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The Committee on Agriculture (Diaz de la Portilla) recommended

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the following amendment:

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     Senate Amendment (with directory and title amendments)

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     Delete line(s) 16-71

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and insert:

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316.515  Maximum width, height, length.--

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     (5) IMPLEMENTS OF HUSBANDRY AND FARM EQUIPMENT;

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AGRICULTURAL TRAILERS; FORESTRY EQUIPMENT; SAFETY REQUIREMENTS.--

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     (a)  Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, straight

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trucks, agricultural tractors, and cotton module movers, not

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exceeding 50 feet in length, or any combination of up to and

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including three implements of husbandry, including the towing

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power unit, and any single agricultural trailer with a load

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thereon or any agricultural implements attached to a towing power

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unit not exceeding 130 inches in width, or a self-propelled

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agricultural implement or an agricultural tractor not exceeding

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130 inches in width, is authorized for the purpose of

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transporting peanuts, grains, soybeans, cotton, hay, straw, or

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other perishable farm products from their point of production to

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the first point of change of custody or of long-term storage, and

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for the purpose of returning to such point of production, or for

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the purpose of moving such tractors, movers, and implements from

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one point of agricultural production to another, by a person

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engaged in the production of any such product or custom hauler,

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if such vehicle or combination of vehicles otherwise complies

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with this section. The Department of Transportation may issue

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overwidth permits for implements of husbandry greater than 130

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inches, but not more than 170 inches, in width. The Department of

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Transportation may issue overlength permits for cotton module

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movers greater than 50 feet but not more than 55 feet in overall

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length. Such vehicles shall be operated in accordance with all

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safety requirements prescribed by law and rules of the Department

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of Transportation.

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     (b)  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, equipment

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not exceeding 136 inches in width and not capable of speeds

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exceeding 20 miles per hour which is used exclusively for

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harvesting forestry products is authorized for the purpose of

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transporting equipment from one point of harvest to another point

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of harvest, not to exceed 10 miles, by a person engaged in the

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harvesting of forestry products. Such vehicles must be operated

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during daylight hours only, in accordance with all safety

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requirements prescribed by s. 316.2295(5) and (6).

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     (c) The width and height limitations of this section shall

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not apply to farming or agricultural equipment, whether self-

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propelled, pulled or hauled, when temporarily operated during

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daylight hours upon a public road which is not a limited access

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facility as defined in s. 334.03(13), and the width and height

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limitations may be exceeded by such equipment without a permit.

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To be eligible for this exemption, the equipment shall be

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operated within a radius of 50 miles of the real property of the

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equipment owner. However, farming or agricultural equipment

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greater than 174 inches in width is required to have one warning

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lamp mounted on each side of the equipment to denote the width,

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and a slow moving vehicle sign. Warning lamps required by this

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paragraph are required to be visible from the front and rear of

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the vehicle and must be visible from a distance of 1000 feet.

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     (d) The operator of equipment operated under this subsection

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is responsible for verifying that the route used has adequate

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clearance for the equipment.

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================ T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================

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And the title is amended as follows:

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     Delete line(s) 2-10

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and insert:

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An act relating to motor vehicles; amending s. 316.515,

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F.S.; revising restrictions on use of certain agriculture-

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related vehicles; providing for exemptions from width

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limitations for certain farming or agricultural equipment;

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providing conditions for use of such equipment;

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authorizing certain movements without a Department of

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Transportation overwidth permit; providing lighting

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requirements for certain overwidth equipment; providing an

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effective date.

4/2/2008  1:08:00 PM     TR.AG.06520