The limitations of Code Section 32-6-23 as to width and of Code Section 32-6-24 as to length shall not apply to the following loads and vehicles, which may exceed such limitation without a permit: farming or agricultural equipment or forest management equipment, whether self-propelled or being hauled, when such vehicle or equipment is being operated during daylight hours upon a public road not part of The Dwight D. Eisenhower System of Interstate and Defense Highways by dealers or by the owner thereof or his agent within a radius of 40 miles of the property of the dealer or owner. The foregoing exemptions do not apply to vehicles hauling or transporting forest products.
History. Ga. L. 1965, p. 206, § 1; Ga. L. 1968, p. 30, § 1; Code 1933, § 95A-954, enacted by Ga. L. 1973, p. 947, § 1; Ga. L. 1974, p. 532, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 136, § 32.
Structure Georgia Code
Title 32 - Highways, Bridges, and Ferries
Chapter 6 - Regulation of Maintenance and Use of Public Roads Generally
Article 2 - Dimensions and Weight of Vehicles and Loads
§ 32-6-20. General Restrictions
§ 32-6-22. Height of Vehicles and Loads
§ 32-6-23. Width of Vehicles and Loads
§ 32-6-24. Length of Vehicles and Loads
§ 32-6-25. Exemptions for Farming, Agricultural, and Forest Management Equipment
§ 32-6-25.1. Exemptions for Port Vehicles Used to Transport Cargo or Containers
§ 32-6-26. Weight of Vehicle and Load
§ 32-6-27. Enforcement of Load Limitations
§ 32-6-28. Permits for Excess Weight and Dimensions
§ 32-6-31. Construction of Code Sections 32-1-10, 32-6-26, 32-6-27, and 32-6-29