West Virginia HB5500 exempts open top farm trucks hauling bio-degradable products from penalties for load escape.

West Virginia HB5500 amends the state code to exempt open top farm trucks, trailers, and other vehicles hauling hay, straw, silage, and other vegetative, bio-degradable products from penalties for load escape. The bill allows for a small amount of these products to escape onto the roadway without incurring fines. It also reduces the speed limit for these vehicles to 45 miles per hour and requires special permits for their operation. The exemption does not apply to vehicles carrying bales large enough to cause injury if they escape.

West Virginia HB5500 exempts open top farm trucks hauling bio-degradable products from penalties for load escape.

West Virginia HB5500 amends the state code to exempt open top farm trucks, trailers, and other vehicles hauling hay, straw, silage, and other vegetative, bio-degradable products from penalties for load escape. The bill allows for a small amount of these products to escape onto the roadway without incurring fines. It also reduces the speed limit for these vehicles to 45 miles per hour and requires special permits for their operation. The exemption does not apply to vehicles carrying bales large enough to cause injury if they escape.