February 28, 2023 - Introduced by Representatives Plumer, Brooks, Edming, Gundrum, S. Johnson, Kitchens, Krug, Mursau, Novak, Oldenburg, Shankland, Spiros, Tranel, VanderMeer, Wittke and O’Connor, cosponsored by Senators Tomczyk, Ballweg, Cowles, Felzkowski, James, Marklein, Nass, Spreitzer, Stafsholt, Stroebel and Taylor. Referred to Committee on Transportation.
AB74,,22An Act to amend 343.17 (3) (d) 1g. of the statutes; relating to: seasonal period for farm service license endorsement. AB74,,33Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau Under current law, no person may operate a motor vehicle upon a highway in this state unless the person possesses a valid operator’s license. Additional endorsements are required for the operation of certain vehicles. An “F” endorsement authorizes a seasonal farm employee who is eligible for a restricted commercial driver license under federal law to operate certain commercial vehicles for a seasonal period not to exceed 180 days in any calendar year. This bill increases the seasonal period for an “F” endorsement to 210 days.
AB74,,44The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows: AB74,15Section 1. 343.17 (3) (d) 1g. of the statutes is amended to read: AB74,,66343.17 (3) (d) 1g. “F” endorsement, which authorizes a seasonal employee of a farm service industry employer who is eligible for a restricted commercial driver license under applicable federal law or regulation to operate “Class B” and “Class C” vehicles as described in s. 343.04 (1) (b) and (c) for a seasonal period not to exceed 180 210 days in any calendar year. This endorsement permits the transporting of liquid fertilizers in vehicles or implements of husbandry with total capacities of 3,000 gallons or less, solid fertilizers that are not transported with any organic substance or 1,000 gallons or less of diesel fuel, but no combination of these materials. The endorsement does not permit operation of a commercial motor vehicle beyond 150 miles of the farm service industry employer’s place of business or, in the case of custom harvesters, the farm currently being served.
