Louisiana HB868 mandates safety chains for trailers and semi-trailers, removes weight exemptions, and updates brake requirements.
HB868 modifies Louisiana law to require all trailers and semi-trailers to have approved safety chains when being towed, removing previous exemptions based on weight. It updates the weight thresholds for brake requirements, ensuring that trailers and semi-trailers weighing 3,000 pounds or more must have brakes. The bill also removes exemptions for farm vehicles and equipment, clarifying that these vehicles must comply with the same safety standards as other trailers and semi-trailers.
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