House Study Bill 218 - Introduced HOUSE FILE _____ BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE BILL BY CHAIRPERSON PAUSTIAN) A BILL FOR An Act relating to weight limitations for certain implements of 1 husbandry. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 2584YC (2) 88 ns/rh

H.F. _____ Section 1. Section 321.463, subsection 4, Code 2019, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 4. a. (1) Self-propelled implements Notwithstanding 3 any provision of this section to the contrary, the weight 4 on any one axle of a self-propelled implement of husbandry 5 used exclusively for the application of organic or inorganic 6 plant food materials, agricultural limestone, or agricultural 7 chemicals, unless traveling under a permit issued pursuant to 8 section 321E.8A , shall be operated in compliance with this 9 section . 10 b. (1) Notwithstanding any provision of this section to 11 the contrary, the weight on any one axle of or an implement 12 of husbandry that is a fence-line feeder, grain cart, or tank 13 wagon , when operated on the highways of this state , shall not 14 exceed twenty-four thousand pounds from February 1 through May 15 31 or twenty-eight thousand pounds from June 1 through January 16 31, provided, however, that the maximum gross vehicle weight of 17 the fence-line feeder, grain cart, or tank wagon implement of 18 husbandry shall not exceed ninety-six thousand pounds. 19 (2) Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the 20 contrary, a tracked implement of husbandry operated on the 21 highways of this state shall not have a maximum gross weight in 22 excess of ninety-six thousand pounds. 23 (3) b. A fence-line feeder, grain cart, tank wagon, 24 or tracked An implement of husbandry shall comply with the 25 other provisions of this section and chapter when operated 26 over a bridge in this state. A local authority may issue a 27 special permit, based on a statewide standard developed by the 28 department, allowing the operation over a bridge within its 29 jurisdiction of a fence-line feeder, grain cart, tank wagon, or 30 tracked an implement of husbandry with a weight in excess of 31 the weights allowed under this chapter . 32 (4) c. For purposes of this paragraph “b” : 33 (a) “Highway” subsection, “highway” does not include a 34 bridge. 35 -1- LSB 2584YC (2) 88 ns/rh 1/ 3

H.F. _____ (b) “Fence-line feeder, grain cart, or tank wagon” means all 1 of the following: 2 (i) A fence-line feeder, grain cart, or tank wagon 3 manufactured on or after July 1, 2001. 4 (ii) After July 1, 2005, any fence-line feeder, grain cart, 5 or tank wagon. 6 Sec. 2. Section 321E.7, subsection 4, Code 2019, is amended 7 to read as follows: 8 4. Notwithstanding subsections 1 and 2 , a self-propelled 9 implement of husbandry traveling under a permit issued pursuant 10 to section 321E.8A may exceed the maximum axle loads prescribed 11 under section 321.463 only when operated on a noninterstate 12 highway in a county covered under the permit, provided the 13 weight on any one axle does not exceed twenty-five thousand 14 pounds or the maximum load for any one axle set forth under 15 section 321.463, subsection 4, for the particular day, 16 whichever is greater , and provided the current and valid permit 17 is carried in the vehicle. However, a vehicle traveling under 18 a permit issued pursuant to section 321E.8A is not exempt from 19 posted weight limitations on bridges. 20 EXPLANATION 21 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 22 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 23 Under current law, a self-propelled implement of husbandry 24 used exclusively for the application of organic or inorganic 25 plant food materials, agricultural limestone, or agricultural 26 chemicals is required to operate in compliance with Code 27 section 321.463 (maximum gross weight). However, if a 28 self-propelled implement of husbandry is issued a permit for 29 excessive size and weight pursuant to Code section 321E.8A, it 30 may exceed the maximum axle loads prescribed under Code section 31 321.463 provided the weight on any one axle does not exceed 32 25,000 pounds. Without a permit for excessive size and weight, 33 the weight on any one axle of a fence-line feeder, grain 34 cart, or tank wagon may be up to 24,000 pounds from February 35 -2- LSB 2584YC (2) 88 ns/rh 2/ 3

H.F. _____ 1 through May 31 or 28,000 pounds from June 1 through January 1 31, provided the maximum gross weight of the vehicle does not 2 exceed 96,000 pounds. 3 This bill applies the limitations set forth for a fence-line 4 feeder, grain cart, or tank wagon to a self-propelled implement 5 of husbandry used exclusively for the application of organic 6 or inorganic plant food materials, agricultural limestone, or 7 agricultural chemicals. 8 The bill strikes a provision that altered the definition of 9 “fence-line feeder, grain cart, or tank wagon” prior to July 10 1, 2005. 11 The bill provides that a self-propelled implement of 12 husbandry that has been issued a permit for excessive size and 13 weight may exceed the maximum axle loads prescribed under Code 14 section 321.463 provided the weight on any one axle does not 15 exceed 25,000 pounds or the maximum load for any one axle set 16 forth under Code section 321.463(4) for the particular day, 17 whichever is greater. 18 Under Code section 321.1, an “implement of husbandry” 19 is a vehicle or special mobile equipment manufactured, 20 designed, or reconstructed for agricultural purposes and, 21 except for incidental uses, exclusively used in the conduct of 22 agricultural operations. “Implements of husbandry” includes 23 certain all-terrain vehicles, fence-line feeders, and vehicles 24 used exclusively for the application of organic or inorganic 25 plant food materials, organic agricultural limestone, or 26 agricultural chemicals. To be considered an implement of 27 husbandry, a self-propelled implement of husbandry must be 28 operated at speeds of 35 miles per hour or less. 29 -3- LSB 2584YC (2) 88 ns/rh 3/ 3