fertilizer).
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Section 4. Title 75 is amended by adding a section to read:
§ 4979.7. Permit for movement of agricultural liming material,
agricultural seed or fertilizer.
(a) Gross and nonsteering axle weights.--An annual permit
may be issued for the movement on highways of agricultural
liming material, agricultural seed or fertilizer, in bulk, which
exceeds the maximum vehicle gross weight specified in Subchapter
C (relating to maximum weights of vehicles). The weight of a
combination vehicle permitted under this section may not exceed
95,000 pounds overall gross weight, and the weight on a
nonsteering axle may not exceed 21,000 pounds.
(b) Limitations on use.--
(1) A permit issued under this section shall only be
used from March through June.
(2) No permit may be issued for this type of movement
upon an interstate highway.
(3) The vehicle must be a six-axle combination – three-
axle truck tractor.
(4) Movement under this permit is not authorized upon a
bridge posted under section 4902 (relating to restrictions on
use of highways and bridges).
(5) Movement under this permit is not authorized during
inclement weather, as defined in department regulations.
(c) Definition.--As used in this section, the term
"fertilizer" shall mean a substance, containing one or more
recognized plant nutrients which is used for its plant nutrient
content and which is designed for use or claimed to have value
in promoting plant growth, except unmanipulated animal manure
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