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AMENDMENT No. 1 PROPOSED TO
House Bill NO. 1339
By Senator(s) Committee
Amend by striking all after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
SECTION 1. Section 63-5-13, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
63-5-13. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the total outside width of any vehicle, exclusive of required safety devices, or the load thereon shall not exceed eight and one-half (8-1/2) feet.
(2) The total outside load width of any vehicle hauling unprocessed forest products on public roads, streets or highways, other than interstate highways, shall not exceed nine and one-half (9-1/2) feet if such products may not be shortened without rendering them useless for the end product for which they were cut; provided, however, the total outside vehicle width of such a vehicle, exclusive of required safety devices and the load of such vehicle, shall not exceed eight and one-half (8-1/2) feet.
(3) The total outside width of a farm tractor shall not exceed ten (10) feet, except that farm tractors shall not be operated upon the interstate highways without a special permit from the State Highway Commission.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.
Further, amend by striking the title in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 63-5-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE VEHICLES HAULING CERTAIN UNPROCESSED FOREST PRODUCTS TO HAVE A TOTAL OUTSIDE LOAD WIDTH OF NOT MORE THAN 9-1/2 FEET; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.