1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to traffic regulations; easing highway weight restriction on vehicle 
1.3 	hauling manure to or from a farm; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 
1.4 	169.87, by adding a subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.87, is amended by adding a 
1.7 	subdivision to read:
1.8 		Subd. 7.Manure hauler. A weight restriction imposed under subdivision 1 by the 
1.9 	commissioner of transportation or a local road authority, or imposed by subdivision 2, 
1.10 	does not apply to a vehicle transporting manure to or from a farm. This subdivision does 
1.11 	not authorize the vehicle to exceed a weight restriction of five tons per axle by more than 
1.12 	two tons per axle.

1.13 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.