15-70-311. Special fuel user's temporary trip permits -- nonresident agricultural harvesting equipment special fuel permit. (1) Any person operating a special fuel-powered vehicle over 26,000 pounds gross vehicle weight or registered gross vehicle weight upon the public roads and highways of this state who fails or neglects to carry in the vehicle a valid special fuel vehicle permit, as provided by 15-70-302, is required to purchase a special fuel user's temporary trip permit. The permits must be issued by motor carrier services division employees, Montana highway patrol officers, and other enforcing agents that the department may prescribe by order or rule.
     (2) Any nonresident upon entering the state with agricultural harvesting equipment that is over 26,000 pounds gross vehicle weight or registered gross vehicle weight and that is powered by special fuel and operating upon the public roads and highways of this state who fails or neglects to carry in or on equipment a valid special fuel vehicle permit, as provided by 15-70-302, is required to purchase a nonresident agricultural harvesting equipment special fuel permit. The permit must be issued by motor carrier services division employees, Montana highway patrol officers, and other enforcing agents that the department may prescribe by order or rule.

     History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 200, L. 1961; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 105, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 87, Ch. 516, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 440, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 84-1842; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 222, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 217, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 512, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 525, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 575, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 10, Sp. L. November 1993.