WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                   Ch. 654

(3) As specified in Part 393.102(b) (securement

system) of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations.

[(d)] (C) The chains and authorized alternative devices
specified in this section shall be fastened with an adequate load
binder of standard make or other appropriate fastening device.

[(e)](D) The chains and authorized alternative devices
specified in this section may not be repaired or replaced by any
links or material other than of the size, strength, and material
specified in this section.

24-108.

(c) (1) A vehicle carrying agricultural or forest products
that have been loaded in fields or other off-highway locations is
permitted an axle load limit tolerance of 10 percent.

(2) A single unit vehicle with 3 axles, OR A
COMBINATION OF VEHICLES WITH A TRAILER LESS THAN 32 FEET LONG,
either registered as a farm [truck] VEHICLE or carrying
agricultural products, is permitted an axle load limit tolerance
of 5 percent from § 24-109(b) and (c), except during harvest time
when a tolerance of 15 percent from § 24-109(b) and (c) is
permitted for a vehicle carrying the following agricultural
products:

(i) Wheat, for the period from June 1 to August
15;

(ii) Corn, for the period from July 1 to
December 1; and

(iii) Soybeans, for the period from September 1
to December 1.

24-109.

(a) (1) The provisions of subsections (b) and (c) of this
section providing for the formula to be applied to interior axle
measurements may not apply to those vehicles qualified in this
subsection. For those vehicles qualifying under this subsection
the measurement may be made only between the first and last axles
of the vehicle or combination of vehicles.

(2)  To qualify under this subsection the vehicle must
have been titled and registered in this State prior to December
31, 1983, and when operated singly or in combination with another
vehicle, cannot comply with the weight limitations imposed by the
interior axle measurements.

(3)  This exception shall also apply to a single unit
vehicle that has been titled and registered in this State prior

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