CHAPTER 167

(SB 42)

Saddlemount motor vehicle combination regulation updated.

         ENTITLED, An Act to  update and revise certain provisions pertaining to saddlemount motor vehicle combinations.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:

     Section  1.  That § 32-22-11 be amended to read as follows:

     32-22-11.   Before operating any combination of motor vehicles by the driveaway method in saddlemount consisting of three or four units, the motor carrier shall hold a valid Interstate Commerce Commission certificate to transport new automobiles and trucks by the driveaway method. The A motor carrier may transport new automobiles and trucks in the method of double saddlemount or triple saddlemount provided if the carrier complies with the United States Department of Transportation motor carrier safety regulations regarding double and triple saddlemount as of October 1, 1986 adopted by §  49-28A-3 . No combination of motor vehicles permitted by this section may exceed seventy-five feet in length, nor exceed the width, height, or gross weight limitations fixed by statute. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.

     Section  2.  That chapter 32-22 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:

     A combination of vehicles consisting of a double or triple saddlemount with fullmount, as defined in 23 CFR 658.5 as of January 1, 2006, may be operated upon the highways of this state if the carrier complies with the United States Department of Transportation motor carrier safety regulations regarding double and triple saddlemount as adopted by §  49-28A-3. No combination of motor vehicles permitted by this section may exceed ninety-seven feet in length, nor exceed the width, height, or gross weight limitations fixed by statute. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.

     Signed February 9, 2006

_______________