HARRY HUGHES, Governor                                1281

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1981.

Approved April 28, 1981.

CHAPTER 195

(House Bill 1072)

AN ACT concerning

Vehicle Laws - Dump Truck Speed Limit

FOR the purpose of altering the speed limit for dump service
trucks on certain highways.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article - Transportation

Section 13-919

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1977 Volume and 1980 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That section(s) of the Annotated Code of Maryland
be repealed, amended, or enacted to read as follows:

Article - Transportation

13-919.

(a)  On application, the Administration shall issue a
special Class E "dump service registration" to any applicant
who certifies that the vehicle for which the application is
made is a Class E (truck) vehicle that:

(1)  Is designed to haul cargo and to self-unload
by gravity or mechanical means; and

(2)  Is to be used to haul feed or other loose
materials in bulk.

(b)  The maximum gross weight limitation for a vehicle
registered under this section is:

(1)  For a vehicle with two axles — 40,000
pounds; and

(2)  For a vehicle with three or more axles
65,000 pounds.

(c)  The Administration: