GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1993

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HOUSE BILL 982
Committee Substitute Favorable 5/7/93

Short Title:  Hauling N.C. Agric. Commodities.	(Public)
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April 19, 1993

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO PERMIT INCREASED WEIGHTS FOR HAULING NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 20-118 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"( c1)	A vehicle used for hauling North Carolina-grown agricultural commodities within 35 miles of the farm on which they are grown shall be exempt from subsections (b) and (e) of this section when the vehicle has a gross weight of no more than 88,000 pounds, a single axle weight of no more than 22,000 pounds, and a tandem axle weight of no more than 42,000 pounds.  Additionally, any five-axle combination used for hauling North Carolina-grown agricultural commodities within 35 miles of the farm on which they are grown may have a gross weight of no more than 88,000 pounds and any four-axle combination used for hauling North Carolina-grown agricultural commodities within 35 miles of the farm on which they are grown may have a tandem axle weight of 42,000 pounds.  This exemption shall not apply to any vehicle whose axle weight or axle spacing would not be permissible under G.S. 20-115 through G.S 20-118 when crossing any bridge constituting a part of any public road."
Sec. 2.  This act is effective upon ratification.