SB448,10,4
1347.245 (5) This section does not apply to any vehicle or combination of vehicles
2to the left rear of which is attached a yellow or amber flashing light at least 4 inches
3in diameter, except to a wide an implement of husbandry, as defined in s. 347.24 (3)
4(a), that is manufactured before January 1, 2014
.
SB448,15 5Section 15. 347.25 (2g) of the statutes, as created by 2013 Wisconsin Act 377,
6is amended to read:
SB448,10,117 347.25 (2g) No person may operate on a highway any self-propelled implement
8of husbandry manufactured before January 1, 2014, and having a total width in
9excess of 12 feet, unless it is equipped with a 360-degree yellow or amber rotating
10strobe or beacon light, mounted at the highest practicable point, or 2 flashing amber
11lights visible to the front and rear, and the light or lights are activated.
SB448,16 12Section 16. 347.27 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB448,10,1513 347.27 (3) In this section, "vehicle" includes farm tractors and self-propelled
14farm implements
, implements of husbandry, animal-drawn vehicles, lightweight
15utility vehicles as defined in s. 346.94 (21) (a) 2., and road machinery.
SB448,17 16Section 17. 347.45 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB448,10,2217 347.45 (2) (intro.) No person shall operate on a highway any vehicle, including
18farm tractors, self-propelled farm implements, implements of husbandry,
19animal-drawn vehicles and road machinery, if such vehicle has on the periphery of
20any of its tires any block, stud, flange, cleat, spike or other protuberance of any
21material other than rubber which projects beyond the tread of the traction surface
22of the tire, except that:
SB448,18 23Section 18. 347.45 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB448,11,3
1347.45 (2) (a) Farm tractors, self-propelled farm implements, implements of
2husbandry, bicycles, animal-drawn vehicles, and road machinery may be operated
3with metal tires or tires having protuberances that will not injure the highway.
SB448,19 4Section 19. 348.01 (2) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB448,11,95 348.01 (2) (cm) "To or from a farm-related destination," with respect to
6operating or transporting an implement of husbandry or agricultural commercial
7motor vehicle, means movement between or among farms, fields, agricultural
8storage or processing facilities, locations where the implement of husbandry or
9agricultural commercial motor vehicle is stored, or any combination of the foregoing.
SB448,20 10Section 20. 348.05 (2) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB448,11,1711 348.05 (2) (am) Ten feet for an agricultural commercial motor vehicle, except
12that, if the agricultural commercial motor vehicle is operated for purposes of
13spraying pesticides or spreading lime or fertilizer but not including manure
14application and has extending tires, fenders, or fender flares, the total outside width
15of the agricultural commercial motor vehicle may not exceed 12 feet. This paragraph
16does not apply to an agricultural commercial motor vehicle on a highway that is a
17part of the national system of interstate and defense highways.
SB448,21 18Section 21. 348.05 (2g) (a) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2013
19Wisconsin Act 377
, is amended to read:
SB448,11,2420 348.05 (2g) (a) (intro.) Subject Except as provided in par. (c), and subject to par.
21(b), subsection sub. (2) (a) also applies to implements of husbandry while being
22operated or transported by an implement dealer or farmer for purposes of delivery,
23repair, or servicing of the implement of husbandry if the implement of husbandry is
24being operated or transported under either of the following circumstances:
SB448,22
1Section 22. 348.05 (2g) (b) of the statutes, as created by 2013 Wisconsin Act
2377
, is renumbered 348.05 (2g) (b) 1. and amended to read:
SB448,12,83 348.05 (2g) (b) 1. Paragraph (a) applies to a person operating or towing an
4implement of husbandry
only if the person operating or transporting the implement
5of husbandry
complies with ss. 347.24 (3), 347.245 (1), and 347.25 (2g), as applicable.
6For purposes of this subdivision, the requirements under ss. 347.24 (3), 347.245 (1),
7and 347.25 (2g) shall apply to an implement of husbandry being towed to the same
8extent as if the implement of husbandry were being operated.
SB448,12,14 92. Paragraph (a) applies to a person transporting by trailer or semitrailer an
10implement of husbandry only if the person complies with s. 347.24 (3) (b) 1.
For
11purposes of this paragraph subdivision, the requirements under ss. s. 347.24 (3),
12347.245 (1), and 347.25 (2g)
(b) 1. shall apply to an implement of husbandry being
13transported by trailer or semitrailer to the same extent as if the implement of
14husbandry were being operated.
SB448,23 15Section 23. 348.05 (2g) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB448,12,2016 348.05 (2g) (c) This subsection does not apply to implements of husbandry
17being transported by trailer or semitrailer on a highway that is a part of the national
18system of interstate and defense highways, but does apply to implements of
19husbandry being operated or towed on a highway that is a part of the national system
20of interstate and defense highways.
SB448,24 21Section 24. 348.05 (3m) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act
2215
, is amended to read:
SB448,13,223 348.05 (3m) (a) Subject to par. (c), implements of husbandry of any width may
24be transported by trailer or semitrailer, without a permit, on a highway from farm

1to field, from field to field, or from farm to farm
to or from a farm-related destination,
2at times other than hours of darkness.
SB448,25 3Section 25. 348.05 (3m) (b) of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act
415
, is amended to read:
SB448,13,75 348.05 (3m) (b) This subsection does not apply to the national system of
6interstate and defense highways, except for that portion of I 39 between USH 51 and
7I 90/94
.
SB448,26 8Section 26. 348.05 (3m) (c) of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act
915
, is amended to read:
SB448,13,1510 348.05 (3m) (c) Paragraph (a) applies only if the person transporting the
11implement of husbandry complies with ss. s. 347.24 (3), 347.245 (1), and 347.25 (2g),
12as applicable.
(b) 1. For purposes of this paragraph, the requirements under ss. s.
13347.24 (3), 347.245 (1), and 347.25 (2g) (b) 1. shall apply to an implement of
14husbandry being transported to the same extent as if the implement of husbandry
15were being operated.
SB448,27 16Section 27. 348.05 (3r) of the statutes is created to read:
SB448,13,2217 348.05 (3r) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), and subject to s. 348.09 (3) (b),
18sub. (2) (am) also applies to agricultural commercial motor vehicles while being
19operated or transported by trailer or semitrailer by an implement dealer or farmer
20for purposes of delivery, repair, or servicing of the agricultural commercial motor
21vehicle if the agricultural commercial motor vehicle is being operated or transported
22by trailer or semitrailer under either of the following circumstances:
SB448,13,2523 1. Directly from a farmer's owned or leased land to the business location of an
24implement dealer that is within a 75-mile radius of the farmer's owned or leased
25land.
SB448,14,3
12. Directly from the business location of an implement dealer to a farmer's
2owned or leased land that is within a 75-mile radius of the implement dealer's
3business location.
SB448,14,64 (b) This subsection does not apply to agricultural commercial motor vehicles
5being operated or transported by trailer or semitrailer on a highway that is a part
6of the national system of interstate and defense highways.
SB448,28 7Section 28. 348.05 (3t) of the statutes is created to read:
SB448,14,118 348.05 (3t) (a) Subject to par. (b) and s. 348.09 (3) (b), agricultural commercial
9motor vehicles not exceeding the width specified in sub. (2) (am) may be transported
10by trailer or semitrailer, without a permit, on a highway to or from a farm-related
11destination, at times other than hours of darkness.
SB448,14,1312 (b) This subsection does not apply to the national system of interstate and
13defense highways.
SB448,29 14Section 29. 348.06 (2) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin
15Act 15
, is amended to read:
SB448,14,2316 348.06 (2) (intro.) Implements of husbandry, and 2-vehicle combinations
17transporting by trailer or semitrailer implements of husbandry from farm to field,
18from field to field, or from farm to farm
to or from a farm-related destination, of any
19height may be operated upon a highway without a permit for excessive height. The
20operator of the implement of husbandry or 2-vehicle combination is responsible for
21ensuring that there is adequate height clearance between the implement of
22husbandry being operated or transported and any overhead structure or obstruction,
23other than a structure or obstruction that is any of the following:
SB448,30 24Section 30. 348.07 (2) (e) 2. of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act
2515
, is amended to read:
SB448,15,4
1348.07 (2) (e) 2. Except as provided in subd. 3., 100 feet for implements of
2husbandry that are 2-vehicle combinations and for 2-vehicle combinations
3transporting by trailer or semitrailer implements of husbandry from farm to field,
4from field to field, or from farm to farm
to or from a farm-related destination.
SB448,31 5Section 31. 348.07 (2r) of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act 15,
6is amended to read:
SB448,15,97 348.07 (2r) Subsection (2) (e) also applies to implements of husbandry while
8being transported by trailer or semitrailer on a highway from farm to field, from field
9to field, or from farm to farm
to or from a farm-related destination.
SB448,32 10Section 32. 348.09 (3) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 15,
11is renumbered 348.09 (3) (a) and amended to read:
SB448,15,1512 348.09 (3) (a) This Subject to par. (b), this section does not apply if the load is
13an implement of husbandry being transported as provided in s. 348.05 (2g) or (3m)
14or an agricultural commercial motor vehicle being transported as provided in s.
15348.05 (3r) or (3t)
.
SB448,33 16Section 33. 348.09 (3) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB448,16,217 348.09 (3) (b) No person may transport by trailer or semitrailer on a highway
18an agricultural commercial motor vehicle exceeding 8 feet 6 inches in total outside
19width unless the agricultural commercial motor vehicle is equipped with at least 2
20amber flashing warning lamps that are lighted and visible from both the front and
21rear. When lighted, these lamps shall be capable of being seen and distinguished
22under normal atmospheric conditions during hours of darkness at a distance of 500
23feet from the front and rear of the agricultural commercial motor vehicle. These
24lamps shall be mounted, as nearly as practicable, to indicate the extreme width of

1the agricultural commercial motor vehicle, but not more than 16 inches from the
2lateral extremities of the agricultural commercial motor vehicle.
SB448,34 3Section 34. 348.15 (3) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 15,
4is amended to read:
SB448,16,145 348.15 (3) (b) The gross weight imposed on the highway by the wheels of any
6one axle may not exceed 20,000 pounds or, if the vehicle or combination of vehicles
7is an implement of husbandry or agricultural commercial motor vehicle, or is a
82-vehicle combination transporting by trailer or semitrailer an implement of
9husbandry or agricultural commercial motor vehicle from farm to field, from field to
10field, or from farm to farm
to or from a farm-related destination, and is operated on
11or before January 1, 2020, 23,000 pounds. In addition, the gross weight imposed on
12the highway by the wheels of the steering axle of a truck tractor may not exceed
1313,000 pounds unless the manufacturer's rated capacity of the axle and the tires is
14sufficient to carry the weight, but not to exceed 20,000 pounds.
SB448,35 15Section 35. 348.15 (3) (g) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin
16Act 15
, is amended to read:
SB448,17,217 348.15 (3) (g) (intro.) Notwithstanding par. (c), if the vehicle or combination of
18vehicles is an implement of husbandry or agricultural commercial motor vehicle, or
19is a 2-vehicle combination transporting by trailer or semitrailer an implement of
20husbandry or agricultural commercial motor vehicle from farm to field, from field to
21field, or from farm to farm
to or from a farm-related destination, and is operated on
22or before January 1, 2020, the gross weight imposed on the highway by any group
23of 2 or more consecutive axles of the vehicle or vehicle combination may not exceed
24the maximum gross weights in the following table for each of the respective distances

1between axles and the respective numbers of axles of a group: [See Figure 348.15 (3)
2(g) following]
SB448,36 3Section 36. 348.15 (9) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 15,
4is amended to read:
SB448,17,95 348.15 (9) (a) Except as provided in pars. (c), (cm), (e), and (f), the increased
6weight allowance for implements of husbandry and agricultural commercial motor
7vehicles under sub. (3) (b) and (g) applies in lieu of, not in addition to, any other
8increased weight allowance for implements of husbandry or agricultural commercial
9motor vehicles
authorized under this chapter.
SB448,37 10Section 37. 348.15 (9) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 15,
11is amended to read:
SB448,17,1912 348.15 (9) (b) Except as provided in par. (e), the maximum gross weight for an
13implement of husbandry or agricultural commercial motor vehicle operated on a
14highway without a permit may not exceed 92,000 pounds. Except as provided in par.
15(e), the maximum gross weight for a 2-vehicle combination transporting by trailer
16or semitrailer an implement of husbandry or agricultural commercial motor vehicle
17from farm to field, from field to field, or from farm to farm to or from a farm-related
18destination
, and operated on a highway without a permit, may not exceed 92,000
19pounds.
SB448,38 20Section 38. 348.15 (9) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB448,17,2421 348.15 (9) (c) 2. A potato harvester is not required to be accompanied by any
22escort vehicle under subd. 1. if the potato harvester is traveling between fields or
23between a farm and a field
to or from a farm-related destination and is operated on
24the highway for a distance of 0.5 miles or less.
SB448,39
1Section 39. 348.15 (9) (cm) of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act
215
, is amended to read:
SB448,18,123 348.15 (9) (cm) 1. Notwithstanding sub. (3) (a), (b), (c), and (g), there is no
4weight limitation per wheel, axle, or group of axles for a 2-vehicle combination
5transporting by trailer or semitrailer an empty potato harvester from farm to field,
6from field to field, or from farm to farm
to or from a farm-related destination if,
7subject to subd. 2., the 2-vehicle combination is accompanied by one or more escort
8vehicles operating with hazard lights activated, except that such a 2-vehicle
9combination is subject to any weight limitation posted as provided in s. 348.17 (1).
10Except as provided in par. (e), such a 2-vehicle combination transporting a potato
11harvester is subject to the maximum gross weight limitation for 2-vehicle
12combinations transporting implements of husbandry specified in par. (b).
SB448,18,1613 2. A 2-vehicle combination transporting a potato harvester is not required to
14be accompanied by any escort vehicle under subd. 1. if the potato harvester is being
15transported from farm to field, from field to field, or from farm to farm to or from a
16farm-related destination
on a highway for a distance of 0.5 miles or less.
SB448,40 17Section 40. 348.15 (9) (e) 2. of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act
1815
, is amended to read:
SB448,18,2519 348.15 (9) (e) 2. Notwithstanding par. (c) and sub. (3) (a), (b), (c), and (g), but
20subject to subd. 3., there is no weight limitation per wheel, axle, or group of axles,
21and no gross weight limitation, for an implement of husbandry described in s. 340.01
22(24) (a) 1. b., or for an agricultural commercial motor vehicle used as described in s.
23340.01 (1o) (e) 1., that is traveling between fields or between a farm and a field to or
24from a farm-related destination
and is operated on the highway for a distance of 0.5
25miles or less.
SB448,41
1Section 41. 348.15 (9) (e) 4. of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act
215
, is amended to read:
SB448,19,93 348.15 (9) (e) 4. Notwithstanding par. (cm) and sub. (3) (a), (b), (c), and (g), but
4subject to subd. 3., there is no weight limitation per wheel, axle, or group of axles,
5and no gross weight limitation, for a 2-vehicle combination transporting by trailer
6or semitrailer an implement of husbandry described in s. 340.01 (24) (a) 1. b. or
7agricultural commercial motor vehicle used as described in s. 340.01 (1o) (e) 1. from
8farm to field, from field to field, or from farm to farm
to or from a farm-related
9destination
, on a highway for a distance of 0.5 miles or less.
SB448,42 10Section 42. 348.15 (9) (f) 1m. of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act
1115
, is amended to read:
SB448,19,1912 348.15 (9) (f) 1m. Notwithstanding par. (cm) and sub. (3) (a), (b), (c), and (g),
13and except as provided in subd. 3. and par. (e), there is no weight limitation per wheel,
14axle, or group of axles, and no gross weight limitation other than that specified in par.
15(b), for a 2-vehicle combination transporting by trailer or semitrailer an implement
16of husbandry described in s. 340.01 (24) (a) 1. b. or agricultural commercial motor
17vehicle used as described in s. 340.01 (1o) (e) 1. from farm to field, from field to field,
18or from farm to farm
to or from a farm-related destination, on a highway that is not
19designated under subd. 2. a.
SB448,43 20Section 43. 348.27 (19) (b) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act
2115
, is amended to read:
SB448,20,1422 348.27 (19) (b) 1. Subject to subds. 3. and 5. b. and par. (c), a person may apply
23to the maintaining authority of a highway for an annual or consecutive month,
24no-fee permit to operate an implement of husbandry or agricultural commercial
25motor vehicle that exceeds limitations on length or weight, or both, imposed by this

1chapter. Subject to subds. 3. and 5. b. and par. (c), a person may also apply to the
2maintaining authority of a highway for an annual or consecutive month, no-fee
3permit to operate a 2-vehicle combination transporting by trailer or semitrailer an
4implement of husbandry or agricultural commercial motor vehicle that exceeds
5limitations on length or weight, or both, imposed by this chapter and that is being
6transported on the highway from farm to field, from field to field, or from farm to farm
7to or from a farm-related destination. Upon receiving a complete application for a
8no-fee permit under this subsection, the maintaining authority shall provide the
9applicant with a final decision on the application within 3 weeks of its receipt. If the
10maintaining authority fails to approve or deny the application within this 3-week
11period, the application is considered approved until the applicant receives a denial
12meeting the requirements under subd. 4. or until 6 weeks from receipt of the
13application. If the maintaining authority fails to approve or deny the application
14within 6 weeks of its receipt, the application is approved.
SB448,44 15Section 44. 348.27 (19) (b) 5. a. of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin
16Act 15
, is amended to read:
SB448,21,817 348.27 (19) (b) 5. a. The governing body of a municipality or county may, by
18resolution or ordinance, authorize operation on any or all highways under the
19municipality's or county's jurisdiction of implements of husbandry and agricultural
20commercial motor vehicles that exceed limitations on length or weight, or both,
21imposed by this chapter. The governing body of a municipality or county may also,
22by resolution or ordinance, authorize operation on any or all highways under the
23municipality's or county's jurisdiction of 2-vehicle combinations transporting by
24trailer or semitrailer an implement of husbandry or agricultural commercial motor
25vehicle that exceeds limitations on length or weight, or both, imposed by this chapter

1and that is being transported from farm to field, from field to field, or from farm to
2farm
to or from a farm-related destination. If the governing body of a municipality
3or county adopts a resolution or ordinance under this subd. 5. a., the resolution or
4ordinance shall be valid for at least one calendar year. For a resolution or ordinance
5under this subd. 5. a. to be effective in any calendar year, the resolution or ordinance
6must be adopted on or before November 30 of the prior year. No amendment to a
7resolution or ordinance is effective in a calendar year unless the amendment was
8adopted on or before November 30 of the prior year.
SB448,45 9Section 45. 348.27 (19) (c) 1m. of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin
10Act 15
, is amended to read:
SB448,21,1811 348.27 (19) (c) 1m. With respect to any highway under its jurisdiction, and as
12provided in subd. 9. and par. (b) 4m. b., a maintaining authority may issue an annual
13or consecutive month, no-fee permit authorizing operation on the highway of a
142-vehicle combination transporting by trailer or semitrailer an implement of
15husbandry or agricultural commercial motor vehicle that exceeds limitations on
16length or weight, or both, imposed by this chapter and that is being transported from
17farm to field, from field to field, or from farm to farm
to or from a farm-related
18destination
, if the applicable requirements of this subsection are satisfied.
SB448,46 19Section 46. 348.27 (19) (c) 11. of the statutes is created to read:
SB448,22,320 348.27 (19) (c) 11. If an application for a no-fee permit identifies multiple
21identical implements of husbandry or agricultural commercial motor vehicles to be
22operated on the same highways, as provided in par. (d) 1m., the maintaining
23authority shall issue a no-fee permit that identifies, and authorizes operation of,
24each implement of husbandry or agricultural commercial motor vehicle identified in
25the application. The permittee may make copies of the no-fee permit and, for

1purposes of s. 348.28, carry a copy of the permit, in lieu of the original, on any
2implement of husbandry or agricultural commercial motor vehicle identified in the
3no-fee permit.
SB448,47 4Section 47. 348.27 (19) (cm) of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act
515
, is amended to read:
SB448,22,136 348.27 (19) (cm) If a no-fee permit is issued under this subsection authorizing
7a 2-vehicle combination to transport by trailer or semitrailer an implement of
8husbandry, the permit shall require the person transporting the implement of
9husbandry to comply with ss. s. 347.24 (3), 347.245 (1), and 347.25 (2g), as applicable.
10(b) 1. For purposes of this paragraph, the requirements under ss. s. 347.24 (3),
11347.245 (1), and 347.25 (2g)
(b) 1. shall apply to an implement of husbandry being
12transported to the same extent as if the implement of husbandry were being
13operated.
SB448,48 14Section 48. 348.27 (19) (cr) of the statutes is created to read:
SB448,22,1915 348.27 (19) (cr) If a no-fee permit is issued under this subsection authorizing
16a 2-vehicle combination to transport by trailer or semitrailer an agricultural
17commercial motor vehicle exceeding 8 feet 6 inches in total outside width, the permit
18shall require the person transporting the agricultural commercial motor vehicle to
19comply with s. 348.09 (3) (b).
SB448,49 20Section 49. 348.27 (19) (d) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB448,23,221 348.27 (19) (d) 1. (intro.) The department shall prescribe an application form
22for no-fee permits, and amendments to no-fee permits, under this subsection.
23Except with respect to permits under par. (b) 5. b., this form shall be used by each
24maintaining authority. The Subject to subd. 1m., the application form shall require

1the applicant to provide, on the form or as an attachment, all of the following
2information:
SB448,50 3Section 50. 348.27 (19) (d) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:
SB448,23,94 348.27 (19) (d) 1m. The application form under subd. 1. for a no-fee permit
5shall provide the applicant an opportunity to identify, in one application, multiple
6identical vehicles or vehicle combinations constituting implements of husbandry or
7agricultural commercial motor vehicles for which application is made if each such
8implement of husbandry or agricultural motor vehicle will be operated on the same
9highways identified by the applicant under par. (c) 3.
SB448,23,1010 (End)
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