehicle, a description of the power unit and trailer or
12semitrailer of the 2-vehicle combination, including make, model, estimated vehicle
13weight, and vehicle registration number, if applicable.
SB83,44 14Section 44. 348.27 (19) (d) 3. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB83,20,1815 348.27 (19) (d) 3. a. Except as provided in subd. 3. b., c., and d., and e., a
16maintaining authority shall keep confidential all information provided by an
17applicant for a permit under this subsection and this information is not open to public
18inspection, copying, or disclosure under s. 19.35.
SB83,45 19Section 45. 348.27 (19) (d) 3. e. of the statutes is created to read:
SB83,20,2320 348.27 (19) (d) 3. e. This subdivision does not prohibit a maintaining authority
21from disclosing information to the permit applicant or the applicant's agent or from
22disclosing, in any court proceeding, information necessary for judicial review of the
23maintaining authority's decision.
SB83,46 24Section 46. 348.27 (19) (d) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
SB83,21,3
1348.27 (19) (d) 4. In making its initial determination on an application for a
2no-fee permit under this subsection, a municipality is not subject to the
3requirements under subch. V of ch. 19.
SB83,47 4Section 47. 348.27 (19) (e) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB83,21,215 348.27 (19) (e) 2. Notwithstanding s. 348.25 (9), any person aggrieved by an
6adverse determination by a municipality or county may obtain review of the adverse
7determination in the manner provided in ch. 68 or as provided under an ordinance
8or resolution adopted under s. 68.16. However, review of the initial determination
9of the municipality or county, under s. 68.09 or 68.10 or under the equivalent
10provision of an ordinance or resolution adopted by a municipality under s. 68.16,
11shall be made by, respectively, the governing body of the municipality or the county
12highway committee of the county. Notwithstanding ss. 19.83 (1) and 19.85 (1), any
13deliberation or proceeding, at a meeting of the governing body of a municipality or
14county or any of its committees, related to review of an adverse determination shall
15be conducted in closed session, with the permit applicant and any agent of the
16applicant present for any evidentiary hearing or argument. The municipality or
17county shall keep confidential all information provided by or on behalf of the permit
18applicant during the proceeding and this information is not open to public inspection,
19copying, or disclosure under s. 19.35, except that this information may be included
20in the written decision provided to the permit applicant or applicant's agent and may
21be disclosed in any court proceeding for judicial review of the decision.
SB83,48 22Section 48. Nonstatutory provisions.
SB83,21,2523 (1) Notwithstanding section 13.096 (2) of the statutes, the department of
24transportation shall not prepare a report on this bill under section 13.096 (2) and (3)
25of the statutes.
SB83,49
1Section 49. Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after publication,
2except as follows:
SB83,22,53 (1) The treatment of section 348.05 (3m) (c) of the statutes, and the amendment
4of section 348.05 (3m) (a) of the statutes, take effect on November 1, 2015, or on the
5day after publication, whichever is later.
SB83,22,66 (End)
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