PRINTER'S NO. 1691
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1559
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY HERSHEY, ECKER, FEE, GLEIM, HICKERNELL, JAMES,
MILLARD, OWLETT, PICKETT, ROWE, RYAN, STAMBAUGH AND
ZIMMERMAN, JUNE 7, 2021
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, JUNE 7, 2021
AN ACT
Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in fees, further providing for annual hauling
permits; and, in size, weight and load, further providing for
conditions of permits and security for damages and providing
for permit for movement of commercial implements of
husbandry, implements of husbandry and farm equipment by
manufacturers and dealers.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 1943 of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a subsection to read:
§ 1943. Annual hauling permits.
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(q.3) Dealer and manufacturer hauling of commercial
implements of husbandry , implements of husbandry and farm
equipment.--The annual permit for the hauling of commercial
implements of husbandry, implements of husbandry and farm
equipment as provided in section 4979.7 (relating to permit for
movement of commercial implements of husbandry, implements of
husbandry and farm equipment by manufacturers and dealers),
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shall be $450.
Section 2. Section 4962(f) of Title 75 is amended to read:
§ 4962. Conditions of permits and security for damages.
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(f) When loads permitted.--Only vehicles and combinations
permitted under the following provisions shall be authorized to
carry or haul loads while operating under the permit:
Section 4961(a)(2), (3) and (6) (relating to authority to
issue permits).
Section 4965 (relating to single permits for multiple
highway crossings).
Section 4968 (relating to permit for movement during
course of manufacture).
Section 4974 (relating to permit for movement of
containerized cargo).
Section 4975 (relating to permit for movement of special
mobile equipment).
Section 4976 (relating to permit for movement of domestic
animal feed).
Section 4976.1 (relating to permit for movement of live
domestic animals).
Section 4976.2 (relating to permit for movement of eggs).
Section 4977 (relating to permit for movement of wooden
structures).
Section 4978 (relating to permit for movement of building
structural components).
Section 4979 (relating to permit for movement of
particleboard or fiberboard used in the manufacture of ready-
to-assemble furniture).
Section 4979.1 (relating to permit for movement of bulk
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refined oil).
Section 4979.2 (relating to permit for movement of waste
coal and beneficial combustion ash).
Section 4979.3 (relating to permit for movement of float
glass or flat glass for use in construction and other end
uses).
Section 4979.4 (relating to permit for movement of self-
propelled cranes).
Section 4979.5 (relating to permit for movement of
nonhazardous liquid glue).
Section 4979.6 (relating to permit for movement of waste
tires).
Section 4979.7 (relating to permit for movement of
commercial implements of husbandry, implements of husbandry
and farm equipment by manufacturers and dealers).
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Section 3. Title 75 is amended by adding a section to read:
§ 4979.7. Permit for movement of commercial implements of
husbandry, implements of husbandry and farm equipment
by manufacturers and dealers.
(a) Authorization.--An annual permit may be issued for the
hauling on highways of commercial implements of husbandry,
implements of husbandry and farm equipment by manufacturers and
dealers that exceed the maximum width specified in Subchapter B
(relating to width, height and length) and maximum vehicle gross
weight specified in Subchapter C (relating to maximum weights of
vehicles), subject to the conditions in subsection (b).
(b) Conditions.--An annual permit issued under subsection
(a) shall be subject to the following conditions:
(1) The overall gross weight of the vehicle or
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combination transporting the commercial implement of
husbandry, implement of husbandry or farm equipment may not
exceed 95,000 pounds.
(2) The weight on any nonsteering axle of the vehicle or
combination transporting the commercial implement of
husbandry, implement of husbandry or farm equipment may not
exceed 21,000 pounds.
(3) The overall width of the vehicle or combination
transporting the commercial implement of husbandry, implement
of husbandry or farm equipment, including the load, may not
exceed 21 feet.
(4) The annual permit may only be issued to a
manufacturer or dealer of commercial implements of husbandry,
implements of husbandry and farm equipment.
(5) The annual permit shall only authorize the hauling
of commercial implements of husbandry, implements of
husbandry and farm equipment between locations within this
Commonwealth from:
(i) a manufacturer to a dealer;
(ii) a dealer to a dealer; and
(iii) a manufacturer to a manufacturer.
(6) The annual permit shall be subject to section 4962
(relating to conditions of permits and security for damages).
Section 4. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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