348.27(20)(a)(a) In this subsection, “fluid milk product” includes raw milk and liquid milk products and byproducts, including liquid whey and whey byproducts.
348.27(20)(b)(b) Subject to par. (c), the department may issue annual or consecutive month permits for the transportation of fluid milk product to processing facilities in vehicle combinations that exceed the maximum gross weight limitations under s. 348.15 (3) (c) by not more than 18,000 pounds if the vehicle combination has 6 or more axles and the gross weight imposed on the highway by the wheels of any one axle of the vehicle combination does not exceed 18,000 pounds, except that the gross weight imposed on the highway by the wheels of any steering axle on the power unit may not exceed the greater of 13,000 pounds or the manufacturer’s rated capacity, but not to exceed 18,000 pounds. Notwithstanding s. 348.15 (8), any axle of a vehicle combination that does not impose on the highway at least 8 percent of the gross weight of the vehicle combination may not be counted as an axle for the purposes of this paragraph. A permit issued under this subsection does not authorize the operation of any vehicle combination at a maximum gross weight in excess of 98,000 pounds. This paragraph does not apply on any highway that is a part of the national system of interstate and defense highways.
348.27(20)(c)(c) The department may not differentiate between types of fluid milk product in imposing conditions for permits under this subsection.
348.27(20)(d)(d)
348.27(20)(d)1.1. The department shall suspend a permit issued under par. (b) if the person operating under the permit does any of the following:
348.27(20)(d)1.a.a. Violates any weight limitation specified in the permit more than 2 times during the valid period of the permit.
348.27(20)(d)1.b.b. Violates any weight limitation specified in the permit by exceeding the weight limitation by 10,000 or more pounds.
348.27(20)(d)2.2. A suspension under subd. 1. shall be for a period of 6 months. If the remaining valid period of the permit at the time of the suspension is less than 6 months, the person may not apply for, or operate under, any other permit issued under par. (b) for a period of 6 months from the suspension.
348.27 HistoryHistory: 1973 c. 157, 316; 1973 c. 333 s. 190m; 1973 c. 336; 1975 c. 25, 285; 1977 c. 29 ss. 1488m, 1654 (8) (a); 1977 c. 30 s. 5; 1977 c. 191, 197, 272, 273, 418; 1979 c. 34, 315, 326; 1981 c. 20, 69, 163, 215, 391; 1983 a. 78 ss. 32 to 35, 37; 1983 a. 529; 1985 a. 29 s. 3202 (3); 1985 a. 202, 212; 1987 a. 27; 1989 a. 31, 35, 130, 305; 1991 a. 258; 1993 a. 62, 439; 1995 a. 113, 163, 227, 347, 348; 1997 a. 27, 35, 237; 1999 a. 85; 2001 a. 16; 2003 a. 210, 241; 2005 a. 119, 167, 250; 2007 a. 11, 16, 171; 2009 a. 28, 222, 229; 2011 a. 20, 32, 53, 55, 56, 58, 59, 117, 243; 2013 a. 20, 34, 48; 2013 a. 165 ss. 76, 114; 2013 a. 216, 377; 2015 a. 15, 55, 232, 360; 2017 a. 21, 59, 100, 299; 2019 a. 68, 146; 2021 a. 171; 2023 a. 156, 158.
348.27 Cross-referenceCross-reference: See also chs. Trans 230 and 250, Wis. adm. code.
348.27 AnnotationThat the Department of Transportation issues, denies, suspends, and revokes permits under this section does not deny a sheriff deputy’s authority to issue a citation for a violation of this section. County of Milwaukee v. Superior of Wisconsin, Inc., 2000 WI App 75, 234 Wis. 2d 218, 610 N.W.2d 484, 98-2851.
348.27 AnnotationMunicipalities do not have the authority to regulate, by permit or license, vehicles that have been issued permits by the Department of Transportation under sub. (9r). OAG 1-18.
348.28348.28Permits to be carried.
348.28(1)(1)
348.28(1)(a)(a) Permits issued under ss. 348.25, 348.26 and 348.27, other than a permit described in s. 348.27 (19) (b) 5. b., shall be carried on the vehicle during operations so permitted.
348.28(1)(b)(b) Permits issued under s. 348.27 (19) that are required to be carried on the vehicle under par. (a) may be carried and produced in either printed or electronic format, including by display of electronic images on a cellular telephone or other electronic device. If the permit is displayed in electronic format on any cellular telephone or other electronic device, a traffic officer or inspector under s. 110.07 (3) may not view, and producing the permit in electronic format is not considered consent for the traffic officer or inspector to view, any content on the telephone or other device except the permit.
348.28(2)(2)Any person violating this section may be required to forfeit not less than $10 nor more than $20 for the first offense and not less than $25 nor more than $50 for the 2nd and each subsequent conviction within one year.
348.28 HistoryHistory: 1971 c. 278; 1985 a. 202 s. 37; 2005 a. 250; 2007 a. 171; 2011 a. 55, 56, 58, 243; 2013 a. 377; 2017 a. 59.
348.29348.29Weight limitations for certain permits. Notwithstanding s. 348.15 (3) (c), for any vehicle or vehicle combination operating under a permit issued under s. 348.26 (8) or 348.27 (17), the gross weight imposed on the highway by any group of 6 or more consecutive axles of a vehicle or combination of vehicles may not exceed the maximum gross weights in the following table for each of the respective distances between axles and the respective numbers of axles of a group: [See Figure 348.29 following]
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348.29 HistoryHistory: 2011 a. 55.
348.295348.295Weight limitations for certain permits. Notwithstanding s. 348.15 (3) (c), for any vehicle or vehicle combination operating under a permit issued under s. 348.27 (18), the gross weight imposed on the highway by any group of 6 or more consecutive axles of a vehicle or combination of vehicles may not exceed the maximum gross weights in the following table for each of the respective distances between axles and the respective numbers of axles of a group: [See Figure 348.295 following]
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348.295 HistoryHistory: 2011 a. 56 s. 9; 2013 a. 165 s. 114.