Trans 102.20(6)(b)(b) An original or renewal application for farm service CDL shall include all of the following:
Trans 102.20(6)(b)1.1. A standard driver license application form.
Trans 102.20(6)(b)2.2. A certification of the driver’s eligibility for the license.
Trans 102.20(6)(b)3.3. The required fee.
Trans 102.20(6)(b)4.4. Specification of the seasonal period for which the applicant seeks farm service CDL operating privileges.
Trans 102.20 NoteNote: Driver License Application and renewal forms (MV3001 and MV3005) and Driver Certification forms (MV3586) may be obtained at any Division of Motor Vehicle Services Center or from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Services, License Issuance Unit, P.O. Box 7918, Madison, WI 53707-7918.
Trans 102.20(7)(7)Testing.
Trans 102.20(7)(a)(a) The department may not issue a farm service CDL to any person who has not passed the required knowledge test.
Trans 102.20 NoteNote: See ss. 343.16 (1) (a) and 343.16 (2), Stats.
Trans 102.20(7)(b)(b) The department shall waive CDL skills tests for applicants seeking farm service CDLs except under circumstances where the department would require one or more examinations under s. 343.16 (5) or (6), Stats.
Trans 102.20(8)(8)Restrictions. All farm service CDLs shall be subject to the following restrictions:
Trans 102.20(8)(a)(a) The license may not permit operation of class A motor vehicles as defined in s. 343.04 (1) (a), Stats.
Trans 102.20(8)(b)(b) The license may not permit transporting hazardous materials except liquid fertilizer in vehicles or implements of husbandry with total capacities of 3000 gallons or less, solid fertilizers that are not transported with any organic substance, or 1000 gallons or less of diesel fuel, but no combination of these materials.
Trans 102.20(8)(c)(c) The license may not permit operation of a school bus or of a passenger carrying vehicle, as defined in s. 343.04 (2) (d), Stats.
Trans 102.20(8)(d)(d) The license shall permit operation only of commercial motor vehicles owned, leased or rented by the driver’s farm service industry employer.
Trans 102.20(8)(e)(e) The license may not permit operation of commercial motor vehicles outside the period of seasonal employment.
Trans 102.20(8)(f)(f) The license may not permit the operation of commercial motor vehicles beyond 150 miles of the place of business or farm being served.
Trans 102.20(8)(fm)(fm) The license may not permit operation by a custom harvester unless related to the harvesting of crops.
Trans 102.20(8)(g)(g) The license may not permit operation in interstate commerce unless the driver meets the requirements of s. 343.06 (3), Stats.
Trans 102.20(8)(h)(h) The license may not grant farm service CDL privileges for more than 210 days in any calendar year.
Trans 102.20(9)(9)No occupational license. The department may not issue an occupational license granting farm service CDL privileges.
Trans 102.20(10)(10)Seasonal period application and driver record verification.
Trans 102.20(10)(a)(a) Except when a license is due for renewal, at least once each calendar year in which an applicant seeks farm service CDL privileges, the person shall apply to the department for a farm service CDL replacement license designating the person’s next seasonal period.
Trans 102.20 NoteNote: Form MV3587, Application for New Farm service CDL Seasonal Period may be obtained at any Division of Motor Vehicle Services Center or from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Services, License Issuance Unit, P.O. Box 7918, Madison, WI 53707-7918.
Trans 102.20(10)(b)(b) The department shall confirm the driver’s continued eligibility for the farm service CDL before each seasonal period and, if the driver is eligible for the license under sub. (3), shall issue a replacement farm service CDL to the driver. If a replacement license is issued by mail and the driver fails to return the license document it replaces to the department, the department may cancel the replacement license.
Trans 102.20(10)(c)(c) No person may have more than 2 seasonal periods in a calendar year.
Trans 102.20 NoteNote: See sub. (13) (c) regarding the fee for changing a seasonal period.
Trans 102.20(11)(11)License form. A farm service CDL shall be subject to the restrictions set forth on the license.
Trans 102.20(12)(12)Expiration. Farm service CDL privileges shall expire on the same date as the holder’s operator’s license.