House File 424 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY WHITAKER Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to hours=of=service requirements for certain 2 commercial motor vehicle operators hauling agricultural 3 commodities or farm supplies. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 TLSB 2468YH 83 6 dea/nh/8 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 321.449, Code 2009, is amended by 1 2 adding the following new subsection: 1 3 NEW SUBSECTION. 8. a. Rules adopted under this section 1 4 pertaining to compliance with requirements under 49 C.F.R. 1 5 part 395 shall not apply to agricultural operations that are 1 6 engaged in intrastate commerce at any time of the year within 1 7 a one hundred air mile radius from the source of the 1 8 agricultural commodity or the distribution point for the farm 1 9 supplies for agricultural purposes. 1 10 b. For purposes of this subsection, the following 1 11 definitions apply: 1 12 (1) "Agricultural commodity" means any agricultural 1 13 commodity, nonprocessed food, feed, fiber, or livestock, 1 14 including insects. 1 15 (2) "Agricultural operations" means the operation of a 1 16 motor vehicle or combination of vehicles transporting 1 17 agricultural commodities or farm supplies for agricultural 1 18 purposes. 1 19 (3) "Farm supplies for agricultural purposes" means 1 20 products directly related to the growing or harvesting of 1 21 agricultural commodities and livestock feed at any time of the 1 22 year. 1 23 (4) "Livestock" means cattle, sheep, goats, swine, 1 24 poultry, including egg=producing poultry, fish used for food, 1 25 and other animals designated by the secretary of the United 1 26 States department of transportation, at the sole discretion of 1 27 the secretary, that are part of a foundation herd, including 1 28 producing dairy cattle, or offspring. 1 29 EXPLANATION 1 30 This bill exempts drivers of certain commercial motor 1 31 vehicles from hours=of=service and recordkeeping requirements 1 32 provided in federal law and adopted by Iowa under 1 33 administrative rules. Under the bill, the rules shall not 1 34 apply to drivers of vehicles operating intrastate transporting 1 35 agricultural commodities or farm supplies within a 100=mile 2 1 radius from the source of the commodities or supplies. The 2 2 exemption applies year=round. 2 3 LSB 2468YH 83 2 4 dea/nh/8