An act TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING PERMITS FOR 10 SPECIAL CARGOES, the official text

Stricken language would be deleted from and underlined language would be added to present law.

1 State of Arkansas             A Bill
2 95th General Assembly

3 Regular Session, 2025                                           SENATE BILL 496

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5 By: Senator Caldwell

6 By: Representative Hollowell

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8                               For An Act To Be Entitled

9               AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING PERMITS FOR

10              SPECIAL CARGOES; TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE

11              ISSUANCE OF A PERMIT FOR SPECIAL CARGO TRANSPORTED BY

12              A FARM MACHINERY EQUIPMENT HAULER; AND FOR OTHER

13              PURPOSES.

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16                              Subtitle

17                       TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING PERMITS FOR

18                       SPECIAL CARGOES; AND TO AMEND THE LAW

19                       CONCERNING THE ISSUANCE OF A PERMIT FOR

20                       SPECIAL CARGO TRANSPORTED BY A FARM

21                       MACHINERY EQUIPMENT HAULER.

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23 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:

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25      SECTION 1. Arkansas Code � 27-35-210(a)(2)(A)(iii), concerning the

26 farm vehicles and machinery for which it is not necessary to obtain a permit

27 for special cargo issued by the State Highway Commission, is amended to read

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29                              (iii) The vehicle or machinery is either:

30                              (a) Being transported by a farm machinery

31 equipment dealer hauler or repair person in making a delivery of a new or

32 used vehicle or new or used machinery to the farm of the purchaser; or

33                              (b) Being used in making a pickup and delivery

34 of the vehicle or machinery from the farm to a shop of a farm machinery

35 equipment dealer hauler or repair person for repairs and return to the farm;

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2   SECTION 2. Arkansas Code � 27-35-210(p)(1)--(3), concerning the

3 issuance of a permit for special cargo issued by the State Highway Commission

4 to transport farm machinery equipment, is amended to read as follows:

5   (p)(1) Except as provided in subdivision (a)(2)(A) of this section,

6 the commission may issue a special permit valid for one (1) year authorizing

7 the movement of a vehicle hauling farm machinery equipment that exceeds the

8 maximum width authorized under � 27-35-206, but does not exceed twelve feet

9 (12), if a farm machinery equipment dealer hauler:

10                    (A) Applies to the commission for the special permit; and

11                    (B) Pays a fee not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500)

12 per vehicle authorized under this subdivision (p)(1).

13  (2) A farm machinery equipment dealer hauler is responsible for

14 the safe routing of a vehicle issued a permit under subdivision (p)(1) of

15 this section, including without limitation ensuring the highways traveled by

16 the vehicle are sufficiently wide for the safety of the vehicle and the

17 traveling public.

18  (3) The commission may require that a farm machinery equipment

19 dealer hauler provide a bond or other security to compensate the Arkansas

20 Department of Transportation in the event of:

21                    (A) Damage to a highway or a highway structure caused by a

22 vehicle issued a permit under subdivision (p)(1) of this section; or

23                    (B) Costs related to the extrication of a vehicle issued a

24 permit under subdivision (p)(1) of this section from a width-restricted

25 highway or a highway construction or maintenance zone.

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