S.P. 317 - L.D. 951
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §510, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is amended to read:
2. Skidder. Registration is not required for a log skidder used solely for logging purposes when operated to or from:
A. The premises where kept and a woodlot, or between woodlots used for logging purposes by the owner of the log skidder or the owner's employee; or
B. A filling station or garage for fuel or repairs.
Chains attached to the tires or wheels of the skidder must be removed prior to operation on a paved way.
Sec. 2. 29-A MRSA §555, sub-§2, ¶B, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is repealed.
Sec. 3. 29-A MRSA §555, 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 every rule adopted under this subsection:
(1) The bureau shall file with the Secretary of State:
(a) A certified copy of the rule;
(b) A published copy of the federal regulation or amendment as printed in the Federal Register; and
(c) Annually, a published copy of the updated volume of the Code of Federal Regulations containing the federal regulation; and
(2) The bureau shall supply, without cost or at actual cost, copies of each rule to a person who has filed within the past year a written request to be supplied with copies of rules, and to any other person on request. The bureau shall make available for inspection at no charge, and for copying at actual cost, a current published copy of the referenced federal regulations.
The bureau shall make available for inspection at no charge, and for copying at actual cost, a current published copy of the referenced federal regulations.
Sec. 4. 29-A MRSA §1769, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 and affected by
Pt. B, §5, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:
2. Review of rules by Legislature. Rules adopted under this section are major substantive rules pursuant to Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter II-A.
Sec. 5. 29-A MRSA §1902, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is amended to read:
4. Trucks; specific requirements. A Special mobile equipment or a truck, truck tractor, trailer or semitrailer must be equipped with adequate brakes acting on all wheels of all axles, except that the following need not meet this requirement:
A. A trailer or semitrailer not exceeding a gross weight of 3,000 pounds;
B. A vehicle towed by use of a wrecker;
C. A vehicle meeting braking requirements of the motor carrier safety regulations of the United States Department of Transportation;
D. A semitrailer with a gross weight of semitrailer and load not to exceed 12,000 pounds, designed and used exclusively:
(1) For the dispensing of cable from attached reels, commonly called a reel trailers trailer; or
(2) To support the end of poles while being transported, commonly called a pole dollies dolly; and
F. A dolly axle, so-called, on a farm truck transporting agricultural products and supplies.
A dolly axle may not be considered in determining the gross weight or axle limits permitted on the vehicle.
A 2-axle or 3-axle farm truck equipped with a dolly axle is considered a 2-axle or 3-axle vehicle.
Sec. 6. 29-A MRSA §1916, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is amended to read:
1. Windows to be unobscured. A person may not operate a motor vehicle required to be registered in this State and an inspection mechanic may not issue a certificate of inspection for a motor vehicle, if:
A. A window is composed of, covered by or treated with any material that is reflective;
B. The front windshield is composed of, covered by or treated with a material that reduces the light transmittance through the window more than the original installation window or an original replacement window;
C. A side window or rear window is composed of, covered by or treated with a material that has a light transmittance of less than 50%; or
D. A front windshield, front door window or window at either end of a rear passenger seat does not contain 2-way glass that provides the occupants with a clear view of the road and a person outside the vehicle with a clear view of the occupants and the interior of the vehicle.
Sec. 7. 29-A MRSA §§1923 and 1924 are enacted to read:
§1923. Reading while operating a motor vehicle prohibited
An operator may not read printed material including but not limited to, a newspaper, book, brochure or pamphlet, while operating a motor vehicle. Printed material does not include a map or written directions to a specific location.
Chains attached to the tires or wheels of a skidder must be removed prior to operation on a paved way.
Sec. 8. 29-A MRSA §2053, sub-§6, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is amended to read:
6. Traffic circles or rotary intersections. An operator of a vehicle approaching a traffic circle or rotary intersection, must shall yield the right-of-way to a vehicle already within the traffic circle or rotary intersection, unless otherwise regulated by a law enforcement officer or by traffic control devices. The operator of a vehicle entering and passing around a rotary or traffic circle shall drive only to the right of the rotary or traffic circle and yield the right-of-way to a vehicle on the operator's left. Driving on or across the center part of a rotary or traffic circle is prohibited, except that the wheels of a semitrailer or trailer may cross the center part as long as the wheels of the towing vehicle do not cross the center part.
Sec. 9. 29-A MRSA §2057, sub-§11 is enacted to read:
11. Avoidance of traffic control device prohibited. An operator may not operate a motor vehicle through a parking area to avoid obeying or conforming to the requirements of a traffic control device.
Sec. 10. 29-A MRSA §2061, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is amended to read:
1. Prohibition. A person commits a traffic infraction if that person occupies a camp trailer, mobile home, vehicle being towed by a wrecker or by a motor vehicle using a tow bar, semitrailer or trailer while it is being moved on a public way.
Sec. 11. 29-A MRSA §2078, 2nd ¶, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is amended to read:
An operator or pedestrian commits a Class E crime if that operator or pedestrian refuses to follow the directions for the movement of vehicles or pedestrians on request or signal of a law enforcement officer.
Sec. 12. 29-A MRSA §2085 is enacted to read:
§2085. Riding in trunk prohibited
A person may not ride in or occupy the trunk of a vehicle while the vehicle is in motion on a public way.
Sec. 13. 29-A MRSA §2308, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is amended to read:
2. Stopping. The operator of a vehicle on a way, in a parking area or on school property, on meeting or overtaking a school bus from either direction when the bus has stopped with its red lights flashing to receive or discharge passengers, shall stop the vehicle before reaching the school bus. The operator may not proceed until the school bus resumes motion or until signaled by the school bus operator to proceed.
Effective September 18, 1999, unless otherwise indicated.
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