SF 211 (LSB 1368XS (3) 87)

SENATE FILE 211

BY  ZUMBACH

A BILL FOR

An Act prohibiting the department of transportation and local authorities from requiring permits for the operation of motor vehicles transporting an implement of husbandry between fields, locations for repair, or locations for storage.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 321.453, Code 2017, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
   NEW SUBSECTION.  3.  Notwithstanding section 321.463, 321.471, or 321.474, chapter 321E, or any other provision of law to the contrary, the department or a local authority shall not require a permit for the operation of a motor vehicle transporting an implement of husbandry between fields, locations for repair, or locations for storage of the implement of husbandry.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   Code section 321.453 exempts certain motor vehicles and equipment from the provisions of Code chapter 321 (motor vehicles and law of the road) governing size, weight, and load, and the permit requirements of Code chapter 321E (vehicles of excessive size and weight). Such motor vehicles and equipment include fire apparatus, certain road maintenance equipment, implements of husbandry when moved or moving upon a highway that is not a portion of the interstate, and certain equipment used primarily for construction of permanent conservation practices on agricultural land. However, such motor vehicles and equipment are not exempt from the provisions of Code section 321.463 (maximum gross weight), 321.471 (restrictions by local authorities), or 321.474 (restrictions by the department of transportation), which include certain permitting provisions.
   This bill provides that the department of transportation or a local authority shall not require a permit for the operation of a motor vehicle transporting an implement of husbandry between fields, locations for repair, or locations for storage of the implement of husbandry.