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An Act Regarding Axle Weight on Tri-axle Farm Trucks
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §2357, sub-§2, ¶C,  as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is amended to read:
 
C.  For a tri-axle unit, 54,000 pounds; and
Sec. 2. 29-A MRSA §2357, sub-§2, ¶D,  as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is amended to read:
 
D.  On the tri-axle unit of a 4-axle single-unit vehicle hauling forest products, 64,000 pounds.; and
Sec. 3. 29-A MRSA §2357, sub-§2, ¶E  is enacted to read:
 
E.  For a vehicle registered as a farm truck under section 505 that contains one tri-axle unit, 64,000 pounds.
 
SUMMARY
This bill expands the axle tolerance limit for tri-axle farm trucks to 64,000 pounds. The bill makes no changes to the gross weight limit and is only for tri-axle trucks with farm registration.