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| Public Act 101-0481 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning transportation.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing | ||||
Section 3-809 as follows:
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(625 ILCS 5/3-809) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-809)
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Sec. 3-809. Farm machinery, exempt vehicles and fertilizer | ||||
spreaders; registration fee. | ||||
(a) Vehicles of the second division having a corn
sheller, | ||||
a well driller, hay press, clover huller, feed mixer and | ||||
unloader,
or other farm machinery permanently mounted thereon | ||||
and used solely for
transporting the same, farm wagon type | ||||
trailers having a fertilizer
spreader attachment permanently | ||||
mounted thereon, having a gross weight of
not to exceed 36,000 | ||||
pounds and used only for the transportation of bulk
fertilizer, | ||||
and farm wagon type tank trailers of not to exceed 3,000
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gallons capacity, used during the liquid fertilizer season as | ||||
field-storage
"nurse tanks" supplying the fertilizer to a field | ||||
applicator and moved on
highways only for bringing the | ||||
fertilizer from a local source of supply to
farm or field or | ||||
from one farm or field to another, or used during the lime
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season and moved on the highways only for bringing from a local | ||||
source of
supply to farm or field or from one farm or field to | ||||
another, shall be
registered upon the filing of a proper | ||
application and the payment of a
registration fee of $13 per | ||
2-year registration period. This
registration fee of $13 shall | ||
be paid in full and shall not be
reduced even though such | ||
registration is made after the beginning of the
registration | ||
period.
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(b) Vehicles exempt from registration under the provisions | ||
of subsection A of Section 3-402
of this Code, as amended, | ||
except those vehicles required to be
registered under | ||
subsection (c) of this Section, may, at the option of the
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owner, be identified as exempt vehicles by displaying | ||
registration plates
issued by the Secretary of State. The owner | ||
thereof may apply for such
permanent, non-transferable
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registration plates upon the filing of a proper application and | ||
the payment
of a registration fee of $13. The application for | ||
and display of such registration
plates for identification | ||
purposes by vehicles exempt from registration
shall not be | ||
deemed as a waiver or rescission of its exempt status, nor make
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such vehicle subject to registration. Nothing in this Section | ||
prohibits the towing of another vehicle by the exempt vehicle | ||
if the towed vehicle: | ||
(i) does not exceed the registered weight of 8,000 | ||
pounds; | ||
(ii) is used exclusively for transportation to and from | ||
the work site; | ||
(iii) is not used for carrying counter weights or other | ||
material related to the operation of the exempt vehicle | ||
while under tow; and
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(iv) displays proper and current registration plates. | ||
(c) Any single unit self-propelled agricultural fertilizer | ||
implement,
designed for both on and off road use, equipped with | ||
flotation tires and
otherwise specially adapted for the | ||
application of plant food materials
or agricultural chemicals, | ||
desiring to be operated upon the highways ladened
with load | ||
shall be registered upon the filing of a proper application and
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payment of a registration fee of $250. The registration fee | ||
shall
be paid
in full and shall not be reduced even though such | ||
registration is made
during the second half of the registration | ||
year. These vehicles shall,
whether loaded or unloaded, be | ||
limited to a maximum gross weight of 36,000
pounds, restricted | ||
to a highway speed of not more than 30 miles per hour
and a | ||
legal width of not more than 12 feet. Such vehicles shall be | ||
limited
to the furthering of agricultural or horticultural | ||
pursuits and in
furtherance of these pursuits, such vehicles | ||
may be operated upon the
highway, within a 50-mile radius of | ||
their point of loading as indicated on
the written or printed | ||
statement required by the Illinois Fertilizer Act
of 1961, for | ||
the purpose of moving plant food materials or
agricultural | ||
chemicals to the field, or from field to field, for the sole
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purpose of application.
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No single unit self-propelled agricultural fertilizer | ||
implement, designed
for both on and off road use, equipped with | ||
flotation tires and
otherwise specially adapted for the | ||
application of plant food materials
or agricultural chemicals, | ||
having a width of more than 12 feet or a gross
weight in excess | ||
of 36,000 pounds, shall be permitted to operate upon the
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highways ladened with load.
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Whenever any vehicle is operated in violation of subsection | ||
(c) of this Section, the owner or the driver of such vehicle | ||
shall be deemed guilty of
a petty offense and either may be | ||
prosecuted for such violation.
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(Source: P.A. 100-201, eff. 8-18-17; 100-863, eff. 8-14-18.)
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