348.27(12m)(d)4. 4. That the applicant, or any potential operator identified in par. (c) 1., has abandoned a building on a highway or on public or private property without permission of the property owner.
348.27(12m)(e) (e) The provisions of this subsection apply in addition to any other requirement imposed under this chapter, chs. 194, 343, 346, and 347, and federal law.
348.27(14) (14)Farm machinery permits. The department may issue annual or consecutive month permits for the movement, towing or hauling of farm tractors exceeding 12 feet in width and all other farm machinery and implements of husbandry exceeding 8 feet 6 inches in width not being operated in the course of performance of its work on highways designated as part of the national system of interstate and defense highways. A permit under this subsection is not required for the movement, towing or hauling of any overwidth machinery that is not a commercial motor vehicle and which is authorized by s. 348.05 (3) on that portion of USH 51 between Wausau and STH 78 and that portion of STH 78 between USH 51 and the I 90/94 interchange near Portage upon their federal designation as I 39.
348.27(15) (15)Multiple trip permits.
348.27(15)(a)(a) The department shall issue to qualifying applicants multiple trip permits for the transportation of granular roofing material in vehicles or vehicle combinations that exceed the maximum gross weight limitations under s. 348.15 (3) (c) by not more than 10,000 pounds. A permit issued under this subsection does not authorize the operation of any vehicle or vehicle combination at a maximum gross weight in excess of 90,000 pounds. A permit under this subsection may be issued only by the department, regardless of the highways to be used. A permit under this subsection is not valid on highways designated as part of the national system of interstate and defense highways except that a permit may be issued that is valid on not more than 2.5 miles of any state trunk highway if such issuance of the permit is consistent with federal law.
348.27(15)(b)1.1. An application for a permit under this subsection shall include all of the following information:
348.27(15)(b)1.a. a. The motor carrier on behalf of which the load is to be transported.
348.27(15)(b)1.b. b. The location from which the transportation of the load is to originate and the load's destination, along with the designated route over which the load will be transported.
348.27(15)(b)2. 2. A permit issued under this subsection shall include as conditions of the permit the information specified in subd. 1. a. and b.
348.27(15)(c) (c) If the designated route under par. (b) 1. b. includes streets or highways other than those within the state trunk highway system, no permit may be issued under this subsection unless the governing body of each municipality or county having jurisdiction over such streets or highways adopts a resolution approving the transportation of the load over that portion of the designated route that is on streets or highways under the jurisdiction of the municipality or county. An applicant for a permit under this subsection shall include a copy of each such resolution with the permit application.
348.27(15)(d) (d) The department shall promulgate rules to implement and administer this subsection.
348.27 Cross-reference Cross-reference: See also ch. Trans 263, Wis. adm. code.
348.27(16) (16)Transportation of hay or straw.
348.27(16)(a)(a) The department may issue annual or consecutive month permits for the transportation of loads of hay or straw on a vehicle or combination of vehicles that exceeds the height limitations under s. 348.06.
348.27(16)(b) (b) If the roads desired to be used by an applicant for a permit under this subsection involve highways other than those within the state trunk highway system, the application shall be accompanied by a written statement of route approval by the officer in charge of maintenance of the other highway.
348.27(16)(c) (c) A permit under this subsection does not authorize the operation of any vehicle or vehicle combination having an overall height in excess of 14 feet 6 inches if the vehicle or vehicle combination is being operated on a highway in an urban area or 15 feet if the vehicle or vehicle combination is being operated on any other highway. The department shall, by rule, define "urban area" for purposes of this paragraph and shall provide, with each permit issued under this subsection, information to the permit holder as to the meaning of this term.
348.27(16)(d) (d) The department may promulgate rules regulating the configuration of the loads carried under permits issued under this subsection and how these loads are to be secured for safe travel.
348.27(17) (17)Permits for the transportation of sealed loads in international trade.
348.27(17)(a)(a) In this subsection, "sealed load" means a load consisting of a container or vehicle, being transported in international trade, that has been sealed with a tamper-evident seal affixed at the time of initial loading.
348.27(17)(b) (b) The department may issue annual or consecutive month permits for the transportation of a sealed load in a vehicle or vehicle combination that has 6 or more axles and that exceeds the maximum gross weight limitations under s. 348.15 (3) (c) if the vehicle or vehicle combination does not exceed the maximum gross weight limitations under s. 348.29. Notwithstanding s. 348.15 (8), any axle of a vehicle or vehicle combination that does not impose on the highway at least 8 percent of the gross weight of the vehicle or vehicle combination may not be counted as an axle for the purposes of this paragraph. A permit issued under this subsection does not authorize the operation of any vehicle or vehicle combination at a maximum gross weight in excess of 90,000 pounds.
348.27(18) (18)Permits for the transportation of certain agricultural products.
348.27(18)(a)(a) In this subsection:
348.27(18)(a)1. 1. "Agricultural product" means any of the following or any combination of the following:
348.27(18)(a)1.b. b. Vegetables.
348.27(18)(a)1.c. c. Grain, including distillers' grain.
348.27(18)(a)1.d. d. Live livestock, as defined in s. 95.51 (1), feed for livestock, or nutritional supplements for livestock.
348.27(18)(a)2. 2. "Agricultural product" does not include liquid milk or liquid milk by-products, manure or animal waste, or raw forest products:
348.27(18)(b) (b) Subject to par. (c), the department may issue annual or consecutive month permits for the transportation of agricultural products in vehicles or vehicle combinations that have 6 or more axles and that exceed the maximum gross weight limitations under s. 348.15 (3) (c) if the vehicle or vehicle combination does not exceed the maximum gross weight limitations under s. 348.295. Notwithstanding s. 348.15 (8), any axle of a vehicle or vehicle combination that does not impose on the highway at least 8 percent of the gross weight of the vehicle or vehicle combination may not be counted as an axle for the purposes of this paragraph. A permit issued under this subsection does not authorize the operation of any vehicle or vehicle combination at a maximum gross weight in excess of 90,000 pounds.
348.27 Note NOTE: The cross-reference to s. 348.295 was changed from s. 348.29 by the legislative reference bureau under s. 13.92 (1) (bm) 2. to reflect the renumbering under s. 13.92 (1) (bm) 2. of s. 348.29, as created by 2011 Wis. Act 56, to s. 348.295.
348.27(18)(c) (c) A permit under this subsection is valid only for the transportation of agricultural products to a farm or from a field or farm to a storage facility on the grower's owned or leased land, a facility for initial storage that is not on the grower's owned or leased land, or a facility for initial processing.
348.27(18)(d) (d) If the roads desired to be used by an applicant for a permit under this subsection involve highways other than those within the state trunk highway system, the application shall be accompanied by a written statement of route approval by the officer in charge of maintenance of the other highway.
348.27(18)(e) (e) A permit under this subsection is not valid on any interstate highway designated under s. 84.29 (2) except to the extent allowed by federal law without any loss or reduction of federal aid or other sanction.
348.27 Cross-reference Cross-reference: See also chs. Trans 230 and 250, Wis. adm. code.
348.27 Annotation That the department of transportation issues, denies, suspends, and revokes permits under this section, does not deny a sheriff deputy's authority to issue a citation for a violation of this section. County of Milwaukee v. Superior of Wisconsin, 2000 WI App 75, 234 Wis. 2d 218, 610 N.W.2d 484, 98-2851.
348.28 348.28 Permits to be carried.
348.28(1) (1) Permits issued under ss. 348.25, 348.26 and 348.27 shall be carried on the vehicle during operations so permitted.
348.28(2) (2) Any person violating this section may be required to forfeit not less than $10 nor more than $20 for the first offense and not less than $25 nor more than $50 for the 2nd and each subsequent conviction within one year.
348.28 History History: 1971 c. 278; 1985 a. 202 s. 37; 2005 a. 250; 2007 a. 171, 2011 a. 55, 56, 58, 243.
348.29 348.29 Weight limitations for certain permits. Notwithstanding s. 348.15 (3) (c), for any vehicle or vehicle combination operating under a permit issued under s. 348.26 (8) or 348.27 (17), the gross weight imposed on the highway by any group of 6 or more consecutive axles of a vehicle or combination of vehicles may not exceed the maximum gross weights in the following table for each of the respective distances between axles and the respective numbers of axles of a group: [See Figure 348.29 following]
Figure 348.29:
348.29 History History: 2011 a. 55.
348.295 348.295 Weight limitations for certain permits. Notwithstanding s. 348.15 (3) (c), for any vehicle or vehicle combination operating under a permit issued under s. 348.27 (18), the gross weight imposed on the highway by any group of 6 or more consecutive axles of a vehicle or combination of vehicles may not exceed the maximum gross weights in the following table for each of the respective distances between axles and the respective numbers of axles of a group: [See Figure 348.295 following]
Figure 348.295:
348.295 Note NOTE: This section was created as s. 348.29 by 2011 Wis. Act 56 and renumbered to s. 348.295 by the legislative reference bureau under s. 13.92 (1) (bm) 2.
348.295 History History: 2011 a. 56 s. 9; 13.92 (1) (bm) 2.
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