2013 WISCONSIN ACT
355
An Act
to create
348.08 (1) (j) of the statutes;
relating to:
operating certain three-vehicle combinations on highways.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section
1
.
348.08 (1) (j) of the statutes is created to read:
348.08
(1)
(j) A 3-vehicle combination not exceeding 70 feet in overall length may, without a permit, be operated on a highway if the towing vehicle serving as the power unit is equipped with a 5th wheel and kingpin connection by which the 2nd vehicle in the 3-vehicle combination is drawn, the 2nd vehicle in the 3-vehicle combination is a recreational vehicle or camping trailer, including any combination camping-horse trailer, the 3rd vehicle in the 3-vehicle combination is a recreational vehicle or camping trailer or a trailer carrying any vehicle for recreational use, carrying equestrian equipment and equestrian supplies for recreational purposes, or carrying no load, 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. 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
2
.
Initial applicability.
(1) This act first applies to 3-vehicle combinations operated on the effective date of this subsection.
