GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1993

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HOUSE BILL 982
Committee Substitute Favorable 5/7/93
Senate Transportation Committee Substitute Adopted 5/19/93

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

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO PERMIT INCREASED WEIGHTS FOR HAULING 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 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; is a five-axle combination with a gross weight of no more than 88,000 pounds; or is a four-axle combination with 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.