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INTRODUCED
BY _________________________________________________
By Request of the ****
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT requiring certain vehicles to carry traction control devices during winter months; and providing rulemaking authority."
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:
NEW SECTION. Section 1. Certain vehicles to carry tire traction devices during winter months. (1) From October 1 through April 30, a person operating a tow truck, highway maintenance vehicle, motor truck of 1-ton capacity or greater, passenger bus, or truck tractor on a mountain pass or on a similar stretch of highway designated by the department of transportation as a place where traction control devices may be required shall carry in the vehicle traction control devices prescribed by the department.
(2) The department may adopt administrative rules to implement this section.
NEW SECTION. Section 2. Codification instruction. [Section 1] is intended to be codified as an integral part of Title 61, chapter 9, part 4, and the provisions of Title 61, chapter 9, part 4, apply to [section 1].