2011 WISCONSIN ACT
59
An Act
to renumber and amend
348.27 (7m); and
to create
348.01 (2) (d) of the statutes;
relating to:
operating certain three-vehicle combinations on the highways.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section
1
.
348.01 (2) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
348.01
(2)
(d) "Vehicle for recreational use" includes a bicycle, moped, motor bicycle, motorcycle, all-terrain vehicle, snowmobile, boat, as defined in s. 30.50 (2), sailboard, as defined in s. 30.50 (11), personal watercraft, or electric personal assistive mobility device, but does not include an automobile, motor truck, motor home, play vehicle, or in-line skates.
Section
2
.
348.27 (7m) of the statutes is renumbered 348.08 (1) (i) and amended to read:
348.08
(1)
(i)
The department may issue an annual or consecutive month permit for the movement of a
A
3-vehicle combination consisting of a towing vehicle and, in order by weight, with the lighter of the towed vehicles as the 3rd vehicle in the 3-vehicle combination unless not structurally possible, a recreational vehicle or camping trailer
as the 2nd vehicle
, and a
recreational vehicle, camping trailer, or
trailer
for a personal recreational vehicle,
carrying any vehicle for recreational use or carrying no load as the 3rd vehicle may, without a permit, be operated on a highway
if the overall length of the combination of vehicles does not exceed
60
65
feet
or, if the 2nd vehicle in the 3-vehicle combination
and, if the total weight, including any load, of all towed vehicles exceeds 3,000 pounds, one of the towed vehicles
is equipped with brakes
adequate to control the movement of and to stop and hold it, does not exceed 65 feet, and the towed vehicles are for the use of the operator of the towing vehicle. A permit under this subsection may be issued only by the department, regardless of the highways to be used. The department may designate the routes that may be used by the permittee. The fee for an annual permit under this subsection is $40. The fee for a consecutive month permit under this subsection shall be determined in the manner provided in s. 348.25 (8) (bm), except that the $40 fee for an annual permit under this subsection shall be used in the computation
. No 3-vehicle combination may operate under this paragraph if highway or weather conditions include heavy snow, freezing rain, icy roads, high winds, limited visibility, or upon a highway that is closed or partially closed by the department due to highway conditions.
Section
3
.
Initial applicability.
(1) This act first applies to 3-vehicle combinations operated on the effective date of this subsection.
