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348.01

SUBCHAPTER I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
348.01 Words and phrases defined.

348.01(1)

(1) Words and phrases defined in s. 340.01 are used in the same sense in this chapter unless a different definition is specifically provided.

348.01(2)

(2) In this chapter the following terms have the designated meanings:

348.01(2)(a)

(a) "Axle" includes all wheels of a vehicle imposing weight on the highway, the centers of which are included between 2 parallel transverse vertical planes less than 42 inches apart, extending across the full width of vehicle and load.

348.01(2)(am)

(am) "Certified stationary scale" means a stationary scale which is tested and inspected annually for accuracy by the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection or other authorized testing agency in accordance with specifications, tolerances, standards and procedures established by the national institute of standards and technology and the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection for the testing and examination of scales.

348.01(2)(ar)

(ar) "Consecutive month permit" means a permit issued for a minimum of 3 consecutive months.

348.01(2)(at)

(at) "Double-decked bus" means a motor bus designed to carry passengers on an upper level throughout the length of the bus over passengers on a lower level throughout the length of the bus and the roof of which is permanently enclosed with rigid construction and extends throughout the length of the bus.

348.01(2)(av)

(av) "Fender line", in the case of motor trucks, means the outermost limits of the rear fenders, flare boards or floor of the body, whichever projects outward the farthest.

348.01(2)(ax)

(ax) "Forestry biomass" means byproducts and waste generated by the practice of forestry on forestry lands.

348.01(2)(b)

(b) "Gross weight" means the weight of a vehicle or combination of vehicles equipped for service plus the weight of any load which the vehicle or combination of vehicles may be carrying.

348.01(2)(bm)

(bm) "Personal watercraft" has the meaning given in s. 30.50 (9d).

348.01(2)(bt)

(bt) "Raw forest products" means logs, pilings, posts, poles, cordwood products, wood chips, sawdust, pulpwood, intermediary lumber, fuel wood and Christmas trees not altered by a manufacturing process off the land, sawmill or factory from which they are taken.

348.01(2)(c)

(c) "Tandem axle" means any 2 or more consecutive axles whose centers are 42 or more inches apart and which are individually attached to or articulated from, or both, a common attachment to the vehicle including a connecting mechanism designed to equalize the load between axles.

348.01 - ANNOT.

History: 1981 c. 312 ss. 1, 2, 4; 1985 a. 202, 212, 332; 1989 a. 165; 1993 a. 62, 439; 1999 a. 85; 2005 a. 11, 167; 2007 a. 16; 2009 a. 180.