Senate
File
555
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Enrolled
Senate
File
555
AN
ACT
RELATING
TO
WEIGHT
LIMITATIONS
FOR
CERTAIN
IMPLEMENTS
OF
HUSBANDRY.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
Section
1.
Section
321.463,
subsection
4,
paragraph
a,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
a.
(1)
Self-propelled
implements
Notwithstanding
any
provision
of
this
section
to
the
contrary,
the
weight
on
any
one
axle
of
a
self-propelled
implement
of
husbandry
used
exclusively
for
the
application
of
organic
or
inorganic
plant
food
materials,
agricultural
limestone,
or
agricultural
chemicals
,
unless
traveling
under
a
permit
issued
pursuant
to
section
321E.8A
,
operated
on
the
highways
of
this
state
shall
be
operated
in
compliance
with
this
section
not
exceed
twenty-five
thousand
pounds
.
(2)
A
self-propelled
implement
of
husbandry
used
exclusively
for
the
application
of
organic
or
inorganic
plant
food
materials,
agricultural
limestone,
or
agricultural
chemicals
shall
comply
with
the
other
provisions
of
this
section
and
chapter
when
operated
over
a
bridge
in
this
state,
other
than
any
provision
limiting
the
weight
on
any
one
axle
to
less
than
twenty-five
thousand
pounds.
A
local
authority
may
issue
a
special
permit,
based
on
a
statewide
standard
developed
by
the
department,
allowing
the
operation
over
a
bridge
within
its
jurisdiction
of
such
a
self-propelled
implement
of
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husbandry
with
a
weight
in
excess
of
the
weights
allowed
under
this
chapter.
Sec.
2.
Section
321E.3,
subsection
1,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
1.
Permits
issued
under
this
chapter
shall
be
issued
by
the
authority
responsible
for
the
maintenance
of
the
system
of
highways
or
streets.
However,
the
department
may
issue
permits
on
primary
road
extensions
in
cities
in
conjunction
with
movements
on
the
rural
primary
road
system.
The
department
may
issue
an
all-systems
permit
under
section
321E.8
which
is
valid
for
movements
on
all
highways
or
streets
under
the
jurisdiction
of
either
the
state
or
those
local
authorities
that
have
indicated
to
the
department
in
writing,
including
by
means
of
electronic
communication,
those
streets
or
highways
for
which
an
all-systems
permit
is
not
valid.
The
department
may
issue
annual
permits
pursuant
to
section
321E.8A
valid
only
for
operation
on
noninterstate
highways
in
counties
stipulated
in
the
permit.
Sec.
3.
Section
321E.7,
subsection
4,
Code
2019,
is
amended
by
striking
the
subsection.
Sec.
4.
REPEAL.
Section
321E.8A,
Code
2019,
is
repealed.
______________________________
CHARLES
SCHNEIDER
President
of
the
Senate
______________________________
LINDA
UPMEYER
Speaker
of
the
House
I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
Senate
and
is
known
as
Senate
File
555,
Eighty-eighth
General
Assembly.
______________________________
W.
CHARLES
SMITHSON
Secretary
of
the
Senate
Approved
_______________,
2019
______________________________
KIM
REYNOLDS
Governor