1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to transportation; traffic regulations; amending brake requirements for 
1.3 	towed implements of husbandry;amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 
1.4 	169.801, subdivision 10.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.801, subdivision 10, is amended to 
1.7 	read:
1.8 		Subd. 10.Brakes. Notwithstanding section 169.67:
1.9 	(a) A self-propelled implement of husbandry must be equipped with brakes adequate 
1.10 	to control its movement and to stop and hold it and any vehicle it is towing.
1.11 	(b) A towed implement of husbandry must be equipped with brakes adequate to 
1.12 	control its movement and to stop and hold it if:, unless the implement of husbandry is in a 
1.13 	combination of vehicles that meets the requirements of section 169.67, subdivision 5.
1.14 	(1) it has a gross vehicle weight of more than 24,000 pounds and was manufactured 
1.15 	and sold after January 1, 1994;
1.16 	(2) it has a gross vehicle weight of more than 12,000 pounds and is towed by a 
1.17 	vehicle other than a self-propelled implement of husbandry; or
1.18 	(3) it has a gross vehicle weight of more than 3,000 pounds and is being towed by a 
1.19 	registered passenger automobile other than a pickup truck as defined in section 168.002, 
1.20 	subdivision 26.
1.21 	(c) If a towed implement of husbandry with a gross vehicle weight of more than 
1.22 	6,000 pounds, or more than 3,000 pounds if manufactured after January 1, 2011, is 
1.23 	required under paragraph (b) to have brakes, it must also be equipped with brakes adequate 
1.24 	to stop and hold it if it becomes detached from the towing vehicle.