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         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.1.1"></a><var>1.1</var>A bill for an act<br />
            		
         </div><a id="pl.1.2"></a><var>1.2</var>relating to transportation; removing length limit for middle vehicle in recreational <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>vehicle combination; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.81, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>subdivision 3c.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.1.0"></a><a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.81, subdivision 3c, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3c. <b>Recreational vehicle combination.</b> Notwithstanding subdivision 3, a <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>recreational vehicle combination may be operated without a permit if:<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>(1) the combination does not consist of more than three vehicles, and the towing <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>rating of the towing truck or pickup truck is equal to or greater than the total weight of <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>all vehicles being towed;<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>(2) the combination does not exceed 70 feet in length;<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>(3) the middle vehicle in the combination does not exceed 28 feet in length;<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>(4) the operator of the combination is at least 18 years of age;<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>(5) (4) the trailer carrying a watercraft, motorcycle, motorized bicycle, off-highway <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>motorcycle, snowmobile, all-terrain vehicle, motorized golf cart, or equestrian equipment <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>or supplies meets all requirements of law;<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>(6) (5) the trailers in the combination are connected to the pickup truck and each <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>other in conformity with section 
         <statute_ref>169.82</statute_ref>; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>(7) (6) the combination is not operated within the seven-county metropolitan area, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>473.121, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, during the hours of 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>and 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Mondays through Fridays.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		
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