Montana Code Annotated
Part 4. Gasoline and Special Fuel Tax
15-70-455. Nonresident special fuel user's temporary trip permits -- nonresident agricultural harvesting equipment special fuel permit -- nonresident special fuel user's agricultural product temporary trip permit

15-70-455. Nonresident special fuel user's temporary trip permits -- nonresident agricultural harvesting equipment special fuel permit -- nonresident special fuel user's agricultural product temporary trip permit. (1) Any nonresident person operating a special fuel-powered vehicle over 26,000 pounds gross vehicle weight or registered gross vehicle weight upon the public roads and highways of this state who is not covered under the International Fuel Tax Agreement provided for in 15-70-121 is required to purchase a special fuel user's temporary trip permit. The permits must be issued by motor carrier services division employees, Montana highway patrol officers, and other enforcing agents that the department may prescribe by order or rule.
(2) Any nonresident person upon entering the state with agricultural harvesting equipment that is over 26,000 pounds gross vehicle weight or registered gross vehicle weight and that is powered by special fuel and operating upon the public roads and highways of this state who is not covered under the International Fuel Tax Agreement provided for in 15-70-121 is required to purchase a nonresident agricultural harvesting equipment special fuel permit. The permit must be issued by motor carrier services division employees, Montana highway patrol officers, and other enforcing agents that the department may prescribe by order or rule.
(3) Any nonresident person operating a special fuel-powered vehicle over 26,000 pounds gross vehicle weight or registered gross vehicle weight upon the public roads and highways of this state who is using the vehicle for the movement of that person's agricultural products, as defined in 80-11-101, and who is not covered under the International Fuel Tax Agreement provided for in 15-70-121 is required to purchase a special fuel user's agricultural product temporary trip permit. The permit is not valid for contract custom haulers. The permit is valid for a radius of 70 miles from a point specified on the permit. The permit must be issued by motor carrier services division employees, Montana highway patrol officers, and other enforcing agents that the department may prescribe by order or rule. A permit application may be submitted electronically, and the permit may be subsequently issued when the appropriate fee required in 15-70-456(3) is received by the permit issuer. Any costs associated with the electronic application process may be added to the total cost of the permit.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 200, L. 1961; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 105, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 87, Ch. 516, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 440, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 84-1842; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 222, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 217, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 512, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 525, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 575, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 10, Sp. L. November 1993; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 397, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 188, L. 2013; Sec. 15-70-311, MCA 2013; redes. 15-70-455 by Sec. 41, Ch. 220, L. 2015.

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