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Minnesota Statutes Transportation (Ch. 160-174A) § 169.865. Special farm products permits

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

Subdivision 1. Renumbered as Subd. 1b byLaws 2019, 1st Sp., c. 3, art. 3, § 139, eff. July 1, 2019.

Subd. 1a. Definition. For purposes of this section, “qualifying agricultural products” means:

(1) agricultural crops, including but not limited to corn, soybeans, oats, grain, and by-products of agricultural crops;

(2) livestock, including but not limited to cattle, hogs, and poultry;

(3) food crops, including but not limited to sugar beets, potatoes, carrots, and onions;

(4) fluid milk;

(5) seed and material used for or in livestock and poultry feed;

(6) livestock manure; and

(7) raw or processed grass seed.

Subd. 1b. Six-axle vehicles.(a) A road authority may issue an annual permit authorizing a vehicle or combination of vehicles with a total of six or more axles to haul qualifying agricultural products and be operated with a gross vehicle weight of up to:

(1) 90,000 pounds; and

(2) 99,000 pounds during the period set by the commissioner undersection 169.826, subdivision 1.

(b) Notwithstanding subdivision 3, paragraph (a), clause (4), a vehicle or combination of vehicles operated under this subdivision and transporting only sealed intermodal containers may be operated on an interstate highway if allowed by the United States Department of Transportation.

(c) The fee for a permit issued under this subdivision is $300, or a proportional amount as provided insection 169.86, subdivision 5.

Subd. 2. Seven-axle vehicles. (a) A road authority may issue an annual permit authorizing a vehicle or combination of vehicles with a total of seven or more axles to haul qualifying agricultural products and be operated with a gross weight of up to:

(1) 97,000 pounds; and

(2) 99,000 pounds during the period set by the commissioner undersection 169.826, subdivision 1.

(b) Drivers of vehicles operating under this subdivision must comply with driver qualification requirements adopted undersection 221.0314, subdivisions 2to5, andCode of Federal Regulations, title 49, parts 40and382, unless exempt undersection 221.031, subdivision 2c.

(c) The fee for a permit issued under this subdivision is $500, or a proportional amount as provided insection 169.86, subdivision 5.

Subd. 3. Requirements; restrictions. (a) A vehicle or combination of vehicles operating under this section:

(1) is subject to axle weight limitations undersection 169.824, subdivision 1;

(2) is subject to seasonal load restrictions undersection 169.87;

(3) is subject to bridge load limits posted undersection 169.84;

(4) may only be operated on paved streets and highways other than interstate highways;

(5) may not be operated with loads that exceed the manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating as affixed to the vehicle, or other certification of gross vehicle weight rating complying withCode of Federal Regulations, title 49, sections 567.4to567.7;

(6) must be issued a permit from each road authority having jurisdiction over a road on which the vehicle is operated, if required;

(7) must comply with the requirements ofsection 169.851, subdivision 4; and

(8) must have brakes on all wheels.

(b) The percentage allowances for exceeding gross weights if transporting unfinished forest products undersection 168.013, subdivision 3, paragraph (b), or for the first haul of unprocessed or raw farm products or unfinished forest products undersection 168.013, subdivision 3, paragraph (d), clause (3), do not apply to a vehicle or combination of vehicles operated under this section.

(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), clause (4), a vehicle or combination of vehicles hauling fluid milk under a permit issued by the commissioner of transportation may also operate on interstate highways as provided underUnited States Code, title 23, section 127.

Subd. 4. Deposit of revenues. Revenue from the permits issued by the commissioner under this section must be deposited in the bridge inspection and signing account as provided undersection 169.86, subdivision 5b.

Subd. 5.Expiration date. Upon request of the permit applicant, the expiration date for a permit issued under this section must be the same as the expiration date of the permitted vehicle's registration.

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